> If I have an application with a database on a handheld and install a new
> version of the prc file, the database remains unaffected. But if I BEAM
> an updated app from another unit (answering "yes" to the "replace
> existing copy" question), the data is lost. Is this a bug in the Palm OS,
> standard Palm behavior, or is it something I'm doing (or not doing) in
> response to some particular launch code?
I've seen this as well and have included it in my comments to users -
beaming to update an app erases the recipient's data. My code checks
for the existence of the app's databases and does nothing if they
exist: still, they are deleted if an update is beamed in.
Seems a bug to me - Dev Support?
JB
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