Can I simulate the Stock Manager iPad demo with Free Trial?

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Can I simulate the Stock Manager iPad demo with Free Trial?

Post by patrickn » Wed May 04, 2011 2:10 pm

I am totally new to this coding stuff. following the demo and can't seem to simulate the Stock Manager demo in the iPad simulator. The test icon is grayed out. I am using the free trial and want to see this before I buy, or at least understand if I am doing some thing wrong.

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Re: Can I simulate the Stock Manager iPad demo with Free Trial?

Post by bn » Wed May 04, 2011 2:47 pm

Hi Patrick,

you would have to have Xcode on your computer. The version from the app store should be enough for the simulator, though not to test it on an actual device (you need provisioning profiles for that and you get them only if you are a registered developer with apple = $99)

If you already have Xcode you have to set in the Standalone Application Settings... -> iOS -> the checkboxes. Then close that and save your stack. The test icon should now be active.

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Re: Can I simulate the Stock Manager iPad demo with Free Trial?

Post by patrickn » Thu May 05, 2011 12:32 am

Thanks and i do have xcode installed though I have not spent the $99 for apple.

When I do what you suggest, I get the following error - "There was an error while saving the standalone application could not find specified provisioning profile"

Thanks in advance

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Re: Can I simulate the Stock Manager iPad demo with Free Trial?

Post by bn » Thu May 05, 2011 12:57 am

Hi Patrick,

in my experience you only get that error if you want to run the compiled app on the device (save as standalone) if you want to run the stack in the simulator (test) you don't have to specify a provisioning profile. But then I do have the $99 version of Xcode installed and maybe it is doing something I am not aware of with respect to provisioning profiles.

Someone without a developer license for Xcode would have to chime in whether you can use the iOS simulator without the developer license in Xcode.

Or you may want to write to support and ask them.

Kind regards

Bernd

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Re: Can I simulate the Stock Manager iPad demo with Free Trial?

Post by ddaddy » Mon May 16, 2011 9:09 pm

Hi Patrick, did you get this working?
I've also got the trial version running but can't get the iPhone simulator working. The 'test' button is always greyed out.
I have XCode installed.

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Re: Can I simulate the Stock Manager iPad demo with Free Trial?

Post by Mark » Tue May 17, 2011 12:23 am

ddaddy,

You need to set up the mobile preferences correctly in the preferences window. Basically this means you need to point LC to /Developer. This should be sufficient to do some testing in the simulator. Unfortunately, standalones run only 1 minute in the simulator, which is barely enough to start the app.

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Re: Can I simulate the Stock Manager iPad demo with Free Trial?

Post by ddaddy » Tue May 17, 2011 7:29 am

Mark wrote:Unfortunately, standalones run only 1 minute in the simulator, which is barely enough to start the app.

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Thanks Mark. Is this just a restriction of the free trial?

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Re: Can I simulate the Stock Manager iPad demo with Free Trial?

Post by Mark » Tue May 17, 2011 9:10 am

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Re: Can I simulate the Stock Manager iPad demo with Free Trial?

Post by ddaddy » Tue May 17, 2011 10:43 am

I've set the preferences in LC. The location for iOS 3.2 and above is set to /Developer but it wont set the 3.1.3 as I assume it needs an older XCode.

Anyway, the Test button still isn't available. I'm trying to get the Bulls-i application to run.
I've set the Standalone Application Settings to just iOS.

Any more ideas?

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Re: Can I simulate the Stock Manager iPad demo with Free Trial?

Post by ddaddy » Thu May 19, 2011 3:48 pm

I got this working :-)
You have to select a simulator version from Development --> Test Target

Doh.

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