What is the use of the Files/Media file manager? Does it take files and package them with your project when downloading for IOS/Android or is it just for convenience to help you keep your files in one place at the control panel level?

@pdog - Essentially, in short, it is the latter BUT there is a bit more to as the Why? Here is my understanding (in particular reference to Android). 1. Uploading files into media manager provides the quick easy referencing that is needed in creating your screens and producing appropriate json data. 2. When downloading zip file for eclipse, these files are not included because: a) You already have them on your pc anyway so why re-download them, b) it keeps the zip file as small as possible and c) eliminates unnecessary host processing (in particular if BT hosted). 3. After downloading a zip and importing into eclipse, you will always need to move/copy these files into the relevant workspace folders (ie. BT_docs, res/drawable, etc) and refresh into the project. In saying that though, one other main factor is: What is your apps focus? 99% Offline or 80% Online? 1. If your app is primarily to be used offline then including all files within the app is generally a good idea, that way it is not prone to failure if the cache is inadvertently cleared. This can however make the app bulky. 2. If you want a minimised app that relies heavily on wifi/internet etc, then you could actually not include these files in the eclipse build provided you use the URL links to these files when building your screens. Regards Paul.

An explanation in a five minute tutorial video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEFMUVfxreU Mark