On 26.02.2011, at 08:21, Zdravko Gligic wrote:
> OK, I have downloaded, unzipped, clicked on WinCouch.exe and it all
> works - which is great!
>
> I need to replace WinCouch.exe with an Adobe AIR desktop application -
> either replace it or somehow transparently embed it within my AIR app.
> However, I am not sure if it's .NET that provides all of the
> necessary glue magic that makes integration with all of those *.dll's
> possible or if that can be done from any other environment.
>
No experience with Adobe AIR but you can have a look here
http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/2008/01/17/commandproxy-net-air-integration-proof-of-concept/.
> So for example, would it be possible to replace .NET with Python or
> Java and end up with a similar Windows app that starts CouchDB, it's
> internal server and whatever else might be happening behind the
> scenes? If so, then I might be in luck with Adobe AIR. In any case,
> when might the source code get posted - unless it's there and I can
> not find it ?
>
In the next version I am going to add some extras for more control on the way
how the application and the CouchDB server can be started.
Right now I don't have time for coding but I am going to put the source on the
github as soon i get time for this.
There is nothing special on staring the couchdb server. You can take a look on
the bin/couchdb.bat it is one line "erl.exe -sasl errlog_type error -s couch".
The disadvantage of this will be the console window visible behind. In WinCouch
the server is started as a process created from a winform app and the form is
then hidden but is still accessible from a taskbar icon. Another option is to
start the couchdb server as a windows service by using erlsrv:
http://www.erlang.org/doc/man/erlsrv.html and have a look on the installer file
from the couchdb sources etc/windows/couchdb.iss.tpl.
> Thanks again.
