Re: [gnukeyring-discuss] Palm OS Restore Problem

[Jochen H. <hoe...@gm...>]

Hello Lori,

2013/9/11 Lori Hanley <lor...@ro...>

> Hi,
> I backed up my backup folders from the PalmOne directory. I removed GNU
> Keyring from my Palm and tried to re-add it and the database file from one
> of my backups. When I install these files to the Palm, the database is
> empty when I open the Keyring app. I'm confused and I wanted to import the
> pdb file to my Android, but now I'm starting to get a little anxious
> about not being able to port it over.
>

I'm not sure I understand everything, but I hope you still have enough
database backups.  There is no easy way to merge the databases; it would
probably be easier to take one of them and add what is missing from the
other by hand.

I don't understand how you want to port it to Android.  Is there a palm
simulator or has someone written an Android app that understands the
keyring pdb files?  I think the way to go would be to use keypass, which is
available for many platforms.  It can import xml files. And the export tool
on  http://gnukeyring.sourceforge.net/conduits.html can convert the pdb
files to clear-text XML, which should be compatible to keypass.

Since the xml files are clear-text, you can also easily merge these files
using a text-editor.


> Suggestions? I have a current file from yesterday and one from a couple of
> months back that would still have keys I deleted that I, of course, now
> need.
>

You can use the export.jar-Tool to convert the pdb files to xml or csv,
which can easily be edited/viewed with a simple editor (e.g. notepad++).
You have to use it from the command line, and you may have to find out the
path to the program java at least under windows.  Or use some of the other
tools to view the files [Unfortunately, all the links to the other tools
are dead though].  Note that the xml and csv files are not encrypted so be
careful where you keep them.

Regards,
  Jochen