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List:       nsbasic-palm
Subject:    Re: [nsbasic-palm] Database
From:       "Michael Verive" <mverive () peoplepc ! com>
Date:       2001-10-10 20:19:07
Message-ID: 001d01c151c8$eee3cc60$51c91c41 () new ! rr ! com
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Dustin,

If you create a database with a Creator ID, that database is included in the
information for the app with the same Creator ID.  For instance, if you have
an 10k app with Creator ID of "Dust" and a database that's 100k with the
same Creator ID, the application will appear to be 110k in size.  Also, the
database won't be listed separately.  If you delete the app, the database
gets deleted along with it.

To "hide" a database, and prevent it from being deleted, give it a Creator
ID that matches one of the standard Palm apps (like "memo").  The database
won't be listed separately, and it's unlikely that the user is going to
delete the MemoPad app.

However, this won't defeat users who have more powerful applications like
ZarfCatalog.  Also, now with the NSBSystem shared library, NSBasic users can
easily build their own cataloging apps, and can discover your database.  not
to mention the fact that these "hidden" databases can be difficult to remove
legitimately, and may in some instances be illegal to create.

However, since you asked...

Mike Verive
mverive@peoplepc.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dustin" <dustin_davis@hotmail.com>
To: <nsbasic-palm@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 3:10 PM
Subject: [nsbasic-palm] Database


> Is there a way to hide Databases you create so they don't show up
> when you select info... or delete... from the main menu?
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