Thanks, I saw in the documentation that it was not used but tried to set the request code to my alarm's corresponding db entity's id and it looks like its working. I only tried that this morning for the first time.
Thanks for the help On Jul 2, 8:42 am, Beth <emez...@gmail.com> wrote: > I hit this issue hard and found the answers sorting through threads on > the non-beginner developer group. Here is what I learned... > > When setting more than one timer/alarm, the second parameter in the > Pending Intent call to getBroadcast is important. > Your code looks like this: > PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0, i, > 0); > > The first zero can be changed up. At this point, the docs define the > second parameter this way: > requestCode Private request code for the sender (currently not used). > > However, this request code can be used. If you want to setup a bunch > of timers/alarm calls, try using unique request codes for each > individual alarm. Track these request codes and set them to be the > same when you want to update or cancel an existing alarm. Although > the docs say that system is supposed to recognize the intent parameter > and take action based on matching the intent and the flags in the last > parameter, I found that the request code was used in the match-up. > Setting unique request codes for each unique intent solved all my > problems. World peace will ensue. > > Best regards, > Beth > > On Jul 1, 11:09 am, Veroland <marius.ven...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > To get around this problem look at the flags the PendingIntent takes, > > I changed mine to PedingIntent.FLAG_CANCEL_CURRENT in the getBroadcast > > method, it means that if there was a previous PendingIntent it will > > update it with the new Intent. > > > What I am not sure about yet is being able to create/control more than > > one of the same PendingIntent's that do the same thing. For multiple > > reminders for instance like what I am trying. > > > Hope this helps > > > On Jul 1, 7:52 am, varsha acharya <varsha.acharya...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > I have a similar problem.. > > > I have to send a sms on alarm to a predefined number. first time it works > > > well... sends the sms on alarm but then if i set the alarm to send a > > > different sms,it sends the previous sms. > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > > From: Veroland <marius.ven...@gmail.com> > > > Date: Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 3:53 PM > > > Subject: [android-beginners] Alarm Manager > > > To: Android Beginners <android-beginners@googlegroups.com> > > > > Hi > > > > I have 2 problems, > > > > I create a timer using AlarmManager and I set an Intent with certain > > > values in the putExtra methods and then create the pendingIntent with > > > this intent and call alamarmManager.set(RTC_Wakeup, time, > > > pendingIntent) > > > > 1. The first time I do this everything works fine. The second time I > > > do this and use a intent with different data in the intent when the > > > alarm gets fired in my BroadcastReceiver class the data on the intent > > > is the data of the intent used in the first alarm and NOT the second > > > one. > > > > 2. If I call the alarmManager.set 2 times with 2 differents intents > > > and settings only the last alarmManager.set seems to result in my > > > broadcast receiver getting called. Does anyone know how to create > > > multiple alarms? > > > > Here is my code I use to create the alarms > > > > Intent i = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), ReminderAlarm.class); > > > i.putExtra(ReminderDbAdapter.KEY_ROWID, extras.getLong > > > (ReminderDbAdapter.KEY_ROWID)); > > > i.putExtra(ReminderDbAdapter.KEY_TITLE, extras.getString > > > (ReminderDbAdapter.KEY_TITLE)); > > > i.putExtra(ReminderDbAdapter.KEY_BODY, extras.getString > > > (ReminderDbAdapter.KEY_BODY)); > > > Log.d("Sending", extras.getString(ReminderDbAdapter.KEY_TITLE)); > > > PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, 0, i, > > > 0); > > > > AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) getSystemService > > > (ALARM_SERVICE); > > > alarmManager.set(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, lcal, pendingIntent); > > > > -- > > > Regards, > > > Varsha --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to android-beginners@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---