app files
in this video we will be looking at how
to maintain
application files and assets which can
be used within
a given app so if you look at
the design view of a given app you would
notice that you have a list of pages and
a few other options
if you go to the more menu there is an
option for app
files clicking on which will
bring you to this file manager where you
can maintain
the files and assets for this app
you will notice it has a tree view over
here
where you can create any sort of
directory structure
that you may need to better organize
your files
so if i wanted to create a new directory
i simply need to say
the name and the directory will then be
added
similarly i have an option to upload a
file
for example if i select a file it gets
added over there
and then i can use it within my app
similarly you have some more options
once you select a file
um or click on the three dots um which
are if you want to move it into a given
folder
you want to copy a file rename or delete
all those options are available and of
course you can download them as well
so one thing to note here is that this
is a design time view
as you as you can see we are in the
design time view of the app
um similarly this is the design time
view of the files and assets that are
available in the app
any changes you make here are version
controlled
same as the app so if i'm in the version
2 of my app
any changes i make here will belong to
version 2 of the app
and other versions will be unchanged
similarly if you export or clone your
app
the files will come with the version
lastly the files are common to all the
pages in a given version
so it doesn't matter which page you are
on you will be able to use
the same file and that has been defined
here
so another way to get to the same file
manager
is from within a page let's say i am on
this page
and i have a control which uses a file
selector
as you can see over here i have these
files available
but in case i wanted to add a file which
is missing
i can simply click on plus and i will be
able to quickly go to the same view
and make some changes and adjustments it
will then be reflected here
to learn more on how we use the ad files
with different controls
please look at the videos on d3 or unity
controls
