Configure an application

Before you run an application you need to configure it so that it can be executed by the Genero Application Server.

1. Create a new directory (for example, you can name it "HelloWorld_config") on your disk where you put the HelloWorld application runtime files.
2. Copy all the files from $GSTDIR/samples/HelloWorld directory to your new local directory.
3. Create a configuration file for your HelloWorld application.
   Use a text editor, or if you are using Studio, go to File > New > Web/AS > Application Configuration (.xcf), and create the configuration as shown in the example:

   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
   <APPLICATION Parent="defaultgwc" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
               xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://www.4js.com/ns/gas/3.21/cfextwa.xsd">
    <EXECUTION>
     <PATH>path_to_your_local_directory</PATH>
     <MODULE>HelloWorld.42r</MODULE>
    </EXECUTION>
   </APPLICATION>

   Where:

   • The Parent attribute references defaultgwc in the GAS configuration file (as.xcf), which provides default configuration for all GWC applications.
   • In the PATH element, you provide an absolute path to the location of your compiled application files.
   • In the MODULE element, you specify the module required to launch your application.
4. Save the configuration file.
   Name your file HelloWorld.xcf.

   Save the xcf in the GAS appdata/app directory where application data files managed by the GAS are located.

   You have successfully configured an application.