Hi Walt, I can understand why you might prefer that the files went to a particular directory.
But, why could your users care less? Unless this affects the usability of your application from a user view point why can't you just accept it? Regards, On 09/02/07, Walt Bilofsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sorry to post again on this issue, but it's driving me nuts. > > I'm still trying to design an elegant method for installing database > files for my app either in RAM or on an expansion card. > > The user will install the .prc file and two or more from a set of .pdb > files. > > If the pdb files go on the card, they wind up in /PALM/Launcher, which > is ugly. They should go into /PALM/Programs/myapp, but that requires > copying them on the first execution of the program, which is slow and > ugly. > > I could give them a different extension and register it with VFS so > they install directly into /PALM/Programs/myapp. But that requires > telling the user to (1) install my app, (2) run it once to register > the extension, and then (3) install the databases. They have enough > trouble installing files as it is. > > Also the user will no longer be able to install the files by > double-clicking on them; they'll have to run the Install Tool > explicitly. And then I'd have to rename the files to .pdb. Presumably > there's a way to do that if they're in RAM but I don't know it yet. > > Any suggestions for how to make this installation process nice would > be appreciated. > > Do other apps deal with this problem? How? > > -- > For information on using the PalmSource Developer Forums, or to > unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ > -- For information on using the PalmSource Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
