On 20-Apr-99 C. E. Steuart Dewar wrote:
> However, this is only true of the Palm software - most other conduits
> (PocketMirror, DesktopToGo, Intellisync etc.) appear to have a more
> universal syncing mechanism since some of those products also handle WinCE.
> Those conduits sync by comparing the appointments themselves (hence the need
> to specify a date range over which to sync) rather than by matching up
> records in the database. So, in theory, THESE types of conduits should NOT
> be concerned about syncing to multiple desktops since they aren't paying any
> specific attention to the uniqueID (since it's not present in MS Outlook
> anyway, etc.).
>
> Before I have this user rush out to switch everything to MS Outlook and
> another conduit, I just wanted to know if anyone had direct experience with
> this, or would confirm this theory...
Just thought I would mention that PPTDG has a pretty good chapter entitled
'The Logic of Syncing' which shows all of the steps that are taken.
http://www.palm.com/devzone/docs/pptdg/ch13.htm#P27_599
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