IOS External Support

[interactbooks]

I know there has been some progress made with supporting externals in version 4.6. I am looking to incorporate a third part SDK for supporting an external wireless bluetooth bar code scanning device.

Specifically I'm looking at this bar code scanner which is currently the only one on the market that will allow you to use a scanner without disabling the on screen keyboard.

http://www.koamtac.com/kdc200.htm

I was also looking to incorporate this sdk:
https://www.redlaser.com/sdk/index.php

I need to be able to access the SDK in order to take full advantage of the scanner's features rather than just setting it to keyboard emulation. Is there currently any support built in to facilitate this? If the answer is no, is there a future plan to support third party external plug-in's in IOS?

[dburdan]

I believe in order to use this plugin you must be on Apple's SDK. The plugin is made for Objective-C not LiveCode.

[interactbooks]

That's correct, but I'm wondering if there is a way to use an XCODE library in LiveCode.

[JosepM]

Hi,

You must code your own external lib, in Desktop this is posible but for iOS you must wait to be available.

Salut,
JosepM

[niiniju]

When can we expect 3rd party externals sdk for IOS?