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BradHenderson
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Building a new app seeking advice on where to start looking

I am creating a mobile app for our "operators" to access a database held in our Dropbox.  I will need them to access their database file, download it to their tablet, modify the file during their wor...
  • Здравко's avatar
    Здравко
    2 years ago

    BradHenderson wrote:
    ... each operator will have their own database so there won’t be a conflict. ...

    Oh..🙂 That makes the thing easy. In such a case you're not limited in any way and can use whatever you want and convenient for you (including not to change anything done up to the moment).

     


    BradHenderson wrote:
    ... So SDK is a preferred method? ...

    Yes, whenever possible (and when it doesn't disturb you) usage of SDK is a good idea. In spite currently not something mandatory, this will let you easy extend the functionality in the future if at some moment you would need to make a sync between different databases, for instance. Pros are that you wont need installed Dropbox application (your application will not depends on the other) and usage of SDK (compared to direct API) makes the things easier, since many parts of trivial coding are already done and ready for usage. So, select appropriate SDK(s) according to the platform(s) you will run your application on and go on.

    Hope this helps.