On Thu, 25 Mar 1999, JB Parrett wrote:
> > 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?
Sounds vaguely like it could have been a security feature, but I'm
certainly willing to consider it a bug. It sounds like beam receive is
doing the equivalent of a Memory Delete on the application before filing
the new database.
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Kenneth Albanowski ([EMAIL PROTECTED], CIS: 70705,126)
