Problems Compiling QML app in Visual Studio
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Have you changed "font.pixelSize":http://doc.qt.nokia.com/latest/qml-textinput.html#font.pixelSize-prop or "font.pointSize":http://doc.qt.nokia.com/latest/qml-textinput.html#font.pointSize-prop for your elements?
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font.pixelSize, do you I have to go through and change them all?
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I fixed the font issue but I am still having problems running the .exe. I put all the .dll files in the release folder and now when I run the .exe I get a blank window. Any ideas?
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Could be it does not find you .qml file?
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I don't think so, it still works great if I run it through Visual Studio, it only gives me the blank window when I try to run the .exe straight from the release folder. Very frustrating.
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kyleplattner, where does you qml located? if you just have it in sources and use relative path to it when you should check that this relative paths are ok relatively to exe file.
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Then probably something else is not found. Unfortunately I never created a QML app on windows, so I can't help further.
If you don't mind, you could provide a ZIP with a complete sample of your code, so we could test it on our machines.
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All of my QML files are in the same directory as my main.cpp along with the release and debug folders.
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kyleplattner, place them in one folder with .exe.
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Dennis, I followed your advice and it worked. Everything is in the same folder and it runs. Now how can I send the .exe off to management and get it to run on their machines.
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Or, better, embed it in a resource file (.qrc).
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How do I embed it in a .qrc, what will that do for me?
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[quote author="kyleplattner" date="1291650391"]Dennis, I followed your advice and it worked. Everything is in the same folder and it runs. Now how can I send the .exe off to management and get it to run on their machines. [/quote]
Unfortunately, this might not work on non-development machines. It could be that the C/C++ runtimes for your particular version of Visual Studio must be installed on the client's computer. If you have to install it depends, if it was previously installed by some other software or not. Anyways, it does not harm, if you run that vcredist_x86.exe again, it does not install the libs twice.
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If you will have qml files in resource then you will not need to copy them with your exe, they will be inside it.
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How can I package everything up into an installer. What is the easiest way to do this?
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[quote author="kyleplattner" date="1291650464"]How do I embed it in a .qrc, what will that do for me?[/quote]
A .qrc file is a Qt resource. It's a means of embedding various kinds of resources (images/icons, sounds, your qml, etc.) into your application exe. In that way you need not ship all that little files on their own.
Have a look at http://doc.qt.nokia.com/latest/resources.html for an introduction on how to use it. As far as I know the visual studio add in support resources.
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You can simply push all needed libraries (together with msvc ones) in zip file and send it to your management. If you need installer then you can use something like BitRock tool to create one.
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[quote author="kyleplattner" date="1291650750"]How can I package everything up into an installer. What is the easiest way to do this?[/quote]
There is an overview page on "Building Qt Installers":http://developer.qt.nokia.com/wiki/BuildingQtInstallers in the wiki. Good starting point.
I personally use InnoSetup for Windows.