Standalone riddle

[J. Landman Gay]

Did that. The test version runs okay when moved to another device. It's 
something in the build process or else it's something I can't identify yet.
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Jacqueline Landman Gay | jacque at hyperactivesw.com
HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
On January 13, 2023 5:02:13 PM Ralph DiMola via use-livecode 
<use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> I would try to install the "Test version" on another Android device and see
> if it runs OK. Then it would narrow it to the building process.
> The "test" apk will be in some temp folder. I will look for it you can't
> find it.
>
> Ralph DiMola
> IT Director
> Evergreen Information Services
>
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> Subject: Standalone riddle
>
> I have a 2-card stack, very simple. The first card has a plain text list
> field and an editable search field. The user types in a string and the
> resulting match is displayed on card 2 with definitions. The stack requires
> no inclusions and scripts are extremely basic. I use a native Android field
> for the search term, and since mobile controls will be removed when the card
> closes, I place the search term into a hidden LC field for later reference.
>
> I build for Android using LC 10 dp 4, signed for "development only". If I
> cable the phone to the Mac and do a Test build, the apk runs perfectly. If I
> build an independent standalone and install the apk from Google Drive, it
> runs fine except when putting the search term into the LC field, where it
> claims there is no such object. It is most certainly there on the card.
>
> I can fix this instance by using "field x of me" but then I get the same
> error in an unrelated line in a different handler. If I fix that one, it
> moves again. The riddle is why does it happen in a standalone apk and not in
> a cabled test run?
>
> The script snippet from cd 1:
>
> on doSearch pText -- pText extracted from native field
>   put word 1 to -1 of pText into pText -- strip trailing spaces
>   put pText into fld "searchTerm" -- for reference; ERROR: "no such object"
>   ... <retrieve definition, populate a browser widget on cd 2>
>   go cd 2
>
> BTW, if I leave the test apk on the phone it continues to work correctly
> after removing the cable. The odd behavior happens consistently on a Pixel 7
> phone, an old Huawei tablet and a newish Samsung tablet.
>
> If I use Nearby Share to move the working apk from a previously cabled build
> to another device, it also works okay. So something is different when
> building an independent standalone vs.
> building a test app.
>
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> Jacqueline Landman Gay         |     jacque at hyperactivesw.com
> HyperActive Software           |     http://www.hyperactivesw.com
>
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