On Mon, 9 Aug 1999, David R. Britton wrote:
> First of all, thanks for the different ideas that were presented! I just
> might change
> my scheme.
>
> To follow the coding challenge, I have a few follow up questions:
>
> 1) If I do use the backed-up preferences database, I assume by the comments
> that there is no way to have it automatically deleted if the app gets
> removed.
> Can anyone correct me?
There is nothing magical about this DB. Unless you have more than one
ID (which is frowned upon), one can simply see what your app ID is and
go into the saved preferences DB (or unsaved) and delete that data.
> 2) My original thought was to allow another grace period if the app was
> re-installed.
> Can I detect the first use of a program since installation? (Remember: this
> question
> is posed to discuss the coding issue, not the scheme [ I was serious about
> changing]
> ;-)
>
> Regards,
> David R. Britton
>
>
>
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