PhoneGap for Library Apps

Jim HahnUniversity of Illinois

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To the iTunes app store in 3 steps

• Create a web-based app with Dashcode• Download the PhoneGap folders from

phonegap.com• Launch the PhoneGap iPhone project – This will run from Xcode (the other SDK module)

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Dashcode, an introduction

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Dashcode has your component WWW files

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phonegap.com

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Phonegap folders

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Open this file

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Place your Dashcode files into the WWW folder

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Your web based app running from Xcode can now be exported to the

iTunes app store

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The iTunes Connect process

• Uploading requires Apple ID signing certificates and provisioning certificates that you issue from the iTunes Connect portal. Extensive documentation is available from Apple. It is process heavy, but it can be done.

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Library apps from this framework

http://bit.ly/drfRc0

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Questions

jimhahn@illinois.edu

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