pilot-db-list

[pilot-db-list] cats not working

[Paul M. <p.m...@mc...>]

Using pilot-xfer, I installed the 0.3.0 db.prc over version 0.2.5 on my
visor, and the db's created under 0.2.5 work fine. The catagory of the
existing db's, however, has been reset to 'Unfiled' and cannot be 
changed.  Is there some way to recatagorize these db's?

Thanks for the continued work on this.  Now that fields can be
added/changed, I am using this app quite a bit.

Re: [pilot-db-list] reading/writing databases outside of DB

[Tom D. <td...@vg...>]

On Sat, 22 Jul 2000, Todd Larason wrote:

> For my initial Palm project, I'm working on some very simple
> modifications to DB to allow input via the Momentum barcode reader.  If
> there's general interest, I'd certainly package that up if/when I'm
> happy with it.  (Right now, it works, but it's very kludgy)

As long as it doesn't impact on the normal function of DB on other
systems, I'll put it into DB when you are done with it.

> Does anyone have a modified version that does?  Unpolished CVS sources
> would certainly be acceptable.  If not, I'll dive in and see if I can
> figure out the DB file format sooner than I was expecting to.

I'm trying to get some time to work on it but I don't know when I'll be
able to get to it. I can create a SourceForge project based on the
currently-released version of palm-db-tools and then maybe help me code
the support?

As a sidenote, read "docs/format.txt" in the DB source code for
information on the new database format. Also, io.c is the only file with
any knowledge of the database formats.

> The next part of the project involves transferring the database to a PC,
> making some modifications to it there, and transferring it back.  I
> thought I was all set for this, but it seems the latest released version
> of palm-db-tools doesn't know the new DB format.

As a temporary measure, you can use the duplicate function on the database
context popup to switch the format to the 0.2.x format.

[pilot-db-list] reading/writing databases outside of DB

[Todd L. <jt...@mo...>]

For my initial Palm project, I'm working on some very simple
modifications to DB to allow input via the Momentum barcode reader.  If
there's general interest, I'd certainly package that up if/when I'm
happy with it.  (Right now, it works, but it's very kludgy)

The next part of the project involves transferring the database to a PC,
making some modifications to it there, and transferring it back.  I
thought I was all set for this, but it seems the latest released version
of palm-db-tools doesn't know the new DB format.

Does anyone have a modified version that does?  Unpolished CVS sources
would certainly be acceptable.  If not, I'll dive in and see if I can
figure out the DB file format sooner than I was expecting to.

Thanks

[OT] Re: [pilot-db-list] Mobile DB conversion

[Larry W. V. <lv...@ca...>]

> I would like to convert a PalmDB database to MobileDB (for use with the
> MobileDB-PC tool). 

Perhaps it would be nice to build something for the desktop that works on
Pilot-DB files- so there is less need for an attempt to go this route
(convert to some other format just to do things on the desktop)...
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[pilot-db-list] Mobile DB conversion

[<CH...@de...>]

Hi,

I would like to convert a PalmDB database to MobileDB (for use with the
MobileDB-PC tool). My command should be

pdb2csv -e fahrten.pdb fahrten.txt fahrten.ifo
csv2pdb -m -i fahrten.ifo fahrten.txt fahrten_mdb.pdb

right? I get an abnormal program termination error (very descriptive error
code ;-)

What is wrong? My .ifo file looks like this

field "Datum" string 40
field "km" integer 30
field "Grund" string 80
field "abskm" string 80
field "tkm" string 80
field "L" string 80
field "Verbrauch" string 80
title "Fahrten"
backup on
find on
extended on

and my .txt like this

"22.12.99",2961,"IBM","0","0","0","0"
"2.1.00",2978,"privat","0","0","0","0"
"4.1.00",3039,"IBM","0","0","0","0"
"5.1.00",3098,"IBM","0","0","0","0"
"7.1.00",3102,"Werkstatt","0","0","0","0"
"10.1.00",3163,"IBM","0","0","0","0"
"12.1.00",3231,"IBM","3173","430","349","81"
"14.1.00",3292,"IBM","0","0","0","0"
"17.1.00",3356,"IBM","0","0","0","0"
etc.


Thanx

Christian Bieck

P.S. Is there a program like mobiledb_pc for palmDB?

Re: [pilot-db-list] Re: Pilot-db-list digest, Vol 1 #50 - 1 msg

[Tom D. <td...@vg...>]

On Tue, 18 Jul 2000 ig...@li... wrote:

> I have a handspring. I can try to install and check
> both regular version and debug version.
> Would you point me to the particular binaries?
> (shame on me, I will install them from W95)

Since I hadn't received a response from the original person who reported
the crash, I went ahead and released 0.3.0. So just check the currently
released public version available from:

  http://vger.rutgers.edu/~tdyas/pilot/

And if it causes a crash, let me know and I can track it down. Thanks!

[pilot-db-list] Re: Pilot-db-list digest, Vol 1 #50 - 1 msg

[<ig...@li...>]

Hello,
I have a handspring. I can try to install and check
both regular version and debug version.
Would you point me to the particular binaries?
(shame on me, I will install them from W95)

Igor.

> Today's Topics:
> 
>   1. handspring crash? (Tom Dyas)
> 
> --__--__--
> 
> Message: 1
> Date: 	Fri, 14 Jul 2000 22:51:59 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Tom Dyas <td...@vg...>
> To: pil...@li...
> Subject: [pilot-db-list] handspring crash?
> 
> Has anybody else experienced the reported crash on Handsprings? I can't
> seem to get in contact with the person who reported it so unless someone
> else can confirm and help me track down, I'll release 0.3.0.

[pilot-db-list] 0.3.0 released

[Tom D. <td...@vg...>]

0.3.0 has been released. It is available from:

http://download.sourceforge.net/pilot-db/db_0_3_0.zip       - everything
ftp://pilot-db.sourceforge.net/pub/pilot-db/db-0.3.0.tar.gz - source code

[pilot-db-list] handspring crash?

[Tom D. <td...@vg...>]

Has anybody else experienced the reported crash on Handsprings? I can't
seem to get in contact with the person who reported it so unless someone
else can confirm and help me track down, I'll release 0.3.0.

Re: [pilot-db-list] need help compiling

[Tom D. <td...@vg...>]

On Fri, 14 Jul 2000, Bruce Fisher wrote:

> I can't get the code to compile. The Makefile that came with the zip doesn't
> seem to work. I don't know enough about make to fix it.
> Does anyone have a help file for compiling or maybe a version of the source
> that will compile under code warrior.
> Any help would be great

No support for compiling under CodeWarrior (mainly because I don't have a
copy and I don't want to spend $$ for it with gcc around).

As for gcc, what error messages are you seeing? For 0.2.5, you would
probably need my modified copy of pilrc. If you try compiling the
development version in CVS instead, it is much easier since it comes with
build instructions and builds using stuff you just d/l off the net. 

[pilot-db-list] need help compiling

[Bruce F. <bf...@ta...>]

I can't get the code to compile. The Makefile that came with the zip doesn't
seem to work. I don't know enough about make to fix it.
Does anyone have a help file for compiling or maybe a version of the source
that will compile under code warrior.
Any help would be great

Bruce

Re: [pilot-db-list] test release

[Tom D. <td...@vg...>]

On Wed, 5 Jul 2000, Klaus Reger wrote:

> >What screen (database picker, list view, edit view) were you on when you
> >pressed the Applications button to leave DB? (Any actions that preceeded
> >might help as well to track down the problem.)
> 
> On every of the above ones :-(. And with every way to call another
> application (Calc-Button, App-Button, via Hacks ...). It seems to appear
> generally at the end of the application.

Would you be willing to run a version of DB with debugging code added?
Basically, I would add popup boxes at major points in the exit code and
you would run DB and let me know which message was last to popup up. Then
I can refine where the crash is happening.

[pilot-db-list] "almost there" test release

[Tom D. <td...@vg...>]

ftp://pilot-db.sourceforge.net/pub/pilot-db/dbtest.prc    - english
ftp://pilot-db.sourceforge.net/pub/pilot-db/dbtest-de.prc - german
ftp://pilot-db.sourceforge.net/pub/pilot-db/dbtest.tar.gz - source code

Changes:

- Upated German translation including README from Thorsten Tietz
  <tho...@gm...>
- Trunc the ... in the list view correctly.

Still tracking down the reported Handspring crash.

Re: [pilot-db-list] test release

[Klaus R. <K....@gm...>]

Am Die, 04 Jul 2000, schrieb Tom Dyas:
>On Tue, 4 Jul 2000, Klaus Reger wrote:
>
>> The following problems appeared at my Visor:
>> 
>> 1.) When I want to go back to another application after using DB, I get a
>> Fatal Error:
>> MemoryMgrNew.c, Line 1862, Not a Handle
>
>What screen (database picker, list view, edit view) were you on when you
>pressed the Applications button to leave DB? (Any actions that preceeded
>might help as well to track down the problem.)

On every of the above ones :-(. And with every way to call another
application (Calc-Button, App-Button, via Hacks ...). It seems to appear
generally at the end of the application.

>> 2.) When an entry is to long in the List-view I dont get a '...' anymore,
>> but a []-Character.
>
>I noticed this problem with my use of the TxtGlue routines and PalmOS 3.1. 
>I'll switch back to my own routine which will fix the problem.

Great!!

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Re: [pilot-db-list] test release

[Tom D. <td...@vg...>]

On Tue, 4 Jul 2000, Klaus Reger wrote:

> The following problems appeared at my Visor:
> 
> 1.) When I want to go back to another application after using DB, I get a
> Fatal Error:
> MemoryMgrNew.c, Line 1862, Not a Handle

What screen (database picker, list view, edit view) were you on when you
pressed the Applications button to leave DB? (Any actions that preceeded
might help as well to track down the problem.)

> 2.) When an entry is to long in the List-view I dont get a '...' anymore,
> but a []-Character.

I noticed this problem with my use of the TxtGlue routines and PalmOS 3.1. 
I'll switch back to my own routine which will fix the problem. 

Re: [pilot-db-list] test release

[Klaus R. <K....@gm...>]

Am Mon, 03 Jul 2000, schrieb Tom Dyas:
>This may duplicate what was already sent by the previous try didn't get
>through.
>
>ftp://pilot-db.sourceforge.net/pub/pilot-db/dbtest.prc    - english
>ftp://pilot-db.sourceforge.net/pub/pilot-db/dbtest-de.prc - german
>ftp://pilot-db.sourceforge.net/pub/pilot-db/dbtest.tar.gz - source code
>
Thanks for your good job!

The following problems appeared at my Visor:

1.) When I want to go back to another application after using DB, I get a
Fatal Error:
MemoryMgrNew.c, Line 1862, Not a Handle

2.) When an entry is to long in the List-view I dont get a '...' anymore,
but a []-Character.

This problems only appear at my Visor.

Hope this helps, before releasing 0.0.3

CU Klaus

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mailto:K....@gm...
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   fon:+49 7644 913500
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[pilot-db-list] last test release

[Tom D. <td...@vg...>]

Before you install the last test release, make sure you:

1) Duplicate your existing new format database back to the 0.2.x format.

2) Delete the new format copies.

3) Upgrade to the test release.

4) Duplicate the 0.2.x databases back to the new format. 

I changed some of the format around so that it will have expansion room. 
However, the change is incompatible so you need to use the above procedure
to do the upgrade. 

[pilot-db-list] test release

[Tom D. <td...@vg...>]

ftp://pilot-db.sourceforge.net/pub/pilot-db/dbtest.prc    - english
ftp://pilot-db.sourceforge.net/pub/pilot-db/dbtest-de.prc - german
ftp://pilot-db.sourceforge.net/pub/pilot-db/dbtest.tar.gz - source code

Changes:

* Design view now obeys read-only mode.
* List view editor now obeys read-only mode.
* You can pick "Create using..." from the main screen to create a database
using the schema of another. 

Barring some documentation updates, translation strings, and last minute
bug fixes, this will be what is released as 0.3.0. So please test and send
me any translation strings. :)

(It works for me on the emulator and my Palm III running PalmOS 3.3.) 

[pilot-db-list] test release

[Tom D. <td...@va...>]

This may duplicate what was already sent by the previous try didn't get
through.

ftp://pilot-db.sourceforge.net/pub/pilot-db/dbtest.prc    - english
ftp://pilot-db.sourceforge.net/pub/pilot-db/dbtest-de.prc - german
ftp://pilot-db.sourceforge.net/pub/pilot-db/dbtest.tar.gz - source code

Changes:

* Design view now obeys read-only mode.
* List view editor now obeys read-only mode.
* You can pick "Create using..." from the main screen to create a database
using the schema of another. 

Barring some documentation updates, translation strings, and last minute
bug fixes, this will be what is released as 0.3.0. So please test and send
me any translation strings. :)

(It works for me on the emulator and my Palm III running PalmOS 3.3.) 

Before you install the last test release, make sure you:

1) Duplicate your existing new format database back to the 0.2.x format.

2) Delete the new format copies.

3) Upgrade to the test release.

4) Duplicate the 0.2.x databases back to the new format. 

I changed some of the format around so that it will have expansion room. 
However, the change is incompatible so you need to use the above procedure
to do the upgrade. 

Re: [pilot-db-list] brown paper bag test release

[Tom D. <td...@vg...>]

On Fri, 16 Jun 2000, Larry W. Virden wrote:

> I've used both the http and the ftp servers, downloading, of course, in
> binary mode.

Hmm ... so the file wasn't corrupted by the transfer then.

> Interestingly enough, if I use Sun's tar command instead of the GNU tar
> command, I am able to extract the tar file!

And I used GNU tar to build the file ...

[tdyas@lexicon tdyas]$ tar --version
tar (GNU tar) 1.13.17
Copyright 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This program comes with NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
You may redistribute it under the terms of the GNU General Public License;
see the file named COPYING for details.
Written by John Gilmore and Jay Fenlason.

What version of GNU tar did you use? (It shouldn't matter but at this
point, it might be relevant.)

Re: [pilot-db-list] brown paper bag test release

[Larry W. V. <lv...@ca...>]

I've used both the http and the ftp servers, downloading, of course, in
binary mode.

Interestingly enough, if I use Sun's tar command instead of the GNU tar
command, I am able to extract the tar file!
-- 
Never apply a Star Trek solution to a Babylon 5 problem.
Larry W. Virden <mailto:lv...@ca...> <URL: http://www.purl.org/NET/lvirden/>
Unless explicitly stated to the contrary, nothing in this posting should 
be construed as representing my employer's opinions.
-><-

Re: [pilot-db-list] brown paper bag test release

[Tom D. <td...@vg...>]

On Fri, 16 Jun 2000, Larry W. Virden wrote:

> I don't seem to be able to use the tar file that's on the ftp server.
> I am getting errors regarding invalid characters in the file.

How are you downloading? (Just so I can try to figure out why it would
corrupt.) 

Re: [pilot-db-list] brown paper bag test release

[Larry W. V. <lv...@ca...>]

I don't seem to be able to use the tar file that's on the ftp server.
I am getting errors regarding invalid characters in the file.
-- 
Never apply a Star Trek solution to a Babylon 5 problem.
Larry W. Virden <mailto:lv...@ca...> <URL: http://www.purl.org/NET/lvirden/>
Unless explicitly stated to the contrary, nothing in this posting should 
be construed as representing my employer's opinions.
-><-

Re: [pilot-db-list] How to use the new DB?

[Larry W. V. <lv...@ca...>]

After I deleted the old DB and databases, then installed the newer DB, and
reinstalled my data from Backup, I am able to run the new DB.
-- 
Never apply a Star Trek solution to a Babylon 5 problem.
Larry W. Virden <mailto:lv...@ca...> <URL: http://www.purl.org/NET/lvirden/>
Unless explicitly stated to the contrary, nothing in this posting should 
be construed as representing my employer's opinions.
-><-

[pilot-db-list] brown paper bag test release

[Tom D. <td...@vg...>]

The new record format has a bug in the code that does the in-place editing
of the checkboxes. Basically, you would click a checkbox in the list view
and the program would crash. It is now fixed.

Plus, if you use read-only mode, checkboxes cannot be modified any more as
you would expect. 

ftp://pilot-db.sourceforge.net/pub/pilot-db/dbtest.prc    - english
ftp://pilot-db.sourceforge.net/pub/pilot-db/dbtest-de.prc - german
ftp://pilot-db.sourceforge.net/pub/pilot-db/dbtest.tar.gz - source code