Is it better to create the db/tables programmatically or through a .db file in assets

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Hi,
does Android have a "best practices" guideline on creating & populating the db/tables programmatically vs. deploying a .db file in assets?

What are the pros/cons of both approaches?

I have a db with big long strings in several columns, and about 50 rows, so writing the insert statements alone would take quite some space. It seems a waste.

Thoughts?

Thanks!
llappall

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