> Method 1) I could tell the users to completely remove my app from their Palm
> and then install the new version, go to the register screen and reenter
> their unlock code.
this is the easiest way.
> Method 2) I could tell the users to just overwrite the old version of my app
> with the new version without deleting the old one first. This is the way I
> would prefer to do it since it's fewer steps for the user and might
> eliminate them having to contact me to find out what their unlock code is.
> It assumes that the new version would see the prefs record from the old
> version so it could see the unlock code.
>
> My question is, is there any reason why I should not do it the second way?
> Will overwriting the old version with the new version in any way mess up the
> new version's ability to see the old prefs data?
it depends on if you modify the contents of the "preferences"
data structure.. :P
i have added an extra field here and there.. and i have found
that sometimes the registration code is not lost, but i need
to reset most of the attributes before i can continue using the
program.
cheers.
az.
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