Dear All , is there a alternative way instead of rewriting the entire file ?kindly help me
On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 10:53 AM, Bob Kerns <r...@acm.org> wrote: > I would use a database for this. Even if it's trivial. > > I can't quite figure out the meaning of your XML, or I'd describe the > schema for you, but it will be pretty simple. (In particular, the position > of the Answer element seems strange to me, and the value doesn't seem > related to the question?) > > If you need to communicate the results off the device, then I'd generate > the XML at that point. Otherwise, I'd keep it in database form. > > Then you can insert as many trials as you want, and track the individual > answers as well, query whether he's gotten a particular answer wrong before, > and a whole lot of other things, and never have to worry about corrupting > your data with an incomplete write, or coordinating between new and old > versions of files in a way that doesn't break if you turn off the device in > the middle of an operation. > > XML is great for communicating between programs, or recording final > results. As you are finding out, it's not so great for storing intermediate > data. > > > -- > 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 > -- Thanks & Regards, Suryatej, 9247714040. Please Save paper, Save trees. Please don't print this email and documents unless it is really necessary. -- 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
