Not the best solution, but may save your users some memory: Have 2 versions of the software, one with the database and one without. After the database is installed, have the user download the new version wothout the database. You could have a menu item in the large application that downloads the smaller one.
On Jan 22, 9:05 am, jsm <mamm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Even if you had the import feature, the user would still need to get > the 800k data...from somewhere either online or from the device? > > Sorry if I did not understand your problem... > > On Jan 22, 6:59 am, Svend Erix <svenderiknyga...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Thanks for the clear answer - yes the restriction mentioned is > > important to me :-) > > > On Jan 22, 1:52 am, Mark Murphy <mmur...@commonsware.com> wrote: > > > > Svend Erix wrote: > > > > My application may consist og 100Kb code and 800 Kb Database content. > > > > If I include a datafile with the 800Kb data and import it into an > > > > SQLite database under the initial run of the applcation, I cannot > > > > delete the data file afterwards and my application will take up 800 Kb > > > > unnecessarily. > > > > Technically, if that's 800KB pre-compression, your actual storage > > > footprint will be smaller, since your datafile will be compressed the APK. > > > > > Is there a better way to include/import my data....? > > > > Not at this time, at least given your following restriction: > > > > > (I want my application to not depend on being online after download - > > > > so the data should be downloaded with the application.) > > > > -- > > > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy)http://commonsware.com > > > Android Training in Sweden --http://www.sotrium.com/training.php- Hide > > > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
