Add it o assets/ and write it to the filesystem when the application loads for the first time or when you do the first database access (you can do that easily using a class that extends SQLiteOpenHelper to create the database if it doesn't exist yet). Use context.getDatabasePath(DB_NAME) to get the location where you can create the file of your database.
2009/10/31 Mark Wyszomierski <[email protected]>: > Hi Mark, > > Yeah I think I need to write it to a local file, SQLiteDatabase has > constructors which only read from a file path, or File instance. > > I'm wondering though if I can stick it in res/raw and read it straight > from there. Some examples like: > > http://www.anddev.org/working_with_files-t115.html > > I've added the sqlite file to my raw folder, it appears in my .R file, > however eclipse intellisense cannot resolve it when I type > R.raw.mydatabase - odd - > > Thanks > > On Oct 31, 7:42 am, Mark Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: >> Mark Wyszomierski wrote: >> > I have some external sqlite files I'd like to include with my app. It >> > looks like I can add them to the /assets folder, then read them from >> > there? Is the /assets folder the appropriate location for them? >> >> assets/ is a fine spot for packaging them, but I don't think you can >> read them from there. I suspect you will need to copy them out of the >> APK into a regular file somewhere, then use that copy. >> >> -- >> Mark Murphy (a Commons >> Guy)http://commonsware.com|http://twitter.com/commonsguy >> >> _Beginning Android_ from Apress Now Available! > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
