Channel exiting early

Question

I have a channel that has a configuration screen that opens the first time you go into the application, and it works fine, the problem is the channel exits after I leave the configuration screen.  I've read through the docs and not found this behavior, but I am guessing it is because I have closed the last open screen even though I have subsequent code to execute.  Does the Roku automatically exit a channel as soon as no screen is showing?  Moving my code for the config to happen after another screen is opened will take a lot of work, so I want to make sure that is the problem before I do it.  I don't get any errors in the telnet window.

TheEndless · Answer

Yes.  As soon as the last screen is closed, the channel will exit.  You'll need a facade screen to prevent the channel from exiting before you want it to.  See RokuKevin's post here: viewtopic.php?f=34&amp;t=26350&amp;p=162550#p162550

RokuChris · Answer

The need for a facade is also mentioned in the Developer Guide: http://sdkdocs.roku.com/display/RokuSDK ... kuPlatform

SkipFire · Answer

Thanks for the feedback, guess it's back to the code window I go.

TheEndless · Answer

"SkipFire" wrote:Thanks for the feedback, guess it's back to the code window I go.You literally just need to add three lines of code to your RunUserInterface()/Main() function, and you should be good to go...Sub RunUserInterface()    InitTheme()    facade = CreateObject("roPosterScreen")    facade.Show()    ' All of your current code    facade.Close()End Sub

SkipFire · Answer

Nifty, I'll give that a try.

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