I'm writing an application that uses an SQLite database. And I do not know how to ship the database with the application. How can I make the database into the APK file when I build the application? Is there any tips? Thanks!
Note: The database is almost 5M.

I've done it for my game, Word Prospector, and I think it was a bad idea.
In order to ship your application with your database, your database must be in the .apk, and then in the database folder.
So your application, once installed, will be at least 10 Mo. And it's a no no for users.

I wrote an article on this subject on my blog.

hope it helps,

Already done! Thanks!

I need to ship a database (1M) in my application.
Can you tell me how you did it.

Thanks

As I've just said in my previous post, I made a tutorial on my blog :
http://androidblogger.blogspot.com/2009/06/tutorial-how-to-access-android-database.html

And, as I also said in my previous post, keep in mind that it means you will have the 'installation' AND the 'installed' version of your database once you application has run, so for a 1 Mo database, your application will be at least 2 Mo, and it's quite heavy ( it means users will complain, and your notation will resent it ! )
That's why I gave up this roadway.

Thanks for your help.
I think I'm going to ship the db with my app for now and I'll think of a better solution in the future.
Users may complain but my app is going to be free for now ... so

I finaly used this method: Using your own SQLite database in Android applications.

Actually, it is the exact same method that I'm using.

The only thing is I gave you a wrong link
Here was the good one :
http://androidblogger.blogspot.com/2009/05/how-to-ship-application-with-pre-baked.html

So, as in this other blog, I copy the database from the .apk to the database dir.

I can't even claim this guy copied me, he posted it before !!


As a side note : there is a sensitive comment that said that it could be a good idea not to embed the database in the .apk, but to dowload it as a first installation step, to avoid to have the database twice on your phone !

Emmanuel7 wrote:The only thing is I gave you a wrong link
Here was the good one :
http://androidblogger.blogspot.com/2009/05/how-to-ship-application-with-pre-baked.html

I found this article on your blog but the thing that is not in your blog is that the sqlite db needs to have an "android_metadata" table.
But thanks a lot for your help.