Thanks Sounds like dropbox would be a good fit, I'll download the ask and give it a go.
My current mac app stores the data in a sqllite file that I'm hoping to just sync with dropbox. However it does currently also store images in a directory and just store the paths as string attributes. Not sure of the best solution for those. I'm not expecting to always have web access on the iPad when the app is running. The images would not change too often once the app is initialised with data. A dozen or so new ones a month, and from the iPad they would only need to be read. Perhaps I could store the SQLite file and the images in a directory that can be stored in the dropbox directory? Many thanks for all your help. Sent from my iPad On 3 Jun 2011, at 19:48, Evadne Wu <e...@monoceroi.com> wrote: > Dropbox sync is good for a pile of files, but no more than that. Let’s > rebound the requirements: > > * there’s a single user Core Data app > * want an iPad version of the app > * the two versions will sync up > > Given the requirements, and add the fact that I’m pretty sure that Dropbox > would keep conflicted copies of any file around, so there is no fear for lost > data, and you can probably merge anything… it’s probably a good fit. If you > don’t pull in any external resources, for example pictures on the filesystem > which are only referenced by path strings in Core Data entities, the only > thing that needs syncing would be the .sqlite file and things can probably > work. If this is not the case then a simple Web service would go a long way. > > Dropbox carries its own stateless JSON based API, but there is a SDK out > there (for prototyping purposes) too. > > -ev > > On Jun 4, 2011, at 02:16, Amy Heavey wrote: > >> Thanks, It's an app for just me really. I just prefer to work on a desktop >> mac when I'm in the house, and I can't carry my iMac with me :) I do find >> typing much easier on an actual keyboard. Maybe I should just get a keyboard >> for the iPad? >> >> Many Thanks >> >> Amy >> >> >> >> On 3 Jun 2011, at 7:11PM, John Joyce wrote: >> >>> >>> On Jun 3, 2011, at 1:04 PM, Amy Heavey wrote: >>> >>>> I hope this appropriate for this list, if not please accept my apologies. >>>> >>>> I've got a fairly basic core data app that I've written for personal use >>>> on my iMac. I'd like to have an iPad version as it would be very useful to >>>> have whilst I was mobile. (It's basically a customer/product database). >>>> >>>> Is there a best way to manage sharing the data between an OS and iOS >>>> version? I assume it will be possible as long as they use the same >>>> datamodel. >>>> >>>> I was thinking maybe some kind of dropbox sync would be best as it >>>> wouldn't depend on a network connection, and I wouldn't need to use both >>>> the mac an iPad versions at the same time. I have absolutely no idea how >>>> to do this though. I know some apps have built in dropbox sync but I fear >>>> it may be beyond me as I haven't found a handy tutorial anywhere. >>>> >>>> Can anyone point me in the right direction at all? >>>> >>>> Many Thanks >>>> >>>> Amy >>>> >>> If it's an app for multiple users to have the same data, you probably want >>> to have a central database that client apps retrieve data from. >>> Core data isn't really a multi-cient database. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) >> >> Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. >> Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com >> >> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >> http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/ev%40monoceroi.com >> >> This email sent to e...@monoceroi.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) > > Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. > Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com > > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/home%40willowtreecrafts.co.uk > > This email sent to h...@willowtreecrafts.co.uk _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
