But if it's a joke application, folks are going to want some jokes right off, not "please wait while we initialize the database". That's a joke of the wrong sort.
On Oct 4, 5:53 pm, Bret Foreman <[email protected]> wrote: > I do this in one of my apps and it runs fine in an AsyncTask without > the user ever being aware. But it's a navigation overlay database so > it's loaded in place by the time the user actually wants to do > anything. > > On Oct 4, 2:11 pm, DanH <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Only don't load it from an array and create the DB on first use -- > > it'll take 5 minutes, which doesn't create a very good first > > impression. > > > On Oct 4, 3:46 pm, Robert <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > This is a perfect case for using androi's built in sqlite database! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en

