I'm throwing this out here because I'd like opinions. Here's the setup. I have a large file that contains binary data in a structure that I didn't create. As this is a port, I'd like to just use the file type as it is.
So to do this, I used the emulator's host control functions to create a .pdb file stream of the file. This has a bunch of overhead, but the idea works fine. I can now access the .pdb file much like the original Windows app accesses a file. Now, of course I'd like to support VFS. The problem here is, I can't give people the .pdb file for their VFS card because I don't want to use it as a database. I just want to use it as a flat file. The problem is in distribution... I forsee a .zip file with: * appl.prc - Executable * appl.pdb - PDB version for non VFS users * appl.gam - Flatfile for VFS users How on earth am I going to get people to install the VFS version? Heck, not being very VFS familiar myself, how do I even make this happen? I know I can register the type, but that's a Palm call, right? So does that mean I'm stuck with a 2-part install or something? Ick... Suggestions very much welcome. -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
