Phonegap Cordova installation Windows

Question

After hours of frustration... here's what i discovered.

1. Ignore the installation documentation and all the command line, node.js stuff (seriously you will waste hours on this.
2. Go to github and simply download the PhoneGap master .zip
3. In that zip are project files for window phone, etc platform... just use those templates.

I don't know how such an easy process could have worse documentation. It as if it was written by lawyers.

I faced the same problem and struggled for an hour to get pass through by reading the documents and the other issues reported in Stack Overflow but I didn't find any answer to it. So, here is the guide to successfully run the phonegap/cordova in Windows Machine.

Follow these steps

1. Download and Install node.js from http://nodejs.org/
2. Run the command npm install -g phonegap (in case of phonegap installation) or run the command npm install -g cordova (in case of Cordova installation).

3. As the installation gets completed you can notice this:

   C:\Users\binaryuser\AppData\Roaming\npm\cordova -> C:\Users\binaryuser\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\bin\cordova
   [email protected] C:\Users\binaryuser\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova
   ├── [email protected]
   ├── [email protected]
   ├── [email protected]
   ├── [email protected]
   ├── [email protected]
   ├── [email protected] ([email protected])
   ├── [email protected] ([email protected])
   ├── [email protected] ([email protected], [email protected])
   ├── [email protected] ([email protected], [email protected])
   ├── [email protected] ([email protected], [email protected])
   ├── [email protected] ([email protected], [email protected])
   ├── [email protected] ([email protected], [email protected], [email protected])
   ├── [email protected] ([email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected])
   ├── [email protected] ([email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected])
   ├── [email protected] ([email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected])
   ├── [email protected] ([email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected])
   ├── [email protected]
   └── [email protected] ([email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected])
   

4. Notice the above line you can see the path were the file is mentioned. Copy that path. In my case it is C:\Users\binaryuser\AppData\Roaming\npm\cordova so use cd C:\Users\binaryuser\AppData\Roaming\npm\ and type cordova. There it is, it finally works.

5. Since the -g key value isn't working you have set the Environment Variables path:
   1. Press Win + Pause|Break or right click on Computer and choose Properties.
   2. Click Advanced system settings on the left.
   3. Click Environment Variables under the Advanced tab.
   4. Select the PATH variable and click Edit.
   5. Copy the path mentioned above to the value field and press OK.

This answer was first posted here: cordova/phonegap does not make android directory

With the release of Cordova 3.3.0, it seems the PhoneGap team is trying to address the naming confusion. The documentations have been updated to recommend people using the cordova command instead. Do not use the phonegap command anymore.

Here is a fresh installation guide for a guaranteed trouble free set up:

1. Install Cordova (forget the name PhoneGap from now on). For PC:

   C:> npm install -g cordova

2. From command prompt, navigate to the folder you want to create your project using:

   cordova create hello com.example.hello HelloWorld
   cd hello

3. Define the OS you want to suppport for example:

   cordova platform add wp8

4. Install plugins (If needed). For example we want the following:

   cordova plugin add org.apache.cordova.device
   cordova plugin add org.apache.cordova.camera
   cordova plugin add org.apache.cordova.media-capture
   cordova plugin add org.apache.cordova.media
   

5. Finally, generate the app using:

   cordova build wp8

Here is a link to the PhoneGapCordova 3.3.0 Documentation http://docs.phonegap.com/en/3.3.0/guide_cli_index.md.html#The%20Command-Line%20Interface

I faced this same error too. And i even tried downloading the PhoneGap master from GitHub,but i found out that what i got was Phonegap 2.9. I eventually had to download the Cordova 3 Source

Follow this steps to get it.

1. Download and unzip the Cordova 3 Source
2. Run the template.bat in the cordova-wp8 folder
3. Copy the generated Zip files to your Visual studio template folder

Phonegap Cordova Installation on Windows

Requirements

• Eclipse + ADT Plugin
• Android SDK Tool
• Android Platform Tools
• Latest PhoneGap zip folder. Extract its contents.

Supported Android Devices

Android 2.2 Android 2.3 Android 4.x Phonegap Cordova Installation

Set PATH environment variable for android

1. From desktop, right click My Computer and click Properties.

2. Click Advance System Settings link in the left column.

3. In the system properties window click the environment variables button.

4. Select the PATH variable from the System variables section. Select the Edit button. You need to add the path to your Android SDK platform-tools and tools directory. For Example: D:\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20130219\sdk\platform-tools;D:\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20130219\sdk\tools Save your Edit. Close the Environment Variable dialog.

5. Additionally, you may need to include %JAVA_HOME%\bin to your PATH as well. To check to see if this is required run a command prompt and type java. If the program could not be found add %JAVA_HOME%\bin to the PATH. You may need to specify the full path instead of using %JAVA_HOME% environment variable.
6. Finally, you may need to include %ANT_HOME%\bin to your PATH as well. To check to see if this is required run a command prompt and type ant. If program cannot be found then add %ANT_HOME%\bin to the PATH. You may need to specify the full path instead of using the %ANT_HOME% environment variable. Set-up New Project

Open Command Prompt, navigate to bin directory within the android sub-folder of the Cordova distribution.

Type in: ./create

Then press Enter.Launch Eclipse. In File Menu Item and select to Import…

Import Select “Existing Android Code into Workspace” and click ‘Next >’.

Browse the project created through command prompt. And click ‘Finish’. Deploy to Emulator From within Eclipse, press this toolbar icon.

Once open, the Android SDK Manager displays various runtime libraries Install the APIs as per requirement from here. From within Eclipse, press this toolbar icon.

Choose and device definition from the list which comes. (There is only one item in the current list.) Press New… in the above window to create new Android Virtual Device(AVD) and use it to run your project.

To open the emulator as a separate application, Select the AVD and press Start. It launches much as it would on device, with additional controls available for hardware buttons:

Deploy to Device:

Make sure USB debugging is enabled on your device and plug it into your system. Right Click the Project and go to Run As > Android Application.

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