On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, Chris Antos wrote:
> Michael is talking about registering a second creator id with Palm, and
> storing the reg information under this secondary creator id. this data ends
> up being hidden from the user, and does NOT get deleted when you delete the
> app (since the creator id is different). this leaves orphaned data on the
> device. Michael is asking if this is a bad idea.
Exactly, what I am asking.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Aaron Ardiri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 3:20 PM
> Subject: Re: Crack Prevention (or rather Reg Protection)
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> On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, Michael S. Davis wrote:
> > Just curious. What is the concensus on this point I
> > am about to make?
> >
> > Something that bugs me is developers who have a Reg
> > Scheme that relies on leaving hidden data on my Palm,
> > in order to know if an app has been previously installed.
> > Seems to me this is only possible by leaving some hidden
> > data on my palm. Even if I decide to not keep the product,
> > I'm stuck with the garbage left hanging around.
>
> actually.. incorrect.
>
> normally, palm pilot programs store "information" in a
> database (preferences structure) that are actually stored
> with the program.. you remove the program, the extra
> stuff is removed.
>
> this is the "standard" way of programming for the palm.
>
> there is no "registery" information (like Windows),
> where the programmer can store information in a shared
> area (unless i dont know about it)?
>
> > With storage kind of limited, does this seem like a bad idea?
> >
> > Or, am I wrong; is it possible to know if an app has
> > been previously installed without leaving some hidden garbage (data) on my
> > palm?
>
> based on what i said above, you remove it, so does the garbage.
>
> az.
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