Deploy an application

When you have your application configured correctly and running on the GAS, you are now ready to package the files required to deploy it as an application.

1. Remove the HelloWorld.xcf file in the GAS appdata/app directory.

   This file may have been uploaded by yourself during the Configure an application task. Applications with the same xcf can not be deployed.

2. Update the application configuration file (HelloWorld.xcf) for your HelloWorld application.
   Update the <PATH> element as follows:

   <PATH>$(res.deployment.path)</PATH>

   The configuration should now look like this:

   <?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>$(res.deployment.path)</PATH>
       <MODULE>HelloWorld.42r</MODULE>
     </EXECUTION>
   </APPLICATION>

3. Create a new directory where you will archive the application's runtime files (you can name it "helloworld_deploy").
4. Copy all the HelloWorld application runtime files from $GSTDIR/samples to the archive directory.
   Note: If you are deploying resources (for example, images or Web components) with your application, these need to go in dedicated directories in the archive. For details about building an archive with public resources, please see Deploying, enabling, and running applications on GAS.
5. Copy the application configuration file (HelloWorld.xcf) to the directory with the application runtime files.
6. In the same directory, create a MANIFEST file ( see MANIFEST file) and save it with the name "MANIFEST" (without extension).
   The MANIFEST contents resembles the following:

   <MANIFEST>
     <DESCRIPTION></DESCRIPTION>
     <APPLICATION xcf="HelloWorld.xcf"/>
   </MANIFEST>

7. Create an archive (gar) file to deploy your application by performing the following steps:
   1. From the command line, navigate to the directory that contains the application runtime files AND the MANIFEST file.
   2. Enter the command: fglgar gar .

      A Genero Archive (gar) file is created in your current directory that has the same name as the directory. See the fglgar topic in the Genero Business Development Language User Guide.