How do i copy a local developed ConnectIQ field to my watch without the Appstore?

Former Member
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How do i copy a local developed ConnectIQ field to my watch without the Appstore?

I have a locally developed iq and prg file that i want to test on the real device. How do i copy it without using eclipse?
  • Assuming you used Eclipse to build the .prg for the device you want to test on, you just have to copy the .prg file to the GARMIN/Apps folder on your device via USB.

    Travis
  • Former Member
    Former Member over 10 years ago
    Thanks.
    Is it possible to just copy it when not using eclipse? I have an IQ and a PRG file that usually works when going through the appstore. There seems to be a naming convention on the PRG files in the APP folder.
  • I don't know what you mean when you say 'without using eclipse'. You just need the .prg file to be in the apps directory. It does not matter how you get it there.

    Apps from the App Store have unique names, most likely to avoid conflicts.
  • Former Member
    Former Member over 10 years ago
    I guessed that that the eclipse plugin did some special grooming to the package. Thanks

    I copied the PRG files to the app directory. Confirmed that the field worked on the simulator but i got an error on the watch. Is it possible to
    view any logs from the watch?
  • Crashes of this sort are usually because you aren't checking for null or you aren't checking to see that functionality is available (the firmware on your device isn't recent enough to support the feature you're using). You can fix the former by checking fields for null, and the latter by checking that the module/class has the necessary symbol with the has operator as described in the developers guide.

    This post has instructions for enabling logging for individual apps (it captures output from Sys.print() and Sys.println()) and for getting stack traces for crashing programs.