Android Question Widget question/problem

[stanks]

Hi

This is part of code:

...
Sub Service_Create
    rv = ConfigureHomeWidget("test", "rv", 60, "test", 0)
End Sub

Sub Service_Start (StartingIntent As Intent)
    If rv.HandleWidgetEvents(StartingIntent) Then Return
End Sub

Sub rv_RequestUpdate
    If CheckConnection Then
        DL_Something_1
        DL_Something_2
        ...

        rv.UpdateWidget

    Else
        Log("No Connection")
    End If
End Sub

Sub DL_Something_1
    Dim j1 as HttpJob

    j1.Initialize("j1", Me)
    j1.Download(some_uri)
End Sub

Sub JobDone(job As HttpJob)
    If job.Success = True Then
        Select job.JobName
            Case "jq1"
                parseXML...
                SetData
        End Select
    Else
        Log (job.ErrorMessage)
      End If
    job.Release
End Sub


Sub SetData
    rv.SetText...
    rv.SetImage...

    rv.UpdateWidget
End Sub

Sub CheckConnection As Boolean
    Dim ph As Phone

    If (ph.GetDataState == "CONNECTED") Then
        Log("connected TRUE")
        Return True
    End If

    If (ph.GetSettings ("wifi_on") == 1) Then
        Log("wifi ON")
        Return True
    End If

    If (ph.GetDataState == "DISCONNECTED") Then
        Log("disconnected TRUE")
        Return False
    End If

    If (ph.GetDataState == "SUSPENDED") Then
        Log("suspended TRUE")
        Return False
    End If
End Sub
...

This widget will be updated every 60 minutes and all views in widget will have some info. But if connection is off nothing will be d/l and all views will be empty for next 60 minutes. This will happen on device boot. My quwstion is how to go around this? I want my widget updated when conn is on and not after 60 minutes (the first time we boot device). So where to put which code which will after some time (seconds, minutes) start this again and if conn is on, d/l everything and update widget?

Thanks

 

[stanks]

i forget to mention...i know about saving previous data, but this will not work for example weather widgets or stock widgets, etc....

 

[Erel]

You can use StartServiceAt to restart the service in a few minutes if there is no connection.

 

[stanks]

yeah i forget about that.....works ok now...thanks Erel