Subject: Re: Sharing preferences From: "Richard Coutts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 09:16:48 -0500 X-Message-Number: 7
> If your programs are variations on the same thing, based on increasing > levels of functionality for, presumably, more money, then perhaps they > should all have the same CRID. Which would also effectively prevent more > than one being installed on the same unit. The PDB's could have the same > name, even if the PC names are different!
That's pretty much what they are. I originally intended to do as you're recommending, but can think of times when someone would want more than one app on their device. Specifically if they bought a Lite version and are thinking of upgrading to the Pro version. I'd want them to be able to have their purchased software and demo software on the device at the same time. Plus, I don't want them to delete the demo and have all of the associated PDBs go with it.
If you install a newer version, the existing PDB's don't get deleted.
That only happens if the user explicitly deletes the old application before installing the newer version.
My PDE software comes in six main versions
Demo, Evaluation, Personal, Professional:Development, Professional:Runtime and Enterprise:Runtime. All the PRC's have the same name and CRID.
There are PalmGear and Handango variants of both the Demo and Evaluation versions for a total of 10 different PRC's.
I'd hate to be dealing the support calls if people could have several different versions at the same time loaded on their Palm OS units!!!!
Roger Stringer Marietta Systems, Inc. (www.mariettasystems.com)
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