Can not find script file "C:\res\windows\zip.js" in Phonegap (windows)

Question

Thought of trying phonegap today.

• Installed Node.js

• installed phonegap using command:

   npm install -g phonegap
  

• created app using

  phonegap create my-app
  

• running command

  phonegap run android 
  

• got this error - Can not find script file "C:\res\windows\zip.js"

Not sure what's happening. I have tried downloading zip.js and placing inside www\js as well as build. Not sure why the error is referring to res folder while there isn't any.

Anyone faced similar situation ?

Answer 1

I was able to get rid of the error by updating Phonegap:

npm update -g phonegap

Answer 2

You can see Github issue with the same probmlem -> https://github.com/phonegap/phonegap-cli/issues/81

or here -> https://github.com/phonegap/phonegap-cli/issues/77

You should go to the app directory:

$ cd my-app/
$ phonegap build android

Answer 3

I had the same problem, and found a solution!

Solution:

• Insure you've installed the Java JDK and Android SDK (I installed the Android SDK through Android Studio)

• Install Cordova (core of PhoneGap). Because I'm not sure if you can run the cordova commands without installign cordova seperatly.

• Now the reason why your commands weren't working: after phonegap create my-app, the PhoneGap CLI doesn't create a folder for the Android platform. Thus when running the command: phonegap run android, the android platform is'nt present in the PhoneGap project. To solve this issue just run the following command: cordova platform add android (in the my-app folder)
• Then build: phonegap local build android, and the Android app will successfully compiled.

Easier alternatives:

• PhoneGap Build: It is a cloud-based service who removes the need for different SDKs to build the application for different platforms. It is a free service as long that your applications are open-source, or you limit your private apps to just one.

• Develop the application with your beloved edittor/IDE and run the application with the Desktop app, who runs a local server connecting with the application which you can download at the application stores.

• Just Build/run the application in the platforms' IDE. In case of Android, use Android studio to build en deploy the application on your device. (Open the platforms->Android project in your IDE)