Corona communication with ios app

Getting Started Newbie Questions
#1

Hello I am using corona from last 4 yrs and have done a lot of applications in corona but now  I am stuck at a point and cannot overcome the problem, I need some help from Corona experts as i am unable to solve it myself or just tell me that this thing is not possible in corona so that i can switch the platform.

Case: 

I have a Primary application called “A” that is written in Xcode.

I have 5 Secondary applications called “B”, “C”,“D”,“E” and “F” written in corona.

Problem 1:

I want to open the secondary apps from Primary app.

My Primary app contains all the secondary app icons, clicking any icon will open the secondary app and pass a parameter to the Secondary app say “local time”.

Problem 2:

If someone opens the Secondary app directly without using the Primary app then app will check if Primary app is also installed or not.

Problem 3: 

If Primary app is installed then opening Secondary app directly will give option to open the Primary app first on clicking the button but if Primary app is not installed then it gives option to download and open the store.

Note: I want to do all this stuff for ios and not for Android as for Android i have already done this all.

Please help me asap as i am in big trouble now as all my secondary products are complete and xcode is also complete but m unable to make them interconnected and my client is very angry with me now.

Thanks in Advance.

#2

You need to use url schemes:

https://coronalabs.com/blog/2011/12/22/using-app-url-schemes-in-ios/

#3

Hello Ojnab, 

I have already seen this link and this is the same i am using in making the corona app communication with Native Android.

but it looks like the same things are not working with the ios, I have tried a lot at my end then only i came for the help.

The above works fine if we are making the:

1: Cocona-Corona communication.

2: Corona-Android communication.

but the same is not working for ios as the technique to detect the pre installation of App is not working and nothing else.

Please help me with some snippets if this is done.

#4

In Corona (iOS) you can’t do a check if another app is installed without opening it.

See this thread: https://forums.coronalabs.com/topic/28575-canopenurl-support-within-corona-sdk/

#5

You need to use url schemes:

https://coronalabs.com/blog/2011/12/22/using-app-url-schemes-in-ios/

#6

Hello Ojnab, 

I have already seen this link and this is the same i am using in making the corona app communication with Native Android.

but it looks like the same things are not working with the ios, I have tried a lot at my end then only i came for the help.

The above works fine if we are making the:

1: Cocona-Corona communication.

2: Corona-Android communication.

but the same is not working for ios as the technique to detect the pre installation of App is not working and nothing else.

Please help me with some snippets if this is done.

#7

In Corona (iOS) you can’t do a check if another app is installed without opening it.

See this thread: https://forums.coronalabs.com/topic/28575-canopenurl-support-within-corona-sdk/