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Alpha Launch quit working ...... Help finding what I broke

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    Alpha Launch quit working ...... Help finding what I broke

    Sorry for long post ......

    I've had an Alpha Launch app working for about a month.
    I am constantly changing the app, adding new panels, etc.
    All was working great with uploading and installing new versions to my phone.

    As of yesterday, my phone stopping downloading new versions of the app. Tried numerous times.
    Now when I try to install a new version of the app on my phone, I get the following error message:
    "Unable to Download App Info From Server"
    "There was a connection error of some sort"

    Even completely deleted app from phone and Zebra server.
    Uploaded fresh copy to Zebra Server, scanned to get my Alpha Launch server, then tried to download app to phone and still the same result.

    I have also tried restoring the component to a date that I KNOW the app did upload and install to my phone.
    Uploaded to Alpha Launch and still same results and error message.

    I have checked the Alpha Launch folder on my Zebra Server and the folders/files are being uploaded.

    CSS Folder
    MyComponent Folder
    a5_application.a5i
    availableAppInfo.txt
    Guid.securitySettings

    I am using build 4770 5018

    I have not made any changes to my publishing profile.

    Also deleted Alpha Launch from phone and reinstalled, no luck.

    Any ideas on what I have broken or what the fix might be?

    Thanks
    Tony
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    Wondering if you ever figured this out. Having a similar issue. Thanks

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      #3
      I am also having the same problem, Using current build 7564, server is on Zebrahost
      Seems to publish to server OK, shows no errors and manifest and launch folder are there
      get the same error when I try to add to Alpha Launch on the Ipad
      "Unable to Download App Info From Server"
      "There was a connection error of some sort"
      Bruce Rainwater

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        #4
        Tried to do some more troubleshooting: went to settings for the app I'm trying to load, clicked on Show log but there are so many entries going back 3 days of trial and error that I can't see current error row, as often happens the IPad doesn't want to scroll down the list so it is no help. would be nice if there was a delete button to remove old entries, or just a way to solve the scrolling problem (I have experienced it in many things I have created in the view box, but that's a problem for another day I guess) Just hope someone sees this that can help getting it to load, this thread was started in 2019 and no solution posted yet.
        Bruce Rainwater

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          #5
          I know anticipation sucks, but there will be an Alpha Launch demo during next Wednesday's (May 6, 2021) weekly webinar.
          Gregg
          https://paiza.io is a great site to test and share sql code

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            #6
            You might want to read this frim the nightly release notes.

            https://download.alphasoftware.com/R...easeNotes.Html

            Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
            Albert Einstein, (attributed)
            US (German-born) physicist (1879 - 1955)

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              #7
              Figured out the problem (of my own making) with Sarah's help, she figured out I had used a shortened server URL, sgrsim.com instead of http://sgrsim.com
              It was confusing because the shortened version worked to create the server file and alpha launch sub folder, even passed the check for files published correctly
              But did not work when trying to register in Alpha Launch on the iPad
              Which that fixed it works and I can run the app from Alpha Launch
              There seem to be a few things in the app that don't work when run from Alpha Launch so I'll have to troubleshoot them, but at least I know how to do that



              Bruce Rainwater

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