sorry if this has been asked already, i only have one client machine, before I update the launcher to 8.3 beta, will I be able to still launch my 8.1 projects and are there any issues? Thanks
Yes you will be able to use an 8.3 launcher to launch against 8.1 gateways.
Not an issue necessarily since it's by design, but by default you won't be able to launch against gateways on 8.1.33 or older.
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I'll plug this here again now that I can share it in a useful way:
If you make a bookmark to the below URL (using whatever instructions are appropriate for your browser of choice):
javascript:(function()%7Bwindow.location.href %3D %60designer%3A%2F%2F%24%7Bwindow.location.hostname%7D%3A%24%7Bwindow.location.port%7D%3F%24%7Bwindow.location.protocol !%3D%3D 'https%3A' %3F 'insecure%3Dtrue' %3A ''%7D%60%3B%7D)()%3B
Which is essentially just the URL encoded version of this code:
function() {
window.location.href = `designer://${window.location.hostname}:${window.location.port}?${window.location.protocol !== 'https:' ? 'insecure=true' : ''}`;
};
You can navigate to a gateway webpage hosted anywhere, click the bookmark in your web browser, and it'll invoke a deep link to that gateway, even for 8.1 gateways.
Instant productivity boon if you're frequently working with different systems, including 8.1.
Disclaimer: As you can see in the code it's deliberately opting in to allow plaintext HTTP launching, which deeplinks are designed to discourage. I consider this a totally acceptable thing to do in development environments, but your company/IT department/grandma may not.
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