Matthew,
Thanks - that seems a bit clearer. I'm still not clear though what, if any, use
I need to make of the Application ID. From your reply it appears that I don't
use it as a prefix in the bundle identifier after all. Is that right?
Ian.
On 25 Nov 2009, at 04:18, Matthew Mashyna wrote:
> It's simple once you get it to work the first time. If you made your
> provision for the domain com.skeyn then in the properties tab your identifier
> should be com.skeyn.${PRODUCT_NAME:rfc1034identifier} The last part of this
> is a macro that xcode will use to figure out what it needs to properly sign
> it.
>
> Xcode should make a good guess what provision you want to use but you need to
> check the build settings. Look at the Code Signing Identity setting. From the
> pop up list you can make sure that it wants to use the right one and you can
> correct it if you need to. You typically have at least one for development
> and another for ad hoc builds. Later you'll need another for store or
> enterprise distribution.
>
> On Nov 24, 2009, at 6:07 PM, Ian Piper wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am a bit baffled by how I am supposed to use an Application ID for an
>> iPhone app. I have registered on the portal and have an Application ID which
>> I can see within Xcode in my provisioning profile. It is a 10-character
>> string followed by ".*"
>>
>>> From the Developer documents it appears that this should be added to the
>>> bundle identifier information in the application info.plist file in Xcode.
>>> At present this is just the default of
>>> com.yourcompany.${PRODUCT_NAME:rfc1034identifier}. So I'm confused by the
>>> fact that I can deploy my app to my iPhone with no problem - if the
>>> Application ID is essential how am I able to send my app to my iPhone?
>>
>> If I read it right (and I probably don't) I think I need to put this in my
>> bundle identifier in the plist file:
>>
>> GFWOTNXFIY.com.skeyn.IPNeatApp
>>
>> Is that correct? If so, how come I can deploy my app? If it is not correct,
>> what is the Application ID for?
>>
>> The second confusion is also in the docs, where it says:
>>
>> "Note: Regardless of the format used by the iPhone application ID,
>> application bundles must always include
>> the application name in their bundle identifier."
>>
>> Does this mean that I have to explicitly put the real name of my app
>> (IPNeatApp in the bogus example above) into the bundle identifier rather
>> than ${PRODUCT_NAME:rfc1034identifier}?
>>
>> Any illumination gratefully received.
>>
>>
>>
>> Ian.
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