TinyDB - Is it possible?

[Wes_Savage]

When I use this the file does not appear anywhere on the phone

Perhaps its saved in a different file location under a different name?
BIG problem is that I need to be able to copy it to the other fone so maybe your extension won't work for me?

[TIMAI2]

See here

ETinyDB: Extra utilities for Tiny DB

What path does one need to set the the destination? [image] (this done in companion, Android 13, I guessed at the ASD...) Had a look at your gist, and see it needs a full path: [image]

[ABG]

That's why I go through the cloud to cross devices.

The Android border guards are fearful.

[Wes_Savage]

Thanks. I understand .. but I need to add 2 database together

[Wes_Savage]

THE ANSWER TO: Is it possible is a resounding YES

I simply copied the JSON text of both phones, put the JSONs together, stripped all the JSON characters and then read it back into the Data list of the dedicated phone.

[Wes_Savage]

PROBLEM: how to move data from one phone to another

What have I learned?

I learned that I had a problem where I had two of my app at the same time! I suddenly could not install my app because it was a clone! Thanks to @Patryk_F and @ChrisWard I was told it was because I had renamed my aia. by hand, on my PC causing the package name to be different from the app name. Thanks to @Anke I then learned that I could open the aia using 7zip, This REVELATION allowed me the tool to repair. SIMPLY rename aia to .7z, go in and correct the package name, save it and rename it back to aia. So SIMPLE.

I learned that saving a file can cause bedlam. The explanation of bedlam is a description of far too many ors and ands as to be unreadable! This in SIMPLE terms means the file can get saved in many places dependant on the OS of the phone and the user saving methods. The SIMPLE solution is to save a file and then search the entire phone (PC) to find out where it is!

I learned that the app data is stored in JSON using TinyDB. Not a surprise. JavaScript was meant to be SIMPLE. It was meant to be easy to read and more human. It is not rocket science to be able to read a JSON dataset. The dataset can be put into a text file and read without the need for elaborate tools.

Solution:
In the end all I needed to do is save the dataset of my existing app on my primary phone, save the dataset on my dedicated phone, put the two together in Notepad on my PC, and then put the data into the dedicated phone and store it with TinyDB. SNAP

I learned K.I.S.S.. A repeating theme in my life. Keep It SIMPLE Stupid. Stupid is myself and most things that are huge problems can often be solved in the most simple ways. I believe @Taifun knows this term. I appreciate his approach in his software. Very direct and simple ways of solving things.

A very BIG thank you to all those who attempted to understand me and who taught me so much. To all these kind people I owe a HUGE appreciation.
@ChrisWard @ABG @Taifun @Anke @Kumaraswamy @TimAI2 @Patryk_F

[Anke]

@Wes_Savage

Thanks to @Anke I then learned that I could open the aia using 7zip, This REVELATION allowed me the tool to repair. SIMPLY rename aia to .7z, go in and correct the package name, save it and rename it back to aia. So SIMPLE.

Not simple enough: There is no reason at all to rename the AIA to .zip/.7z/.rar.

@Wes_Savage

A very BIG thank you to all those who attempted to understand me

Unfortunately, I didn't manage to understand what it was really about and especially where the problem was. Exporting TinyDB from an app shouldn't be a problem, nor should importing it back into a new app.

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That's why it always helps us all when we receive a simple test app (aia) to understand exactly what it's about and to be able to present a solution using a specific example.

[Patryk_F]

@Wes_Savage

I was told it was because I had renamed my aia. by hand, on my PC causing the package name to be different from the app name

I never wrote that the reason is that you manually renamed the aia file on your PC... the name changes on the ai2 server when you import aia from your PC, and another project with the same name already exists on the server, even in a different directory.

[Wes_Savage]

I meant to say I was informed the app name and package name did not match. Mistake while editing.

WHAT HAPPENED:

1. I was working with HRMHR_2.aia
2. I compiled it and saved it as HRMHR.apk
3. I used HRMHR for 5 months acquiring data.
4. I came back to grid and began updating using HRMHR.aia and compiling it into HRMHR.apk
5. I suddenly had 2 HRMHR apps at same time and no data in the new version

@Patryk_F alerted me of the package name being different and the mistake I made was obvious to me. Knowing my error I was able to continue with the mistake and retrieve my data.

Sorry Patryk, the post was very wordy and I edited hastily.