[pilot-db-list] =?iso-8859-1?Q?Re:Pilot-DB?=

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I will try to answer.=0D=0A=0D=0A> Hi!=0D=0A> =0D=0A> remember me? :-)=0D=
=0A> =0D=0A> This time, I have two feature requests for you:=0D=0A> =0D=0A=
> 1. I had a csv file with a date column (german style, so=0D=0A"22.01.20=
03" for =0D=0A> today) and an ifo file with a line 'format date "%m.%d.%Y=
"';=0D=0Atrying to use =0D=0A> the csv2pdb with this data results in a li=
ne "editoruse 1 2"=0D=0Awhen using the =0D=0A> beta you gave me and with =
no output at all with my public=0D=0Aversion.=0D=0A> After correcting the=
 forma line to "%d.%m.%Y", all worked=0D=0Afine, but it took =0D=0A> me a=
 lot of time to find this bug w/o any help (error=0D=0Amessage) from your=
 =0D=0A> converter. So:=0D=0A> 1a. would it be possible to add some meani=
ngfull error messages?=0D=0A> 1b. because I use the converter from within=
 another windows=0D=0Aapp, I would =0D=0A> like to see an option that mak=
es your converter write the=0D=0Amessages into a file.=0D=0A=0D=0AI will =
see where is the bug. For the errors you can pipe the=0D=0Aerror channel =
in a text file:=0D=0Apdb2csv .... 2> file.log=0D=0A=0D=0A> =0D=0A> 2. The=
 data I would like to take with me on my Palm is=0D=0Amanaged by a (self =
=0D=0A> written ;-) windows app; so I will have to export the data=0D=0Af=
rom there every =0D=0A> day. Now the problem is, that I would like to use=
 the=0D=0Afilters in DB, but =0D=0A> tests show, that all my filters will=
 be destroyed on every=0D=0Aexport.=0D=0A> So the question is: would it b=
e possible to define the=0D=0Afilters e.g. in the =0D=0A> ifo file? Becau=
se they are overwritten on pdb updates, the=0D=0Afilters seem to =0D=0A> =
be defined inside the pdb file, so defining the filters in=0D=0Athe ifo f=
ile =0D=0A> should be techically possible?=0D=0A=0D=0AAt this time palm-d=
b-tools supports only db 1.0.x=0D=0A=0D=0A> =0D=0A> =0D=0A> Maybe you are=
 not the correct target for the following, but=0D=0Amay youre =0D=0A> int=
erested in this, too, and maybe you can give some answers=0D=0Aas well ad=
n/or =0D=0A> forward some of the points to the right target :-)=0D=0A> If=
 this is not a good idea for you, just ignore the=0D=0Afollowing text and=
 the =0D=0A> attachment.=0D=0A> =0D=0A> Still there? ;-)=0D=0A> OK, then =
take a look at the attached screenshot; it was made=0D=0Ausing the Clie =0D=
=0A> NX70V (PalmOS5) Simulator and DB 1.1.0B1.=0D=0A> =0D=0A> 1. As you s=
ee, the first column should display checkboxes;=0D=0Awhen opening the =0D=
=0A> database, the first column is completey empty, the "design"=0D=0Asho=
wn in the =0D=0A> snapshot was created by scrolling the records upwards.=0D=
=0A> Is this a problem in the Simulator software, or is there a=0D=0Asmal=
 bug in DB?=0D=0A> (using the same version of DB with the same database i=
n=0D=0AEmulator with =0D=0A> PalmOS 4.1 works fine)=0D=0A=0D=0AI don't kn=
ow i will see if i have the same trouble with the=0D=0APalm Simulator=0D=0A=
=0D=0A> =0D=0A> 2a. Opening "global preferences" in DB on Simulator shows=
=0D=0Athe "Enable high =0D=0A> resolution" button; but as you can see in =
the snapshot,=0D=0Ausing it doesnt =0D=0A> display more text per line as =
in Emulator with PalmOS 4.1=0D=0A(so 160x160 pixel).=0D=0A=0D=0AI will ch=
eck if there isn't problem, but to switch from a mode=0D=0Ato the other y=
ou must exit from Pilot-DB.=0D=0A=0D=0A> Again, a bug in the Simulator so=
ftware? Other Palm apps are=0D=0Ausing the high =0D=0A> resolution in sim=
ulator...=0D=0A> 2b. Using the Thungston simulator doesnt show the "high=0D=
=0Aresolution" button =0D=0A> (but that is not a problem for me since the=
 Clie will be my=0D=0Anext device)=0D=0A=0D=0AIt's normal, bt i will chan=
ge the title. On the Tungsten the=0D=0Ahigh resolution doesn't display mo=
re lines, the font is only=0D=0Amore fine. For the new Clie i don't know =
the exact API that it=0D=0Auses.=0D=0A=0D=0A> 2c. The Clie Devices have a=
 software graffiti area, so DB=0D=0Acould use a =0D=0A> resolution of 320=
x480 pixel - are there plans like this?=0D=0A=0D=0APerhaps one day.=0D=0A=
=0D=0A> =0D=0A> 3. The grey background color of the "buttons" in the=0D=0A=
snapshot is intended? =0D=0A> I would prefer either a transparent backgro=
und or real buttons.=0D=0A=0D=0APerhaps.=0D=0A=0D=0A> =0D=0A> Holger=0A=0A=
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