Darren, On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 8:53 PM, Darren Duncan <dar...@darrenduncan.net> wrote: > Igor Korot wrote: >> >> Well, that the closest definition of the data I'm about to put into >> this database. >> I am making a sport related application and need to store the data >> about the teams, players etc. >> User should be able to add/edit/delete this information and this >> information will be presented >> in the GUI. >> Now the application is not creating the database - I am. The >> application/user is just uses the data >> in it. >> So on the first start there should be records in the db already. >> >> However, from you response I gather I will need an application >> installer which will ask the user "Where >> do you want to store the database with the data?" Am I correct? >> If yes, what I can use in order to create such distribution package? I >> presume it should be something >> like XCode installer, which asks couple of questions first and then >> copy everything. >> If no, then could you clarify, please. > > > You should not have an application installer, at all. Instead, you can ask > the question on where to store the database when the user opens your > program. Or better yet, your application should have menu commands like > "new database" and "open database", where if they choose the former then you > ask them (using Apple's standard method) where that database goes. If they > chose "open database", then you can let them open an existing one, or one > should be able to double-click the database file in the Finder to open that > one instead, which is what Mac users expect. As such, your application > should support having multiple databases per user, even if they may > typically just use one. If users open your program directly and not by > double-clicking on a database file, you could automatically bring up a > prompt to make a new one, as if they used the "new database" menu. -- Darren > Duncan
I doubt the user of the application will wait couple of minutes while the database will be created and the data will be populated for about 5000 records. They won't come from the internet and I'm planning to insert them as a bulk procedure from the Excel file I have. Thank you. > > _______________________________________________ > sqlite-users mailing list > sqlite-users@sqlite.org > http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users _______________________________________________ sqlite-users mailing list sqlite-users@sqlite.org http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users
