Android Question IDE Files tab unable to link external files

[davemorris]

Hi Guys

Very sorry if I missed something in the manuals but I have a question regarding the contents of the Files Tab on the IDE. It appears you cannot have links to externally stored files (i.e. from another project), they must be present in the project’s Files folder.

You can however link external modules/classes/etc under the Modules tab.

The reason why I need to link is I have generated some test code (in a separate test project) to test classes, some of which load associated layout files.

Hopefully, I have just missed an IDE option.

Regards
Dave

 

[Erel]

Only files in the Files folder will go into the APK.

You can however use a custom build action to synchronize other folders into the Files folder.
For example, this command is part of B4XPages template:

#CustomBuildAction: folders ready, %WINDIR%\System32\Robocopy.exe,"..\..\Shared Files" "..\Files"