Just one more thing, add this block at the start of the programStart procedure, since it is not possible to directly register an event without touching the component.
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Yes, you are right, I had to remove the CreateTrigger block, you should find other ways to replace that block.
That was the fix thanks a bunch
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Does the extension compatible with Location Service by Taifun?
I have such test app:
Buttons works fine. But, after move app to the background there are error message appeared ("Error in the app, Close the app").
This does not depends where I'm starting the background process - on Screen initialize or by another event. Also does not depends - am I using Notifier or Notification extension. Process does not start or Error in the application.
In the Kodular both extensions works (looks like). But in my Kodular's app Taifun's extension doesn't write a data in the TinyDB, so I'm not sure if it works as needed.
please use my locationservice extension as described in the documentation App Inventor Extensions: Location Service | Pura Vida Apps
there is no need to additionally store data manually in TinyDB, because the extension will do this automatically
to see the data, use the namespace TaifunLocationService
see also the example projects
Taifun
I did that. I have 5 screens, put the Location extension on 1st screen and 5th, put TinyDB component on each screen, set Namespace for each as "TaifunLocationService", set tag on 5th screen and try to get this tag with Itoo extension (and Tags later). The tag just absent.
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before doing experiments together with the Itoo extension you first should make sure, that there is data in TinyDB available
use my extension as it is meant to be used and display the stored data in a label or a map (see the example projects)
if you got that running, create a simple example using only the Itoo extension to read something from TinyDB and display it in a notifier
EDIT: you will have to use the NotificationStyle extension to do that, a simple Notifier will not work... you can find some examples here in this thread...
Then continue with more advanced experiments
Taifun
UPD: Error appears even if Itoo extension the only one extension in the app.
This error appears when CreateProcess block is used. (As well when CreateTask). The new project, no any extensions. Other components - label, two buttons, notifier
Yes. Tag exists as well data. Seems, Itoo extension does not read data properly from TinyDB.
Did that:
If starting this with any event from app - answer yes. If starting from Itoo - answer "no". Have no any idea how it possible. If I will get list of tags, Itoo procedure will show them. Will go kill myself....
Hi, Itoo uses a different mechanism to store and retrieve data, and you cannot access or set to a tiny db using Itoo. They are two different storage types.
The normal tiny db data cannot be always synced with the services.
So if you want to save data specifically and operate on them on the background, you have to use the Fetch and Store blocks respectively.
Also from newer Android versions, you cannot directly use location services in the background, it requires special things to be implemented... Taifun Location extension is one of the option
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As I understand, no any way to get location data from Taifun's extension by Itoo extension, right?
Do you have any idea, why my test application on the Appinventor platform crashes? I have removed blocks related with TinyDB - it crashes anyway.
What about providing a screenshot of your blocks?
Taifun
Please, tell me, what about "for" loops and "if" conditions in the background procedures - should they work?
Add an argument "x" to the "procedure1"
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This is NOT an example, which uses ONLY the itoo extension to read something from TinyDB and send a notification
You are trying to take several steps at once rather than do it step by step as suggested
Taifun
As Kumaraswamy said, Itoo extension unable to read TinyDB, so I'm trying to do this in another way. If everything works out I will post it here as a solution.
So, as I promised, solution for combining Location Service Extension by Taifun and Itoo extension:
"location_service" - it's my tag, defined in this block:
In this manner I can get list of coordinates, which saved in this tag.
Actually, we can get any TinyDB tag with this solution, just need to define needed Namespace.
JSONToolsVersion4.aix
com.KIO4_GetTinyDB.aix
Thanks a lot to @Juan_Antonio, for unique extension.
Thanks a lot to @Kumaraswamy , for the background tasks!
UPD. 16.06.23. This solution does not work with Location Service Extension by Taifun to get current coordinates. But, it will work with TinyDB, you can get data which written before app going to background. Here the working solution how to get coordinates with Location Service by Taifun.
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