*> 1) Can an Android app open a SQLite database that is on the SD card? * http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/data/data-storage.html#filesExternal
*> 2) If so, does it have to be in an app-specific directory?* http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/data/data-storage.html#filesExternal *> 3) Is there a practical way for a user to transfer a file from their PC to a specific place on an Android device?* I regularly transfer files to my Android phone SD Card by doing the following: - Connect the phone to the computer with a USB Cable (usually one comes with the phone) - Click the "USB Connected" notification, and then the "Mount" button - The phone shows up as a device with removable storage on windows - I can then browse/add/delete the contents of the SD Card. There has got to be another way to automatically transfer files but I have never looked into how to do this. I only say this because my new MyTouch 1.2 comes with a PC program called "Multimedia Sync by DoubleTwist" that does just this... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- There are only 10 types of people in the world... Those who know binary and those who don't. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 4:29 PM, Doug Gordon <gordo...@gmail.com> wrote: > My target application is actually two apps: one on Android and the other > runs on Windows. The user runs the Windows application to convert certain > data to a database file that must be transferred in some way to the Android > device for viewing by the Android app. This is basically a rewrite of my > successful PalmOS product that "Hotsynced" the updated database to the > user's Palm PDA. > > My current intention is to generate a complete SQLite database on the > Windows PC, but I am very unclear on how the user could get that file into > the proper place on the Android device so that my Android app can open it. > The database can be quite large in some cases, so maybe the SD card would be > a good place to put it. > > 1) Can an Android app open a SQLite database that is on the SD card? > > 2) If so, does it have to be in an app-specific directory? > > 3) Is there a practical way for a user to transfer a file from their PC to > a specific place on an Android device? > > Assuming that a database on an SD card will work, there is always the fall > back of having the user remove the SD card and plug it into a slot on the PC > to copy the file to it, but I'd rather come up with an easier procedure if > possible. Thanks for any answers or advice on this. > > (Why do I always come up with a complex or unusual application for my first > project on a new O/S?) > > -- > Doug Gordon > *GHCS Software* > http://www.ghcssoftware.com > g...@ghcssoftware.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Beginners" group. > > NEW! Try asking and tagging your question on Stack Overflow at > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-beginners%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. NEW! Try asking and tagging your question on Stack Overflow at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-beginners+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en
