On Thu, 13 Apr 2000, Jeff Ishaq wrote:
> When you use PrefGetAppPreferences()/PrefSetAppPreferences(), try specifying
> a creatorID to Pref*AppPreferences that is different than the creatorID of
> your hack.
>
> Once you do this, if your hack is deleted and installed again, the
> preference data will still persist. I think the only way to get rid of the
> preference data is to do a hard reset, or manually to delete your apps'
> record out of the system preference database.
>
> This is the behavior I noticed on PalmOS 3.0 -- Pretty sneaky.
>
> -Jeff Ishaq
> Vanteon (formerly The Windward Group)
If you do something like this, you damn well better make sure you have
that other creator ID registered as well, at the very least.
But, for all purposes, DO NOT DO THIS!!!!! There is no reason why your
app should be able to leave behind pollutants on people's devices, while
all other apps are not allowed to / don't. If you do this, you are
directly violating the trust that a user puts in you to be an honest
developer, and you put the entire community's reputation at risk by doing
something so irresponsible.
The pref problem you are having is a problem, and can be solved other
ways, such as was mentioned in another post, using your own DB for the
prefs.
--
Brian Mathis
Direct Edge
http://www.directedge.com
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