There are to preferences databases, one is "saved" (i.e. backed up to the
host during sync) and the other is list when the devices is hard-reset. The
"saved" flag indicates which database to store the preference record in.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael S. Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, May 07, 1999 10:33 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: PrefSetAppPreferences Question
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> I am having problems getting my app preferences saved
> and retrieved.
>
> I am confused by the wording of the 'saved' parameter.
> The documentations says that if it is 'true' then retrieve the saved
> preferences and if 'false' get the current preferences.
>
> Isn't it the case that a Get just retrieves the data and Set saves the
> data. What exactly does the 'saved' parameter do? A Get with a 'saved'
> flag seems to suggest that there are two places to get data from. But I
> don't see but one (storage memory). If I 'Get' then I should be
> retrieving data from my pref storage (one place) and that data is
> transferred to my global pref variable. So why do I need the 'saved'
> flag?
>
> I have looked at the example in the docs and that does not explain what I
> am asking. Can someone explain this by explaining what happens when set
> to 'true' and what happens when 'false'? Where is data moved from to
> where, for both cases?
>
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