Merger tool V1.3

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I’m trying to merge 2 *.aia files with the merger tool v1.3 using the browse option.
The tool does not see the files in the directory.
It also does not enter any directory.
I am using a MacMini late 2012 - macOS Catalina V10.15.7. ( Intel i7)

App inventor can import and export from my storage directory.

I have also updated the Java Jar launcher to the latest. jre-8u441-macosx-x64.dmg. Still no luck.
Any tips appreciated. Thank you.

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Welcome Mot.

is this the tool you are using Project Merger Tool for AI2 ?

The tool might not work for ios Projects; it was written a long time ago for Android.

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Thanks for the welcome Steve.
Yes It is the correct tool. I only ran the app on my mac mini to try merge 2 screens and needed to swap the Screen1 as I did not know at the time that you cant change the startup screen. I am targeting android using android.
I don't know if i'll carry on with it as I've had several crashes after much time spent learning and lost the Screen1 formatting rendering the project useless.
It Happens when I copy and paste accidentally from a Formated 5x4 Table Arrangement. Say a text box by ^C then paste into same Table by ^V. You cannot then set any parameters to the width of all componnents. ( they get expanded to quite a large pixel range)

Just out of interest will the merger tool it work on a PC?
Thanks in advance

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Yes, at least it did work several years ago on my Win7 PC which I had Java installed. That pc has been replaced for a while.

I found the clever tool complex.

App Inventor has the BackPack to transfer code from one Project to another. It works well. I have combined several Projects that way with less fuss than using the Merger tool. Even Screen1 can be captured and modified when you add it to another Project (you have to manually edit it so as not to be in conflict with the other Project's Screen1 :thinking :thinking: ,

Using the updated Java Jar launcher to the latest. jre-8u441-macosx-x64.dmg might cause issues. I don't know if that is an issue or not. Ms. Feeney's was originally released into the wild about 2016 then later 'updated' so it is 'old' software. Someone who has used it recently might comment here. I suspect Merger might have some issues with some of the components introduced since it was last updated. Realize I am guessing. :frowning_face:

Table Arrangements are buggy as you may not know. Forum advice is to use several Arrangements to provide a similar 'table'. I, hower,use Table often. It is OK as long as the contents of the cells is ALWAYS the same height and width in your Project. :slightly_smiling_face:

Try using BackPack to merge your Projects.

You said you are only merging Android Projects...your category is App Inventor for iOS. It should just be MIT App Inventor Help because this is not an ios issue. I change it for you.
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Thanks for your help with links.
I tried most of these and had no luck as things like my mac would add its own header to the zip file, etc.
I managed to modify the Screen1.scn file using my android tablet. Changed the text "TableArrangements1" to "VerticalArrangements1" and put the file together again as .aia, imported to App inventor and in the design viewer- still no luck and had given the table back its original name "TableArrangements1"

Somewhere along the line I clicked on the 'Display hidden component viewer" and Voila the correct layout table appeared. I was then able to move it around and format all the fields within the "TableArrangements1"

The trick I found is to copy ^C then click outside the table, ^V and then move the object back into the Row,Column. This does not corrupt the file.
Thank you again for all your help.

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