Palms have ever better browsers then PocketPcs. It just doesn't come builtin.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Schaefer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ActiveServerPages" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 3:21 AM Subject: Re: Pocket PC / PALM development and ASP access > a) Are they updating the data? > If they are updating the data, and you need two-way replication, then I > suggest: > - looking into PWDAS for the Palm Pilots: > http://www.palm.com/enterprise/products/wdbas/index.html > - using Microsoft Embedded Tools and SQL Server CE to support PocketPC > Microsoft SQL Server CE supports two-way merge replication. You'll need IIS > server as well, since the SQL Server CE uses HTTP to replicate data. You > might want to use SSL to encrypt the transmission > > b) If you just need to develop a read-only site where they are connected to > the 'net then: > - PocketPC has a built in browser that supports HTML 3.2 > - WAP phones support WML. Major vendors like Nokia have programs you can > download which "simulate" a phone browser on your desktop. > - I can't remember how Palm does this. They have the "web clipping" > technology, but I can't remember what standard this uses - look on the Palm > website > > c) If you need an "offline" version of the app, then the PocketPC 2002 has > Pocket Access, which you could build a front-end to using MS Embedded Visual > Tools. Can't help with the Palm Pilot, but there's probably a ton of > whitepapers on the Palm site (www.palm.com) > > HTH > > Cheers > Ken > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > From: "Neil Highley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Pocket PC / PALM development and ASP access > > > : Hello everybody! > : > : I have been asked to do a powerPC and PALM front end for a ASP dictionary > : online. I am taking the plunge and doing the dictionary in XML, but I am > not > : sure how to serve it to the PDA, would it be possible to download the > whole > : XML database to a specified place on their PDA so that the PDA user could > : browse a vbscript web page offline and search the dictionary that way? > : > : Would it be better (ie faster) if I just created the XML document as a > : detached recordset for downloading (and browsing by offline users) and > those > : users online could request info via a SQL DB? > : > : Also (sorry) what sort of problems (if any) have people come across when > : using ASP pages via a PDA? > : > : Im sorry if I am off topic. > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to activeserverpages as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% --- You are currently subscribed to activeserverpages as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
