What are the current LiveCode issues with the Mac App Store?

Marty Knapp martyknapp at comcast.net
Sat Jan 7 23:13:48 EST 2012


Hey Andrew,
Out of curiosity, what's the issue with the file dialogue? Are there 
other sandbox issues that you know of?

Thanks,
Marty
> The only issue Im aware of is the current livecode file dialogue will not work with sandboxed apps,  this is required by the store after 1st March.
>
> As long as your app doesnt use the file dialogue it should be easy enough to port.
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> There is nothing very obscure,  you just have to make sure there are no trial screens etc,  and no links to buy pages on your website,  basically you need to give them a fully functional app and you can use their authentication systems to make sure the app has been purchased on that mac.  Ive found
>   the guys at Apple are very helpful,  they have called me when there was a problem to try to work it out.
>
> Unfortunately I need the file dialogue,  so it looks like Ill be leaving the store in a couple of months.
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> Andy
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> On 7 Jan 2012, at 17:43, Bill Vlahos wrote:
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>> I'm thinking of publishing InfoWallet in the Mac App Store. There is some re-architecting of the app that I know about and those are easily done but I'm wondering what the more obscure areas that might trip me up.
>>
>> How are people working with the Apple requirements of the App Store?
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>> What has been your experiences with the whole process?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bill Vlahos




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