Error : this.createApp is not a function

[jodonova]

Hi, I am running ZD 1.0.4 on XP and am trying the examples on the Zimlet Developers Guide. All are working apart from the Tab Zimlets. When I deploy the Simple Tab zimlet (by copying to the _dev directory and refreshing the browser) the Tab doesn't appear. Using Mozilla FireBug I get an error reported as follows : this.createApp() is not a function. The error is at line 37 of com_zimbra_example_simpletab.js :

this._simpleAppName = this.createApp("Simple Tab App", "zimbraIcon", "A simple app in a new tab");

Just wondering if anyone has encountered this before - it doesn't make sense as ZmZimletBase() is being extended :

 
/**
 * Defines the Zimlet handler class.
 *   
 */
function com_zimbra_example_simpletab_HandlerObject() {
}

/**
 * Makes the Zimlet class a subclass of ZmZimletBase.
 *
 */
com_zimbra_example_simpletab_HandlerObject.prototype = new ZmZimletBase();
com_zimbra_example_simpletab_HandlerObject.prototype.constructor = com_zimbra_example_simpletab_HandlerObject;

/**
* This method gets called by the Zimlet framework when the zimlet loads.
*  
*/
com_zimbra_example_simpletab_HandlerObject.prototype.init =
function() {

	this._simpleAppName = this.createApp("Simple Tab App", "zimbraIcon", "A simple app in a new tab");

};

Thanks in advance,
Jonathan

[tdesorbaix]

Since createApp has been implemented recently (with the version 6), it is possible that it is not implemented in the version of ZD you are using.

You should verify your file ZmZimletBase.js.

[jodonova]

Thanks a lot for that help. You were right - the createApp function is not in the version of ZmZimletBase.js that comes with Zimbra Desktop 1_0_4 (this is the latest version of ZD available for download so I presume that the createApp function is on the version of ZmZimletBase.js that comes with ZCS ...)