Putting files in alternative locations

[danhicksbyron]

Suppose I want to install (via DEPLOYMENT) a large database. It's too large to fit on "C" on most Symbian devices, so it should go on the same drive as the application (either "mass storage" or microSD chip). But I don't want it in the app private directory since it must be shared. How is this specified? Simply

    database.sources = "mydb.db"
    database.path = :\MyAppData\
    DEPLOYMENT += database

Or some other way?

Will this be removed automatically if the application is uninstalled?

[treinio]

Hi,

Try

symbian {
    database.pkg_postrules = "\"mydb.db\" - \"!:\\Data\\mydb.db\"
    DEPLOYMENT += database
}

This will install the file in user-selected location, ie. same drive as the app binaries. Note however that contents under \Data are visible also in the File Manager so users may (more or less inadvertently) delete or otherwise tamper with the file.

Also, if you want your application to survive a backup & restore process, you'll need something like this:

symbian {
    backupxml.sources = "backup_registration.xml"
    DEPLOYMENT += backupxml
}

As for the contents of backup_registration.xml, check TSS000750. Note that if you use /Data as the location, you don't need to specify a public_backup section as the folder is always backed up as user data.

[danhicksbyron]

Do you know if there's a better spot than Data? (Presumably it would be in its own appropriately-named subdirectory.)

If placed as you describe, will it be cleaned up on app delete?