Trying to configure Amazon Ads

flyhere

I'm trying to follow Amazon instructions for implementing the Mobile Ads API, ran into a few issues/questions. Would appreciate all pointers. Anyone here implemented Amazon? I posted this in Amazon forum as well.

4 steps according to Amazon:
1. Incorporate the API into Your Project
2. Update the Android Manifest
3. Set Your Application Key
4. Add the Amazon Ad Layout to Your App

Steps 1 and 2 are automatic as I am using the Eclipse plugin, and it seems they completed OK

So I continued with step #3, Amazon says

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);

AdRegistration.setAppKey("0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF");
}

I got an error "R cannot resolve to a variable", how do I fix this?
I commented out line // setContentView(mGLView);

The next error is AdRegistration cannot be resolved, and my appkey was not resolve either

Did I miss a step?

Then I did the next step and added, all the lines gave errors.

// Programmatically create the AmazonAdLayout
this.adView = new AdLayout(this);
LinearLayout layout = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.mainLayout);
// Set the correct width and height of the ad
LinearLayout.LayoutParams lp = new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(
LinearLayout.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
LinearLayout.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT);
layout.addView(this.adView,lp);

this.adView.loadAd(new AdTargetingOptions()); // This AsyncTask retrieves an ad


Thanks in advance

SinisterSoft

Why don't you use the ads lib in gideros labs? - it's great. I had amazon ads working really quickly - no problems.

http://docs.giderosmobile.com/interface/ads

ar2rsawseen

@flyhere yes xml layouting and programmatical layouting can be confusing (especially when mixed )

Something like this should work (simply put it inside onCreate after

GiderosApplication.onCreate(externalClasses);

call):

//set amazon api key AdRegistration.setAppKey("0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF");   //get main layout FrameLayout layout = (FrameLayout)getWindow().getDecorView(); //create amazon banner view (with the size you need) AdLayout adView = new AdLayout(this, AdSize.SIZE_300x50); //add it to layout layout.addView(adView); //load an ad adView.loadAd(new AdTargetingOptions());

Then if something is underlined as red, hover over it and eclipse should provide a solution (like importing missing package)

Bonus content, positioning an ad:

//create layout params FrameLayout.LayoutParams params = new FrameLayout.LayoutParams( FrameLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, FrameLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT); //set positioning based on what you need //LEFT TOP will position add to left top corner //change to other values to change position params.gravity = Gravity.LEFT | Gravity.TOP;   //apply params adView.setLayoutParams(params);

But the easiest way to do it is of course using Ads Interface provided with Gideros Indie or Professional licenses

SinisterSoft

Also, having access to labs also give you the new gaming lib - that in turn can get you some pretty good promotion on Amazon:

https://developer.amazon.com/appsandservices/resources/promotional-tools/featured-developer-program#benefits

This is worth more than the cost of the Indie licence imho.

flyhere

@SinisterSoft: Yes, I do have the indie license.
Thanks all. Yes, right after I posted the question, I downloaded and installed the Ads plugin last night. The docs for installing are easy to follow, the docs for using the plugin are a bit sparse. Will read up more tonight.

flyhere

OK so I downloaded and installed the Ads plugin, and followed all the steps, , and spent the last 2 days trying to make it work. I must have missed something because the game works without the ads plugin, but with the plugin I get an error:
Project has compilation errors

I spent the last 2 days repeating all the steps but still has the same error. The only thing I found unusual is the gideros.jar file which gives me "Failed to loas Main-Class manifest attribute from ...\..\...\gideros.jar

If I remove the ads, re-export from gideros and re-import into Eclipse, export from Eclipse is successful.

Would appreciate all pointers. I know others have made it work so it must be me.

Thanks

ar2rsawseen

@flyhere what kind of compilation errors exactly?
"Failed to loas Main-Class manifest attribute from" Is really unusual, anything else?

And you can always send me a project to ar2rsawseen at gmail dot com to check out for you

flyhere

Eclipse just says compilation errors without giving any details. Will go through step by step one more time, if it still does not work will take up your offer. Thanks.

SinisterSoft

I had errors until I turned off the auto-build option in eclipse. I then cleaned my project. Then it all cleared up - I think it's a problem with auto build order - no actual code error.

flyhere

@SinisterSoft: Thanks, will try that.