iOS Wireless App Distribution

[Simon]

My corporate clients would not want their apps put in the App Store.
I hope wireless app distribution is high on the list of features.
THX
Simon

[RRobert]

You could already do that because the distribution method is defined by the Provisioning Profile which you create in the Apple Developer Member Center and choose by LiveCode in the Standalone Settings.

See also: iphone - iOS 4 wireless app distribution for in house applications - Stack Overflow

Robert

[Simon]

Hello Robert,
Yes, I saw that page from a google search but I cannot locate the all important .ipa file. The documentation says it is generated from xCode and seems simple enough.
Or are you saying forget the .ipa file and just post the .app bundle?

Simon

[RRobert]

LiveCode provides you a .app and it shouldnt be difficult to create a appropriate .ipa by a shell script, see How to automatically build an IPA file from XCode and streamline the distribution process.

I would use Ad Hoc distribution except your client wants to use the application on more than 100 devices (Ad Hoc device limit).

Robert

[Simon]

Hey Robert, Thanks!
(Untested)
Here is what I've discovered and only after one has successfully built and deployed an app for local development:
An .ipa file is generated by importing it to iTunes, you can find it by right clicking on the app in iTunes and click on Show in Windows Explorer or Finder.
Done!!!

In iTunes it is stored as a .ipa file.

I hope that's all I have to do. Will update this after testing a WIFI distribution.

Simon

[Simon]

Here is the story so far:
I have not been able to update the app using

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<a href="itms-services://?action=download-manifest&url=http://www.mySite.com/>

Which is the recommended method.

Using a third party site http://www.diawi.com/index.php I have been able to upload a zip of the app folder. You need a mobleprovision to upload as well, diawi returns a tiny URL. No .ipa file is needed.

The application is distributed via WIFI!

Note to forum Admin: May I rename this thread as a "How To:" and move it to the iOS forum?

[Klaus]

Hi all,

I will move this thread to the iOS forum...
NOW


Best

Klaus