The name of the .PRC does not matter, those
may (and should) be different. It is the
database name when resident on the Palm that
must be the same.
There's a space for the database name in
the target settings/linker/post linker panel.
--
-Richard M. Hartman
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
186,000 mi./sec ... not just a good idea, it's the LAW!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 4:39 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: RE: problems installing app
>
>
> Mike,
> I name them differently for two reasons.
> 1) I build both in the same directory and therefor can
> not build with
> the same name. When I tried naming them with the same name
> and having the
> build put them in a directory I still had this problem. (See my email
> explaining why I was having the problem, it turned out to be the Palm
> Database name was different because I was not entering one so
> Metrowerks
> defaults to the prc file name.)
>
> 2) So I don't get confused and accidentially release the
> registered
> version to a software archive or sent the unregistered one to
> a paying
> cusstomer and piss them off ;-)
>
> Thanks for the help. I have it working now.....
>
> Ron
>
> <pre>
>
> > I don't understand your reply.
> > I do have the same creator ID for both because they are the
> same app. The
> > registered version and the unregistered version. I want the
> registered
> > version to replace the unregistered version. Instead the second app
> > installed seems to get added to the end of the first app.
> IE the 9K app
> > becomes 17k but the original app still launches. This is
> very bad, I want
> > the second app to replace the first !!!
>
> This may seem like a silly suggestion but if you only want one at a
> time and you want one to replace the other, just give them both the
> same name. You can name the archives differently if you like. But
> why do you need different names for the app.
>
> It will be obvious to all which is which.
>
> > Ron
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Keith Wolcott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, July 15, 1999 10:15 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: problems installing app
> >
> >
> > Ronald,
> >
> > It sounds like you have the same creator id for both apps.
> This is not a
> > problem unless you want to have both apps on your Palm at
> the same time.
> >
> > Keith Wolcott
> >
> > Ronald Gouldner Jr wrote:
> >
> > > OK I found out why my #ifdef REGISTERED was not working. It was
> working
> > but
> > > my app
> > > install was not.
> > >
> > > Here is the problem.
> > > I compile two versions of my app.
> > > AppReg.prc 9K
> > > AppUnReg.prc 9K
> > >
> > > If install AppUnReg.prc and check it's size in the
> AppLauncher it's 9k
> > > and running the app reveals the unregistered app.
> > >
> > > If I than install AppReg.prc and check it's size in the
> AppLauncher
> it's
> > 17k
> > > (both are installed) and running the app still reveals
> the unregistered
> > app.
> > >
> > > If I delete the app and reinstall AppReg.prc then the
> size is 9K and
> the
> > app
> > > is the correct Registered app.
> > >
> > > Finally I decided there was a problem because of the two
> different
> names
> > so
> > > I tried
> > > naming them the same and the same tests revealed the same results.
> > >
> > > Does anyone know what could cause this to happen ?
> > >
> > > Ronald Gouldner
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