how to touch the tiapp.xml

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I am running into an ANDROID issue. I was requested to "touch the tiapp.xml" but I do not know how to do that... some assistance please

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Hi Vincent

On linux/unix platforms, there is a binary called touch that updates the timestamps of the file (the modified time).

However, on the Edit Project screen of Titanium Developer, you can simply press the "Save Changes" button, and it will have the same effect.

Cheers

— answered 2 years ago by Paul Dowsett
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  • Have tried "touch" (on Mac) and it only works for some things. For example: if you're developing a module in Objective-C, "touch"-ing the tiapp.xml after rebuilding the module and installing in Titanium folder does not re-compile the app with the new version. Only thing I've found (thus far) is to delete the whole "build" folder and re-launch.

    — commented 1 year ago by Mark Pemburn

Hi Vincent,

To "touch" the tiapp.xml file, I open it in notepad and delete a space or a character and then replace it back again with exaclty the same character - leaving the file unchanged, then click save, close it, get Titanium to re-install the app onto my phone and it all works (you need to do this after making changes to your database structure, like adding new tables or editing the declaration of old ones, though I'm pretty sure SQL ALTER TABLE ADD function ( http://www.w3schools.com/sql/sql_alter.asp ) isn't affected by this.

I found the term "touch" the file, confusing to begin with as well, so you're not alone!

Best, James

(I'm developing on a Windows Vista machine for Android.)

so does the tiapp.xml get used by titanium during the app generation process or during the handset installation?

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