global Variable that can be read by service before activity starts

[barx]

Hey all,

What type of variable (and placed where) can be read by a service and activity. But the service must be able to read it before any activity loads, i.e. a boot service. Trying to keep a filename in a var so that all aspects of project can read / write it at any time. Use a process globals and all was ok until i reboot the device and the service that starts on boot cannot read it until the said activity have loaded.

Hope that makes sense, thanks

 

[thedesolatesoul]

I think all Process Globals should be executed when the app starts.
If not, then maybe in Service_Create you can check for this:

if variable.isinitialized = false then
variable = initial value
end if

 

[barx]

thats the thing the service starts at boot before the activity. but on the other hand when first installed or run on the device the activity starts first :S. in fact the service ONLY gets started at boot, then dies until next boot.

 

[JonPM]

Create a file on first launch of app and write the variable there? Then both can read from it afterwards.

 

[barx]

Hi jon, I have a settings file. It is the name of said settings file that I wish to store. Guess I will have to just hard code it in each place I use it. Trying to make my code modular so I can copy the code to another project, set the file name in one place I wish to use for that project and voila it is used throughout the project.

Thanks

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