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Getting Started Newbie Questions
#1

Hi. My name’s Victor Cappa and I’m really a newbie in app development. I’m working on the concept of an app and I need help with this (I’ve searched already in the forum and didn’t find anything about this, but I apologize if anybody have already discuss this subject): The app need to be daily updated with informations customized by the user. How can I do that?
I know that this is a beginer question, but I holpe that you can help me.

Thank you a lot! [import]uid: 226239 topic_id: 35865 reply_id: 335865[/import]

#2

Hi Victor. Your question is rather broad in scope. There are many different ways to update your app. Can you be more specific?

Where does your data live? Is it a file that needs downloaded or is it in an online database that you can write a script to retrieve the data like in PHP or ASP? [import]uid: 199310 topic_id: 35865 reply_id: 142588[/import]

#3

Oh sorry. So, it’s just online database. It’s a “cultural event” kind of app… it will update every cultural event in my city, every day. I will get this information every month (and put it in an onlline server) and the app will update daily for the user.

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#4

Look at the network.request() API call. It’s how you fetch data from the web. Also look at this tutorial:

http://omnigeek.robmiracle.com/2012/04/15/using-corona-sdk-with-rest-api-services/

to get you started. [import]uid: 199310 topic_id: 35865 reply_id: 142594[/import]

#5

Thank you!
Your response was really helpful for me. [import]uid: 226239 topic_id: 35865 reply_id: 142595[/import]

#6

Thank you!
Your response was really helpful for me. [import]uid: 226239 topic_id: 35865 reply_id: 142596[/import]

#7

Hi Victor. Your question is rather broad in scope. There are many different ways to update your app. Can you be more specific?

Where does your data live? Is it a file that needs downloaded or is it in an online database that you can write a script to retrieve the data like in PHP or ASP? [import]uid: 199310 topic_id: 35865 reply_id: 142588[/import]

#8

Oh sorry. So, it’s just online database. It’s a “cultural event” kind of app… it will update every cultural event in my city, every day. I will get this information every month (and put it in an onlline server) and the app will update daily for the user.

[import]uid: 226239 topic_id: 35865 reply_id: 142592[/import]

#9

Look at the network.request() API call. It’s how you fetch data from the web. Also look at this tutorial:

http://omnigeek.robmiracle.com/2012/04/15/using-corona-sdk-with-rest-api-services/

to get you started. [import]uid: 199310 topic_id: 35865 reply_id: 142594[/import]

#10

Thank you!
Your response was really helpful for me. [import]uid: 226239 topic_id: 35865 reply_id: 142595[/import]

#11

Thank you!
Your response was really helpful for me. [import]uid: 226239 topic_id: 35865 reply_id: 142596[/import]