Hi Joe, thanks for the clarification, I mixed it up with the "2 PCs for 1 mobile device" restriction. Sorry! But I knew someone on this forum would check this... :-) Kind regards Thomas
Am 10.03.2010 um 21:18PM schrieb joespan123: > Thomas, > > ActiveSync has no restriction on the number of partnerships it can have on 1 > PC. That means you can have 100+ devices syncing to 1 PC. > Note, this will only work if every one of the 100+ devices has a unique > "Device ID" set. > > The only restriction is that you can ONLY sync 1 device with 2 different > PC's. This is the restriction on the device. If you try to sync this 1 device > to a third PC, the ActiveSync on the PC will ask you to delete one of these > profiles or allow you to sync as a guest. > > Joe > > --- In nsbasic-ce@yahoogroups.com, Thomas Gruber <computerhu...@...> wrote: > > > > Hello George, > > if you have more than 2 mobile devices I think you will run into a > > restriction in ActiveSync anyway: it can only store profiles for 2 > > different mobile devices; if you connect a 3rd device, you either have to > > remove one of the others, or connect it as a "guest", in which case you > > can't synchronize any files. At least that's my knowledge from the > > ActiveSync versions I have used - does one of the experts in this forum > > know an alternative? > > To identify the different devices you could use the user defined device > > name (not the serial number) that you can set in the control panel of the > > device, or simply store a mini text file in a specific folder on the device > > that you can read during synchronisation. The device name is the one that > > ActiveSync uses to generate the main folder name as Joe described in his > > message, this can be read by NSBasic/CE from the registry. > > > > I think if you want to read from multiple devices (more than 2) you have to > > read directly from the device, not by using ActiveSync to copy the files > > from the device to the PC, but I must admit I don't know if that's > > possible. Windows Explorer can do that, so it may be, but I don't know how > > to access System Folders like "Mobile Device" from NSBasic. > > Kind regards > > Thomas > > > > Am 08.03.2010 um 22:12PM schrieb George Walters: > > > > > Thanks, I think I could use this. At least I can cruise the folders and > > > display a list to the user with a name he/she can recognize. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: nsbasic-ce@yahoogroups.com [mailto:nsbasic...@yahoogroups.com] On > > > Behalf Of joespan123 > > > Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 3:48 PM > > > To: nsbasic-ce@yahoogroups.com > > > Subject: [nsbasic-ce] Re: Identification of PDA > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Do not rely on the serial number to identify each device, as an example > > > the > > > new iPAQ 212 devices return the same serial numbers. > > > > > > To answer this question: > > > > > > If I put that in a file on the PDA, it would get sync'ed to a folder on XP > > > and I don't know which folder it went to. > > > > > > When the device syncs with the desktop and you have chosen "File" > > > transfer, > > > all the files in the "My Documents" folder on the device will be sync'ed > > > over to the destop in the folder with name like: > > > > > > C:\Documents and Settings\JoePC\My Documents\JOES My Documents > > > > > > The "JoePC" is the login username of the desktop. > > > > > > The "JOES My Documents" is the folder created by ActiveSync for the device > > > to perform file transfer. > > > > > > The "JOES" is what you define on the device in the settings: > > > > > > Start -> Settings -> About -> Device ID > > > > > > The "Device ID" here must be defined unqiuely for each device you > > > synchroise > > > with the desktop, hence it is the way ActiveSync knows which device is > > > which > > > if you sync multiple devices. > > > > > > When you sync the device, it will transfer the files over into it's unique > > > folder. > > > > > > Your application on the desktop will not know which device has actually > > > sync'ed. But you maybe be able to tell by creating a Status.txt file on > > > the > > > device with say a DATE/TIME in their. Your desktop application should > > > check > > > periodically for the Status.txt file in every folder and check the > > > DATE/TIME > > > for changes. > > > > > > Or you can interact with the ActiveSync process to detect when a device > > > has > > > been inserted into the cradle. > > > > > > The following gives some code examples on how to use the RAPI.dll on the > > > desktop. > > > > > > http://etutorials.org/Programming/Pocket+pc+network+programming/Chapter+9.+D > > > esktop+Synchronization/ > > > > > > Cheers > > > Joe > > > > > > --- In nsbasic-ce@yahoogroups.com, "George Walters" <gwalters@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Thanks, I didn't know that but I don't think that would solve the > > > > problem. > > > > If I put that in a file on the PDA, it would get sync'ed to a folder on > > > > XP > > > > and I don't know which folder it went to. Each folder would have a > > > > serial > > > > number but I still don't know which PDA is sitting in the cradle. Follow > > > > what I'm trying to say? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > > > > > From: nsbasic-ce@yahoogroups.com [mailto:nsbasic...@yahoogroups.com] On > > > > Behalf Of Computerhusky > > > > Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 2:35 PM > > > > To: nsbasic-ce@yahoogroups.com > > > > Subject: Re: [nsbasic-ce] Identification of PDA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi George, > > > > > > > > you know that NSBasic/CE can read the serial number of the device > > > > I assume, and the problem is that the desktop program cannot access this > > > > information? What about letting the program on the device write that > > > number > > > > to a text file, then the desktop program can read that file first, then > > > from > > > > that info derive the folder name. > > > > > > > > Kind regards > > > > > > > > Thomas > > > > > > > > > > > > Von meinem iPhone gesendet > > > > > > > > > > > > Am 08.03.2010 um 17:37 schrieb "georgeewalters" <gwalters@>: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm trying to write software to handle multiple PDA's collecting and > > > > submitting data. I have writte the software in the XP computer and > > > > written > > > > the software on the PDA using NS Basic. My problem now is how do > > > > identify > > > > which of the more than one PDA is sitting the cradle for syncing so I > > > > can > > > > put/get the data in/from the correct folder. Anyone know how to do this? > > > > I've googled around a lot and have no results. No problem with only one > > > PDA > > > > but more that one presents this issue. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nsb-ce" group. To post to this group, send email to nsb...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nsb-ce+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nsb-ce?hl=en.
