Mike Davis wrote:
> I have noticed that there are many variations of the 'Type' field in
> a resource. I have seen: data, Data, DATA.
>
> Is there any implied format, for the data, of a DB with a specific
> 'Type' field? That is does 'data' imply any specific format?
About the only "format" for types is that you app pdb needed to be
'appl'. Other than that, there is no fixed format for type fields. The
way I have taken it is that the Creator ID needs to be registered with
Palm. This is so your public ID doesn't collide with any other
publisher. Type is for your app's own management. If you publish any
specs on your DB types, then you need to supply what its type is so a
third party app can search on that type.
>
>
> What are the rules, if any, concerning using 'type' field?
> If I create a DB for my app, can I use 'data' or should I use a
> type that is somehow unique to my app?
I find doing types with a numeric suffix like 'dat1' and 'dat2' is
helpful when you rev up software and need to expand the format of a DB
but you want to have something mnemonic in it still.
>
> Any tips for using this field (type)?
That is about it.
>
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