App messages while in background

[Pistris]

I was wondering what happens to the app when i press the home button

does it keeps running in the background?
what messages it sends when i click on the app again?

thanks

[gpb01]

Livecode App completely close when you go "home" or you switch to another App ("UIApplicationExitsOnSuspend" in the App Settings.pList is "true").

You can try to modify the different pList (inside Livecode you will find one for each version of iOS) to set the "key" to "false" BUT is NOT supported/encouraged by RunRev and can create problems (although I have done this many times without any problem).

If you want to catch the iOS messages ... there is a Monte mergExt external for that: "mergBgTask"

Guglielmo

[Pistris]

Can you elaborate on the sort of problems it can create?

thanks

[gpb01]

... never understood well

I think there are problems when using "wait" statement, but really not clear.

If you do some search on the forum, probably you will find few threads speaking about iOS background tasks

Guglielmo

[Pistris]

Thankyou Guglielmo

I think am gonna buy the MergExt suite of externals
they look very usefull

[gpb01]

I think am gonna buy the MergExt suite of externals
they look very useful

Totally agree with you ...
... I used/use it with satisfaction for several years

Guglielmo