Re: [TS-devel] TS formats and Prima import

[Ben D. <be...@th...>]

Marcus wrote:

>Just to clarify. Your TS databases need to be in XML format so that
>Prima can import them. I don't know how you output to XML from TS
>because I don't have a Palm computer. However, since the one Ben sent
>me was XML, I guess there must be an automated process for this. Maybe
>somebody else can explain the process for the others?
>
>Btw, is the native TS format binary? I received a .pdb database.
>
>  
>

The Palm version of TS uses a packed binary format.  Unfortunately, the 
existing conversion process relies on some software (Pyrite) that is no 
longer readily available (it's been replaced by Pyrite Publisher, which 
is not compatible).  For those of you with data trapped in TS-Palm that 
you'd like to get out, you can try this (untested) script.  

Instructions:  Place both files (ts-pdb2xml.py and prc.py) in the same 
directory.  If you don't already have it, install Python.  Get the 
Thoughtstream code (either from CVS or the last zipped release) and put 
the second directory named thoughtstream (the one that contains Mind.py) 
in the same place as the two files from this message.  On Unix, run 
ts-pdb2xml.py and give it the pdb filenames on the command line.  On 
Windows, you should be able to drag-and-drop pdb files onto the 
ts-pdb2xml.py icon.  

-Ben

-- 
Ben Darnell                  be...@th...
http://thoughtstream.org
Finger bgd...@de... for PGP/GPG key 1024D/1F06E509