At 07:04 PM 2/11/2001, DIAMOND JEFF wrote:
>I'm confused a bit here folks.
>
>Because while I wouldn't recommend it, I HAVE had many cases of multiple
>databases with the same database name. The only problem was with programs that
>only search for databases by name, but even then, there are enumeration
>functions that list all databases of the same name.
I'm pretty sure the rule is that you can only have one database with a given name in
the RAM of a given card. Since most Palm devices have only one card, that pretty well
means you're limited to one database with a given name in RAM at a time. If you try to
create a database with the same name on the same card, DmCreateDatabase will return an
error. If you install the database via HotSync, it'll overwrite the existing database.
For application databases, if you beam the database using the Launcher, the receiving
device will ask whether you want to replace the existing application.
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Peter Epstein
Palm Inc. Developer
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