Well, you can just ask the user to remember his scores. Or you can use a database. Or you can write some other sort of file.
[Please help save electrons -- don't read this post unless absolutely necessary.] On May 17, 9:57 pm, surya tej <akkirajusurya...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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
