launch application

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hub	(Posted 2016) [#1]

hi !
i'm searching a way to launch another application from my current monkey project and close my application. the other application is an editor coded with b4a)

(android kitkat).
Thanks

Goodlookinguy

(Posted 2016) [#2]

You'll have to 'extern' it yourself (I think. Unless someone already did so.). I found code here that would suggest how you go about launching another program, http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3872063/launch-an-application-from-another-application-on-android#7574735

It would go something like this (did not test, just giving hints essentially)...

#If Lang="java"
Extern
Class Example
    Function LaunchSomething:Void( package:String )
End
Public
#EndIf

External File

class Example
{
    public static void LaunchSomething( String package )
    {
        Intent launchIntent = getPackageManager().getLaunchIntentForPackage(package);
        startActivity(launchIntent);
    }
}

To call it, you would write...

Example.LaunchSomething("com.some.thing")

hub	(Posted 2016) [#3]

Thanks
Have these errors :

    [javac] Compiling 4 source files to C:\Users\Hubert\Documents\Projet_borne\Borne_ehpad_monkey\borne_ehpad_nas.buildv85e\android_new\bin\classes
    [javac] warning: [options] source value 1.5 is obsolete and will be removed in a future release
    [javac] warning: [options] target value 1.5 is obsolete and will be removed in a future release
    [javac] warning: [options] To suppress warnings about obsolete options, use -Xlint:-options.
    [javac] C:\Users\Hubert\Documents\Projet_borne\Borne_ehpad_monkey\borne_ehpad_nas.buildv85e\android_new\src\com\borne_ehpad_nas\MonkeyGame.java:3115: error: <identifier> expected
    [javac]     public static void LaunchSomething( String package )
    [javac]                                               ^
    [javac] C:\Users\Hubert\Documents\Projet_borne\Borne_ehpad_monkey\borne_ehpad_nas.buildv85e\android_new\src\com\borne_ehpad_nas\MonkeyGame.java:3115: error: ';' expected
    [javac]     public static void LaunchSomething( String package )
    [javac]                                                       ^
    [javac] C:\Users\Hubert\Documents\Projet_borne\Borne_ehpad_monkey\borne_ehpad_nas.buildv85e\android_new\src\com\borne_ehpad_nas\MonkeyGame.java:3117: error: illegal start of expression
    [javac]         Intent launchIntent = getPackageManager().getLaunchIntentForPackage(package);
    [javac]                                                                             ^
    [javac] C:\Users\Hubert\Documents\Projet_borne\Borne_ehpad_monkey\borne_ehpad_nas.buildv85e\android_new\src\com\borne_ehpad_nas\MonkeyGame.java:3117: error: ';' expected
    [javac]         Intent launchIntent = getPackageManager().getLaunchIntentForPackage(package);

(all my application extern java file)


import android.app.AlertDialog;
import android.widget.Toast;
import android.view.View.OnGenericMotionListener;
import java.net.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.lang.Object;
import android.content.pm.PackageManager;

class hub 
{

	public static AlertDialog.Builder alert;
	
	public static float myPointer_x;
	public static float myPointer_y;
	public static void LaunchSomething;

    public static void LaunchSomething( String package )
    {
        Intent launchIntent = getPackageManager().getLaunchIntentForPackage(package);
        startActivity(launchIntent);
    }

	  static void reboot() 
	  {
	    try 
	    {
	      Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[]{ "su", "-c", "reboot -p" });
	    } 
	    catch (Exception ex) 
	    {
	      ex.printStackTrace();
	    }
	  }

	  static void setdate(String an, String mois, String jour, String heure, String minutes, String secondes) 
	  {
	    try 
	    {
	     // date -s YYYYMMDD.HHMMSS
	      Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[]{ "su", "-c", "date -s " + an + mois + jour + "." + heure + minutes + secondes });
	    } 
	    catch (Exception ex) 
	    {
	      ex.printStackTrace();
	    }
	  }

	static void showAlertDialog(String title, String message)
	{
		alert = new AlertDialog.Builder(BBAndroidGame._androidGame._activity);
		alert.setTitle(title);
		alert.setMessage(message);
		alert.setPositiveButton("OK", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
			public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int whichButton) {
			}
		});
	
		BBAndroidGame._androidGame._activity.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
			public void run() {
				alert.show();
			}
		});
	}
	
	static void showToast(String message) {
		final String mess = message;
		BBAndroidGame._androidGame._activity.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
			public void run() {
				Toast.makeText(BBAndroidGame._androidGame._activity, mess, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
			}
		});
	}
	
	static int systemMillisecs()
		{
			int ms = (int)SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
			return ms;
		}

	static float getPointerX()
	{
		return myPointer_x;
	}

	static float getPointerY()
	{
		return myPointer_y;
	}
	
	static void initGenericMotion() {
		BBAndroidGame._androidGame._view.setOnGenericMotionListener(new OnGenericMotionListener() {
			public boolean onGenericMotion(View v, MotionEvent event) {
					int p = 0;
					myPointer_x = event.getX(p);	
					myPointer_y = event.getY(p);	
				return false;
			}
		});
	}

}

imports ?

Goodlookinguy

(Posted 2016) [#4]

The word "package" is a Java keyword I think. That was my bad. Just change that to something else like, "appPackage", or something.

hub	(Posted 2016) [#5]


import android.app.AlertDialog;
import android.widget.Toast;
import android.view.View.OnGenericMotionListener;
import java.net.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.lang.Object;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.pm.PackageManager;

class hub 
{

	public static AlertDialog.Builder alert;
	
	public static float myPointer_x;
	public static float myPointer_y;

    public static void LancerApplication( String Nom )
    {
        Intent MonActivite = getPackageManager().getLaunchIntentForPackage(Nom);
        startActivity(MonActivite);
    }

	  static void reboot() 
	  {
	    try 
	    {
	      Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[]{ "su", "-c", "reboot -p" });
	    } 
	    catch (Exception ex) 
	    {
	      ex.printStackTrace();
	    }
	  }

	  static void setdate(String an, String mois, String jour, String heure, String minutes, String secondes) 
	  {
	    try 
	    {
	     // date -s YYYYMMDD.HHMMSS
	      Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[]{ "su", "-c", "date -s " + an + mois + jour + "." + heure + minutes + secondes });
	    } 
	    catch (Exception ex) 
	    {
	      ex.printStackTrace();
	    }
	  }

	static void showAlertDialog(String title, String message)
	{
		alert = new AlertDialog.Builder(BBAndroidGame._androidGame._activity);
		alert.setTitle(title);
		alert.setMessage(message);
		alert.setPositiveButton("OK", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
			public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int whichButton) {
			}
		});
	
		BBAndroidGame._androidGame._activity.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
			public void run() {
				alert.show();
			}
		});
	}
	
	static void showToast(String message) {
		final String mess = message;
		BBAndroidGame._androidGame._activity.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
			public void run() {
				Toast.makeText(BBAndroidGame._androidGame._activity, mess, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
			}
		});
	}
	
	static int systemMillisecs()
		{
			int ms = (int)SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
			return ms;
		}

	static float getPointerX()
	{
		return myPointer_x;
	}

	static float getPointerY()
	{
		return myPointer_y;
	}
	
	static void initGenericMotion() {
		BBAndroidGame._androidGame._view.setOnGenericMotionListener(new OnGenericMotionListener() {
			public boolean onGenericMotion(View v, MotionEvent event) {
					int p = 0;
					myPointer_x = event.getX(p);	
					myPointer_y = event.getY(p);	
				return false;
			}
		});
	}

}

    [javac] Compiling 4 source files to C:\Users\Hubert\Documents\Projet_borne\Borne_ehpad_monkey\borne_ehpad_nas.buildv85e\android_new\bin\classes
    [javac] warning: [options] source value 1.5 is obsolete and will be removed in a future release
    [javac] warning: [options] target value 1.5 is obsolete and will be removed in a future release
    [javac] warning: [options] To suppress warnings about obsolete options, use -Xlint:-options.
    [javac] C:\Users\Hubert\Documents\Projet_borne\Borne_ehpad_monkey\borne_ehpad_nas.buildv85e\android_new\src\com\borne_ehpad_nas\MonkeyGame.java:3119: error: cannot find symbol
    [javac]         Intent MonActivite = getPackageManager().getLaunchIntentForPackage(Nom);
    [javac]                              ^
    [javac]   symbol:   method getPackageManager()
    [javac]   location: class hub
    [javac] C:\Users\Hubert\Documents\Projet_borne\Borne_ehpad_monkey\borne_ehpad_nas.buildv85e\android_new\src\com\borne_ehpad_nas\MonkeyGame.java:3120: error: cannot find symbol
    [javac]         startActivity(MonActivite);
    [javac]         ^
    [javac]   symbol:   method startActivity(Intent)
    [javac]   location: class hub
    [javac] Note: C:\Users\Hubert\Documents\Projet_borne\Borne_ehpad_monkey\borne_ehpad_nas.buildv85e\android_new\src\com\borne_ehpad_nas\MonkeyGame.java uses or overrides a deprecated API.
    [javac] Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.

hub	(Posted 2016) [#6]

perhaps a problem with context ?
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22396382/cant-find-getpackagemanager-method-in-android

Difficult to understand what's wrong and correct the code for me !

hub	(Posted 2016) [#7]

perhaps miss some BBAndroidGame things ?

    public static void LancerApplication( String Nom )
    {

		BBAndroidGame._androidGame._activity.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
			public void run() {
		        Intent MonActivite = getPackageManager().getLaunchIntentForPackage(Nom);
		        startActivity(MonActivite);
		        }
		});

    }

hub	(Posted 2016) [#8]

i need some help with this. Could somebody help me ?
Apologize to bump this and many thanks if you have some ideas !