B4A - Basic 4 Android Build Task.

Basic 4 Android is a tool which can be used to create Android applications (APK). See B4A website for full details.

Using this control:

You will need to perform the following before you can use this build control from within VSTS.

1. Add the VSTS agent to the machine which will be used to create the android APK Installing VSTS agent.
2. Copy the "b4xV5.ini" from the "[USER NAME]\AppData\Roaming\Anywhere Software\Basic4android" folder to the "C:\Program Files (x86)\Anywhere Software\Basic4android" folder to ensure ALL the B4A settings are found. NOTE: The referenced 'B4XV5.INI' is was created by version 8.30 of B4A. Older version may differ.
3. Add the following parameters for the task widget:
   • Task Type i.e. Build - Type of action to perform options are Build, BuildLibrary.
   • Base Folder i.e. $(Build.SourcesDirectory)[SOLUTION FOLDER] - Source location of solution on build machine: C:\Agent_work\s.
   • Project file i.e. myB4ATest.b4a
   • Output Folder i.e. $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory) - Destination location of solution on build machine: C:\Agent_work\a.
   • Output Name i.e. myB4ATest.APK
4. You will need to sign your APK before sending it to the market place.