Writing to .fit files from a datafield app

You need to createField(), and make sure you have the data you want for that field at all times using setData() (I do it in compute() on every call.)

You need to have the xml file that defines how that data will be displayed in Garmin Connect, and for that data to be displayed, the DF needs to be installed from the app store.

As far as the field ID, it's really not just a 0.  It's a combo of that plus your app ID, so it's only got to be unique in your data field.

Thanks,

Can you explain this more ? ==>

>> You need to have the xml file that defines how that data will be displayed in Garmin Connect, and for that data to be displayed

Do I need to create an XML file or does the user do it somehow manually or automatically?

It's used when you compile to build the fit_contributions.jso which is included in the iq file for the store.

For example, in a DF initialize(), I have this:

field=createField("piTemp",0,FitContributor.DATA_TYPE_FLOAT, {:mesgType => FitContributor.MESG_TYPE_RECORD}); 

in compute, this:

field.setData(tempValue);

And the fitContrib.xml has this:

<resources>
    <strings>
    	<string id="temp_label">Temp</string>
    	<string id="temp_units">F</string>
    	<string id="temp_title">piTemp</string>
    </strings>
    
     <fitContributions>
        <fitField id="0" displayInChart="true" chartTitle="@Strings.temp_title" fillColor="ff0000" sortOrder = "1" precision="2" displayInActivityLaps="false"
        dataLabel="@Strings.temp_label"
        unitLabel="@Strings.temp_units"/>
     </fitContributions>
</resources>

The result is this graph:

I think I followed everything required.  I looked in the iq file and there is no fit_contributions.jso file.  What could be the cause?

It will be in a folder for a part number along side the prg.

Where do you have your xml file?  Induce an error in it and rebuild your app.  It will give you a warning/error if it's in the proper place.

I looked in a couple of the part number folders.  Just to be clear, I have to manually create fitContrib.xml right?  Where do I put it?   The documentation is not clear on this.

He goes under resources.  Here's what I often do:

The fitcontrib.xml is what I posted a while back.  It's app specific so you need to do your own.