Setting up Mac LiveCode apps on an iPad ?

[Mark Schonewille]

Hi Francis,

To make apps for your own iPad and keep them running, you need to pay for the Apple dev programme every year unfortunately.

In continental Europe, you pay 79 euro + VAT. I believe it is illegal to put consumer prices without VAT on a website in Europe, but RunRev still uses prices without VAT. The correct price is currently €94,80 for a personal license. Such a license allows you to make standalones with a splash screen with the RunRev logo, and a message saying something like "This app is not for distribution".

Sorry for being somewhat negative :-)

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On 7 jul 2011, at 14:36, Francis Nugent Dixon wrote:

> Hi from Beautiful Brittany,
> 
> When the iPad came out, I thought "WOW", with the
> idea of carrying my LiveCode apps with me.
> Then I found out that (of course), I had to pay for this
> facility (OK - Business is Business !).
> I don't really want to develop new apps on an iPad,
> but move existing LiveCode apps to an iPad (mostly
> data-base interrogation and update apps).
> I decided to let things drop - I am retired, and I have
> limited resources, and above all, I don't want to sell
> anything I build. So I am a difficult client to please !
> - and, of course, I have to pay for the iPad !
> 
> Now I have some questions :
> 
> If I pay $99 for iOS functions, can I move my existing
> apps to an iPad? (reducing LiveCode windows to iPad
> dimensions is my problem, I can do this !).
> (in the "LiveCode for iOS" page, it says "FROM JUST $99",
> and I have learned to add "but usually much more" to such
> statements. !!
> If I can move my apps to an iPad, and I update a file on
> the iPad, can I download it back to my Mac ?
> (Because some of my external files are big, maybe I
> should put them up on my Run-Rev Server).
> Assuming "Yes" to my first questions, what storage
> should I choose for the iPad (16, 32, ....)?
> What sort of conversion problems will I encounter ?
> (an answer like - "none", "small" or "big" will suffice !)
> What the hell is this Apple Development program ?
> If I only develop apps for MY iPad, certainly not interested
> in submitting apps to the "App Store", must I comply ?
> Are there any other nasty surprises waiting for me if
> I want to run my Livecode apps on an iPad ?
> 
> Thanks for any input (especially positive input !!)
> 
> -Francis