Thanks for those clues - we'll take a look ....
Ta muchly
Will
Will Chapman
Computing for Business Ltd
EPOS software for DOS, Windows and PalmPilots
Logic Net - the inexpensive EPOS hardware solution
----- Original Message -----
From: Ben Darnell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: 11 November 1999 16:27
Subject: Re: HotSync via DOS?
> On Thu, Nov 11, 1999 at 09:36:52AM -0600, Howard Shaw wrote:
> > The pilot-link programs available on Linux are simple C code, and should
be
> > able to be recompiled for DOS use, with minimal changes.
> >
> > If more structure to the HotSync is desired, there is a very nice Python
> > package called PyRite, which includes Python code for doing the HotSync,
> > including the ability to define plug-ins for your app, in a manner
similar
> > to the Windows HotSync dlls. Since Python is available for Windows, you
> > might grab it. I think the windows binaries will probably work on DOS
> > machines, if you stay away from the graphical stuff.
>
> The Windows binaries of Python require Windows. There is a DOS port of
> Python, although it is (was?) difficult to make extension modules such
> as Pyrite for it, due to the lack of dynamic loading. Also, Pyrite has
> not even been ported to Windows yet. Recompiling pilot-link on DOS is
> probably your best bet. I suggest you use DJGPP
> (http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/) to compile it, as it provides a very
> unix-like environment.
>
> -Ben
> --
> Ben Darnell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www4.ncsu.edu/~bgdarnel/thoughtstream/
>
>
