[android-developers] Re: What's the proper way to share data between lite and pro versions of the same app?
I don't know if this is the *proper* way, exactly. We copy the SQL data, with the Pro using the provider in the Lite to read the data across and upgrade it. And, we've built a cheap little scheme using broadcast intents to allow the Pro to request the SharedPreferences from the Lite. Hope that helps, Richard On Apr 27, 8:14 am, Just Checking eld...@gmail.com wrote: Suppose you have an app with a lite version and a full version. The app stores some user data in SharedPreferences, and some data in a SQL database. If a user tests the app for a few days, generating data all the time, and then decides to switch to the paid version, how do you copy or share the data between the two? Some code examples would be appreciated - but for some reason I have a feeling this is much, much more complex than I hope. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: What's the proper way to share data between lite and pro versions of the same app?
Iirc you can make the 2 version of the app use the same userId on the phone, that way you have full access to the lite data from the pro application. On 27 apr, 10:56, jarkman jark...@gmail.com wrote: I don't know if this is the *proper* way, exactly. We copy the SQL data, with the Pro using the provider in the Lite to read the data across and upgrade it. And, we've built a cheap little scheme using broadcast intents to allow the Pro to request the SharedPreferences from the Lite. Hope that helps, Richard On Apr 27, 8:14 am, Just Checking eld...@gmail.com wrote: Suppose you have an app with a lite version and a full version. The app stores some user data in SharedPreferences, and some data in a SQL database. If a user tests the app for a few days, generating data all the time, and then decides to switch to the paid version, how do you copy or share the data between the two? Some code examples would be appreciated - but for some reason I have a feeling this is much, much more complex than I hope. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: What's the proper way to share data between lite and pro versions of the same app?
I tried that, and it didn't seem to work. In both manifests, I specified: android:sharedUserId=org.mydomain.projectname But no luck. From the documentation, I think the only thing it does is make the two processes run under the same user ID, but you still have to do something else to make one look at the other's data rather than create its own. Perhaps something to do with contexts? On Apr 27, 4:57 am, MrSnowflake mrsnowfl...@gmail.com wrote: Iirc you can make the 2 version of the app use the same userId on the phone, that way you have full access to the lite data from the pro application. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: What's the proper way to share data between lite and pro versions of the same app?
You have to specify the full path when opening the SQL database, instead of using the helper that derives it from the context. Just Checking wrote: I tried that, and it didn't seem to work. In both manifests, I specified: android:sharedUserId=org.mydomain.projectname But no luck. From the documentation, I think the only thing it does is make the two processes run under the same user ID, but you still have to do something else to make one look at the other's data rather than create its own. Perhaps something to do with contexts? On Apr 27, 4:57 am, MrSnowflake mrsnowfl...@gmail.com wrote: Iirc you can make the 2 version of the app use the same userId on the phone, that way you have full access to the lite data from the pro application. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: What's the proper way to share data between lite and pro versions of the same app?
Don't specify the full path, just use Context.createPackageContext() to create a Context for the other package, and then use the data access APIs from there. Absolute paths: bad bad bad. On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 8:43 AM, Michael MacDonald googlec...@antlersoft.com wrote: You have to specify the full path when opening the SQL database, instead of using the helper that derives it from the context. Just Checking wrote: I tried that, and it didn't seem to work. In both manifests, I specified: android:sharedUserId=org.mydomain.projectname But no luck. From the documentation, I think the only thing it does is make the two processes run under the same user ID, but you still have to do something else to make one look at the other's data rather than create its own. Perhaps something to do with contexts? On Apr 27, 4:57 am, MrSnowflake mrsnowfl...@gmail.com mrsnowfl...@gmail.com wrote: Iirc you can make the 2 version of the app use the same userId on the phone, that way you have full access to the lite data from the pro application. -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer hack...@android.com Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: What's the proper way to share data between lite and pro versions of the same app?
Dianne, Thank you. That worked like a charm. The first time the app runs - onCreating the database - I try to get a context from the other version, and if it exists I basically copy all the databasebase tables. The same context gets me the other version's shared preferences. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
