Hey everyone! Im trying to create and app for my Dental Office, I tried to add the plug in that would direct them to a website. When I put it into Xcode it came up as an error. Can anyone help me with this?

What kind of error are you getting?

I've never made one of these before, but when i put it into Xcode it comes up as an error it says that the "JSON.h" file not found, whatever that means :)

it says Lexical or Preprocessor Issue 'JSON.h' file not found

Did you drag in the BT_Plugins folder into XCode?

yep, then when it tried to load it came up with that error

Can you provide a screenshot of XCode with the error?

when i hit play to simulate the app, it instantly comes up as an error, When I just had the plug ins for Email, Directions, phone, and Email, it worked just fine. It loaded, let me do the simulation but when i added in the websites it comes up as an error

/Users/kyle/Desktop/Screen Shot 2013-04-30 at 11.09.43 AM.png

does that work?

Actually, you'll need to send the image to a site like dropbox and get the link for it. Or, send it to me in an email at [email protected]

Hi Sarah, Did you drag the entire BT_Plugins folder into Xcode, or just a few select plugins? It's best to drag the entire thing, even if there are plugins you aren't using. Also make sure to drag in BT_Art, BT_Images, BT_Audio, and any others that came with your download package. Mark

does that work?

ok, Ill try that, Thanks Mark:)

OK, i tried that, and now im getting 20 errors :(

Hi Sarah, If you're getting errors, or anything preventing you from compiling your program, it's helpful to be as descriptive as possible. Screenshots are super good, because we can see what's going on. Output pasted from the debug console is also super helpful. Without it...we'll, there's no way for us to help, because it could literally be one of a million different things! Mark

Im very new at this, if you have time to explain it to me, i would really appreciate it. What information do you need and what screen shots would be helpful? how to I upload a screen shot to this forum?

Sarah, do you have a Dropbox account? If not, consider signing up - it's free. You can upload the screenshots there and then get a link to 'share' the file. Paste that link in this forum. Here's an example: https://www.dropbox.com/s/pn16lg58m4lxxe2/Screen%20Shot%202013-04-30%20at%201.18.01%20PM.png

You'll notice at the bottom of that picture, is a bunch of strange-looking output. The last line of that section in my picture is: 2013-04-30 12:31:29.874 edmondsvet[18340:c07] Cr_menu_advanced: viewDidAppear in BT_viewController BASE CLASS If you could copy and paste what is in that section, it would be very helpful.

is that in Xcode or on buzztouch? im sorry. Im trying :) Im downloading the dropbox now

it's in XCode

They make this sound so easy in the tutorials ;)

haha - yeah. It get's easier after you do it once. :)

still downloading......... can i just paste all of the code into that drop box? would that help?

you can paste that code into this forum post actually

I just got your email - that error would indicate you're missing one of the core files for the Buzztouch app. First try this: Go to the "Product" menu at the very top of your screen in XCode (where it says "XCode - File - Edit - View - Navigate - etc"). Then click on "clean". Try and run again to see if that fixes it. If not, you may need to download your source code again and start the project over.

ok, I will try that, if that doesn't work, what and how do I put into dropbox

that let me go through a lot more of it but its still telling me 16 errors

Take a screenshot of the entire XCode screen, like I did in the picture I linked to above. To put it into dropbox, you can go to www.dropbox.com, log into your account, and press the upload button at the top to upload your picture. Once it's uploaded, you can create a 'share link' and paste it in here.

I re-download the source code and cleaned it before i tried running it and it worked! only problem now is it only is showing 2 of my 6 screens..... this is frustrating :(

I re-download the source code and cleaned it before i tried running it and it worked! only problem now is it only is showing 2 of my 6 screens..... this is frustrating :(

What happens if you hit the refresh button on your app? Do your screens appear?

it only allows you to email and show our location. I also put a plug-in to log into our patient info system and our website and phone number. non of those are showing up on the app simulator

Are those screens linked to your main menu screen?

it only allows you to email and show our location. I also put a plug-in to log into our patient info system and our website and phone number. non of those are showing up on the app simulator

it only allows you to email and show our location. I also put a plug-in to log into our patient info system and our website and phone number. non of those are showing up on the app simulator

im pretty sure they are i just added plugins. Thank you for your patience. Is there something i need to select when i created the plug in that will make it show up on my home screen? i guess i thought it automatically did that when you created it.

Welcome @SarahS, I promise it does get easier..lol. You are in great hands with @chris1 and @GoNorthWest! LA

Never mind. I just figured out that part :)

nope - it's a 2 step process. The first is to add the screen to your control panel. The second is to make it show up as a link in one of your other screens. (otherwise, users would have no way of getting to the screen). The standard way to do this is to make it one of the items on your main menu. Likely, you are using the "Menu with Image" or "Menu Simple" or "Button Menu" screen as your home screen. If you open that up, you should be able to add a new "row" that points to your screen.

okay great! Ignore my last post then ;)

I got it working!!! thank you soo much Chris!!!!

You're welcome! Glad you figured it out. You did all the right things - you had patience, kept asking questions, and refused to give up. That's all it takes to create some great looking apps on here. :)

Awesome @SarahS and chris1! LA

Great work everybody! Glad you got it working! Mark

awesome show of determination @SarahS!

Chris, now will you tell me how to make it look cool? cause right now its really lame, and can i do that once i've uploaded into xcode?

lol - well that is the million dollar question, huh? What plugins are you using? If you use the "menu with image" plugin for your home screen, you can spruce it up by adding icons to the rows, rounding the corners on the menu, and adding a background image for the screen (an image of a texture works really well for this). Here's an example of what I mean. This is an app I'm doing as a favor to a friend. Actually, he doesn't even know it yet :) https://www.dropbox.com/s/tua2sgm1aktmy36/Screen%20Shot%202013-04-30%20at%204.06.56%20PM.png

Haha! Yes it is That sounds awesome! It doesn't have to be that great but I would like it to reflect well on the office. If I add the plug in and edit it, is all I have to do is refresh it in the app simulator or would I have to add that code into Xcode?

That app looks fantastic by the way :-)

nope - just need to add it to your online control panel, and it will do the rest. Unless of course you're trying to add images that aren't previously there - then you'll need to add those into XCode and recompile.

Do they have images to choose from? I would like the banner on the top of the screen to be our logo. I know you can import photos into buzz touch, would that work?0

I'm not at my computer right now so I can't look at it right now

You can always point to the images online via the imageURL properties, which would work if you uploaded the images to your control panel. BUT: that really slows down the app, especially if they're big images. It's always better to load images directly in XCode if you can.

I'll give it a try!