diff --git a/scripts/update_res_app.py b/scripts/update_res_app.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+import os
+import sys 
+sys.path.append("../awtk/scripts") 
+sys.path.append("../../awtk/scripts") 
+ 
+import update_res_common as common
+
+APP_ROOT=os.getcwd()
+if APP_ROOT.endswith('scripts'):
+  APP_ROOT=os.path.dirname(APP_ROOT)
+
+os.chdir(APP_ROOT);
+AWTK_ROOT=common.joinPath(APP_ROOT, '../awtk');
+ASSETS_ROOT=common.joinPath(APP_ROOT, 'assets')
+ASSET_C=common.joinPath(APP_ROOT, 'src/assets.c')
+
+common.init(AWTK_ROOT, ASSETS_ROOT, 'default', ASSET_C);
+common.updateRes()