Steve, it sounds like you're on the right track. The databases are not
stored within the application, but they should be associated with some
application by way of the creator ID. I have an application that uses 5
databases, and they all have the same ID (but different names!) This way,
when the application is deleted, the databases are deleted along with it.
Otherwise the user would have to hard-reset the device in order to remove
the database. So, I don't recommend using a unique creator ID for the
database. Why do you want your PDB to be stand alone? Is it shared by
several applications?
"Steve Stover" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:32028@palm-dev-forum...
>
> Hi All,
>
> Thanks to Ben Combee and Richard Burmeister! I think you (creator) ID'ed
> the problem! I was under the (mistaken) impression you only needed a
> Creator ID to work with databases. I have had creator Ids assigned to the
> databases in both programs, but the inherited program and it's copy had
both
> defaulted to STRT as the application creator.
>
> So the database, application, and feature creators are all the same thing?
> I went back through all the Palm documentation and the Palm Programming
> book. I had referenced mostly the Constructor, Tutorial, and Reference
> documents, none of which mention an *application* creator ID. The
Companion
> document does mention application IDs, but I think it would have taken me
a
> *long* time to put it all together without outside help.
>
> So how many problems will synching the Post Linker and Database creators
> create in existing loaded programs? I'm guessing I need to physically
> delete the application and its' database on the Palms and emulator, and
make
> sure the application is not loaded for an automatic Hotsync backup
> operation. Anything else?
>
> Now I've got another issue I need to resolve. If the database ID =
> application ID, the database seems to be stored inside the application
> somehow. At least I can't see the created database in the Info or Delete
> lists. I need standalone databases, *and* valid creator Ids. It looks
like
> the initial application worked because the database id was different from
> the application ID of STRT...
>
> Thanks again for the help,
> Steve Stover
> SRC
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