Upload a zip app with HTML
How to show an interactive menu or another HTML app packed as a zip on screen, and how to update it without changing playlists.
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- 1. Open «Media» and go to the folder for apps, for example «Widgets and apps».
- 2. Click «Upload», then «Upload File» under the tags field, and pick the zip.
- 3. Open a playlist, click «Choose» and pick the app from the media library.
- 4. Set the display duration for the app, as for an image.
- 5. Click «Set config» in the file menu if the app reads parameters.
- 6. Save the playlist and check the screen.
- If it did not work
Open «Media» and go to the folder for apps, for example «Widgets and apps».
Click «Upload», then «Upload File» under the tags field, and pick the zip.
A card with the type «Application» appears, for example menu-app.zip.
Open a playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks., click «Choose» and pick the app from the media library.
The app is listed in the playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. content.
Set the display duration for the app, as for an image.
Click «Set config» in the file menu if the app reads parameters.
A parameters dialog opens for this file in this playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. only.
Save the playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. and check the screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device..
The screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. shows the app in its turn with the other files.
If it did not work
Symptom | What to do |
|---|---|
The zip is rejected | Check the size is under 150 MB and there is HTML inside; see file requirements and Upload fails |
White page on the screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. | index.html is in a subfolder rather than the archive root, or file paths are absolute. Repack the archive without the extra folder |
Updated the zip but the screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. shows the old one | The old version is still in one of the playlists. Go through every playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. with the app, see Replace a video; if all are replaced, see stale content |
The app does not see its parameters | Parameters are set in «Set config» for the file in the exact playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. or on the exact screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. where it plays |
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