I bought a copy of "Android Recipes A Problem-Solution Approach" by Dave Smith and Jeff Friesen and found that it is worth every penny. There is a lot of UI, communication/networking, SQLite database, device hardware, media examples and much, much more. It has helped me reach that never ending...
I found a used phone at a garage sale for $20.00. It came with a good battery, USB cable and a charger. It has the 2.3.3 OS, but works great for testing my code. I find the AVD is too slow for me. I also get a better idea how my UI is going to look. The AVD is better than nothing, but a phone...
As I work through this book "Android for Programmers (An App-Driven Approach)" I have run across a few code errors. In the address book app, Fig 10.14 (ListActivity) line 37 will cause a compile error. LogCat will say there is an error in doInBackground, but it appears that the CursorAdapter is...
So, I finally get my first productivity app ready to publish and realize that I have ignored this whole launcher icon thing. I figured I would use some stock icon and be done with it. It isn't that simple. At Google Play, they want a hi res 512x512 icon along with the standard lpdi, mpdi and...
When I code the creation of a SQLite database in my Android app in Eclipse, Eclipse doesn't create a visible data file. This really confused me, where is my database? Am I writing new records to my data table?
Well the answer was to download the SQLite Database Browser tool. With the browser I...
I am working through the same book Bong. It gets real meaty in chapter 7. It certainly must be written for smart Dummies like us, because for a Dummies book, it gets real deep. I find it very, very thorough in some areas and glosses over some more complicated stuff. It does make you do your...
I found this link very helpful to download all the tools needed to get started. It is all free and also has a great tutorial section.
http://developer.android.com/resources/tutorials/hello-world.html
I am trying to create a simple app using RIM BlackBerry JDE 5.0.0 and it wont create a .cod file when I build the app. The app builds and debugs without error, the selected BlackBerry simulator fires up, but the app isn't in the app or download file of the simulator. I find that the build is not...
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I tried the button on the main form and it wouldn't work. I don't have a direct relationship from the main form to my frmJobEstimate form view form. However, I did discover that if I Go through the motions to add a job estimate and open the form, then put the form in design mode, then...
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I am a novice programmer working on a project for my repair shop. I am developing a program to track repairs at an electronics repair shop. So Far I have my tables set up and seem to be normalized correctly.
At the "table level" all is well. I...
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