Question

I’m trying to write to a local SQLite database using the flash.data.* classes in AIR. I’m opening a synchronous connection in CREATE mode and using the begin() and commit() methods to execute the queries. Everything seems to be executing as expected. The query execute() and connection commit() method’s success handler is being called, the connection object’s totalChanges property is being incremented, everything looks good except the database file is not being written to. Any ideas what I could be doing wrong?

I don’t think it’s related to…

• the query itself since that was
  throwing errors whenever something
  didn’t match up.
• the file mode for the same reason.
• file permissions – currently set to 777

Simplified version of the code:

var database:File = new File(File.applicationDirectory.nativePath + "//" + PATH_TO_DB );
var connection:SQLConnection = new SQLConnection();
connection.open( database, SQLMode.CREATE );
connection.begin();

var statement:SQLStatement = new SQLStatement();
statement.sqlConnection = connection;
statement.addEventListener(SQLEvent.RESULT, onQueryResult);
statement.addEventListener(SQLErrorEvent.ERROR, onQueryError);

statement.text = "INSERT INTO myCrazyTable (foo) VALUES ('bar')";
statement.execute();
connection.commit(new Responder(onCommitComplete));

function onQueryResult(event:SQLEvent):void {
    trace("Query successful"); // this is getting called
}

function onQueryError(event:SQLErrorEvent):void {
    trace("Error in query: " + event.error.message);
}   

function onCommitComplete(event:SQLEvent):void {
    trace("Commit Success"); // this is getting called
    connection.close();
}

// Database isn't getting touched.

Answer 1

I fixed the issue. I ended up rewriting the code for accessing the database. I’m not sure exactly where the problem was, something I must have been overlooking. Thanks for everyone’s help.