Android Question Problems after (failed?) update to AndroidX

[RB Smissaert]

Using the latest B4A 9.3 and tried to update to AndroidX, following these instructions:
https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/androidx-sdk.107236/

Not sure it is relevant but had some access denied exceptions, eg:
Library: AppCompat.arr java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException:
C:\Program Files (x86)\AnywhereSoftware\Basic4android\AdditionalLibraries\B4A\AppCompat.androidx.aar

Jetifier seems to have done it's job as it says now: All set. Nothing to do!
I see only a few files with the android.jar or androidx.aar extension in the AdditionalLibraries\B4a\
folder. Not sure this is OK.

Now if I load my project I get:
An error occurred:
Maven artefact not found:
androidx.activity/activity

I tried to download a new sdk-tools-windows-4333796.zip from:
https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html#command-tools
But that link doesn't work (just nil happens).

Any suggestion how to solve this problem?


RBS

 

[RB Smissaert]

Using the latest B4A 9.3 and tried to update to AndroidX, following these instructions:
https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/androidx-sdk.107236/

Not sure it is relevant but had some access denied exceptions, eg:
Library: AppCompat.arr java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException:
C:\Program Files (x86)\AnywhereSoftware\Basic4android\AdditionalLibraries\B4A\AppCompat.androidx.aar

Jetifier seems to have done it's job as it says now: All set. Nothing to do!
I see only a few files with the android.jar or androidx.aar extension in the AdditionalLibraries\B4a\
folder. Not sure this is OK.

Now if I load my project I get:
An error occurred:
Maven artefact not found:
androidx.activity/activity

I tried to download a new sdk-tools-windows-4333796.zip from:
https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html#command-tools
But that link doesn't work (just nil happens).

Any suggestion how to solve this problem?


RBS

Managed to download sdk-tools-windows-4333796.zip from a different site, but I can't see a file android.jar in there.

RBS

 

[RB Smissaert]

Managed to download sdk-tools-windows-4333796.zip from a different site, but I can't see a file android.jar in there.

RBS

All sorted now. This helped:
https://www.b4x.com/b4a.html

RBS

 

[DonManfred]

C:\Program Files (x86)\

the problem is that you installed the SDK into programfiles folder which is a restricted folder

 

[RB Smissaert]

the problem is that you installed the SDK into programfiles folder which is a restricted folder

Don't think I did. I installed the SDK to C:\Android\
At work now, so can't check, but will check later.

RBS

 

[DonManfred]

Don't think I did. I installed the SDK to C:\Android\

My fault. I meant to say that you placed your ADDITIONAL Libs folder in the programfiles.
Programmfiles is a restricted folder. A javaapp does not have write access here.

Library: AppCompat.arr java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException:
C:\Program Files (x86)\AnywhereSoftware\Basic4android\AdditionalLibraries\B4A\AppCompat.androidx.aar

Put your additional libs also under C:\Android\ if you want.

 

[RB Smissaert]

My fault. I meant to say that you placed your ADDITIONAL Libs folder in the programfiles.
Programmfiles is a restricted folder. A javaapp does not have write access here.



Put your additional libs also under C:\Android\ if you want.

OK, thanks.
Then maybe the default folder for the B4A install shouldn't be C:\Program Files (x86)\

RBS

 

[Erel]

Then maybe the default folder for the B4A install shouldn't be C:\Program Files (x86)\

Don't confuse the additional libraries folder and the internal folder. They are unrelated.