Re: [pilot-db-list] Questions about non-working install for Mac users

[Scott W. <swa...@my...>]

On Tue, 11 Mar 2003, Jan Erik Mostr=F6m wrote:

> I haven't had the time to work on my Pilot-DB translator for a week or
> so, but I've been trying to get some more information about why it's no=
t
> possible to install Pilot-DB databases.
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> So far I can only confirm that:
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> +   The AppInfo block in the DB doesn't have to be large
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> +   There seems to be some extra information added to the AppInfo
>     block somewhere during the installation.


	This is very interesting.  Would it be possible to examine the=20
AppInfo block when it is on the palm?  I suppose there are tools to do=20
this...

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> +   Does it happen for some other application also, or is it only
>     for Pilot-DBs (it has never happend for any other application
>     for me)?
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> Does Pilot-DB do something special with the AppInfo block that could
> possible cause this problem?
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Well, the db3 format doesn't use the standard appinfo structure. Accordin=
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to the docs I've read, the appinfo block can contain whatever user data=20
one might want, but I could imagine that this isn't actually the case. =20

Have you tried creating a db on the palm, backing up to your mac and=20
reinstalling the db?  This shouldn't work.   I could try to make=20
a modification to the file format to make it consistent with normal=20
expectations about the appinfo block and we could see if that resolves=20
these mac problems. =20

What do you think about trying this experiment? =20

	-Scott