You are in fact over-writing the older file. The PDB/PRC name file must be unique. Just file name in the same directory on your PC or Mac. Install another file onto a Palm where the name already exists and you will over-write the file already on the hand held. The Creator ID won't matter. That is why it is suggested that developers prefix or postfix their data files with the creator ID they have registered. That keeps conflicts down to a minimum.
>Are they orphaned? Most likely. Or at least until the user installs the original app again. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoff Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newsgroups: palm-dev-forum To: "Palm Developer Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 12:10 PM Subject: CreatorID vs Database Name > I have a situation where I have a unique CreatorID but a duplicate Database > Name. What happens to the 'old' application when I install the 'new' one? > It appears that it is written over, as it disappears from the Launcher menu, > and from the App > Delete menu. If this is the case, what about the Prefs > for the old CreatorID? Are they orphaned? > > > > -- > For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ > -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
