Change datafield name (projectname?)

Based on source I have changed an existing datafield (with help from this forum, thnx!). I now want to use this new datafield alongside the orginal one. The original one is for an activity called roadrunning en the new one should be used for an activity called trailrunning.
I can sideload the new datafield, but as it currently has the same name as the original one, it overwrites the original.
How can I create an adjusted version of the datafield with another name; I suppose that is the way to solve this?

I tried creating a new project and then import everyting (the file structure of the original one). I kept the manifest.xml and project.xml from the newly made project. But it gave errors with compiling. Is there another way to achieve this?

flowstate over 8 years ago

And with side loads, you can actually generate a .set in the sim and copy that to your watch if you use app settings and want to change something. There's no reason to use the app store in that case. I just copy the .set for early testing when app-settings are used.

Yes, this is the best option for testing a datafield that you don't want to upload to the store yet. And probably the best option for testing new builds of that datafield [once it's released], without pushing out a debug build to your users.

Just push your settings to the sim and copy %TMP%\Garmin\Apps\Settings\YOURAPP.SET [on Windows] to the same folder on your watch, making sure that you use the same base filename as your sideloaded PRG.

Note that the real settings app in GCM has some "exciting" differences compared to the simulator and Garmin Express, such as:
- A 256 character limit on string settings
- The inability to use the plus sign, "%", and "<", ">" in settings, at least in GCM iOS. (I can't even type all of them into this post...) "<" and ">" cause outright errors, whereas plus sign and "%" save properly, but cause problems when the user goes back and looks at config.