WOW, I got a LOT of responses when asking for help with my Emergency task. I
was amazed at the close-knit group ya'll have formed in support of the Palm,
and the level of expertise you have acquired. It is my first venture into
Palm computing and I had no idea how popular, or powerful, this little tool
can be... and it seems you folks have taken it to a new level of power
and functionality! Way to go.
As for my responses, the only one I acted on was a note from Steve Patt,
President of Stevens Creek Software, who told me they had a
$79.95 piece of software called On Hand that does Exactly what I wanted.
YAHOO -- it's not elegant, but it saved my fanny! By the
way, it was very interesting all the different responses I got, ranging from
ridicule for trying to implement new functionality in
only 1 day, to a quote for $3,000 and 2-3 weeks of programming. Others
offered good, sound advice, that I very much appreciated
(esp. Kevin, Landon, Ray and Shannon).
I have purchased and installed the On Hand software (which works great!), but
I still could use some help on 3 fronts.
1) I'd like the Symbol 1500 to automatically start up running On Hand, rather
than the menu.
2) When I do a HotSynch, I'd like that to automatically Clear the records
remaining in On Hand
3) The customer is concerned about the units getting stolen. To make them a
little less enticing, he'd like all the "other"
software "hidden" or otherwise inaccessible.
Any advice on any of these? I've been told to get Satellite Forms, I tried
the demo and I think I could handle all these with this
powerful software. However, my requests are fairly simple, so I'd like to
avoid the $495 charge, if possible.
Thanks again.
- Matt Perelstein, database dude
Directions Unlimited
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sacramento, CA
-----Original Message-----
From: Landon Bradshaw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
At 06:49 AM 12/6/99 -0800, you wrote:
> >> PALM CODING EMERGENCY! <<
>
>I am a database developer in California who needs a very simple Palm
>OS app // TODAY \\ -- I don't know how to make one, I don't
>know C++, nor do I have a C++ compiler! (read below for details)
>
>I am used to PAYing the right person well for their help.
>Interested in making a few hundred quick bucks for the holidays?
>
>Please feel free to pass this on to someone else who may be able to help.
>I got your email address off of a message you sent to the eScribe forum.
>Sorry to intrude, but I am desperate and this was the best solution I
>could think of!
>
>Thanks much.
>- Matt Perelstein, database dude
> Directions Unlimited
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sacramento, CA
>
>---------------------
>Here's what I need...
>
>BACKGROUND: This is a very simple barcoding app for a big insurance
>company who wants to keep track of Claims files. The files are
>manila folders -- about 160,000 of them. They are already barcoded
>(Code39) using a Clipper app created in 1992 and the company
>just realized that this app >>MAY<< not be Y2K compliant!?! rush, Rush,
RUSH!
>
>PROCESS: Each person's desk has a barcode label that gives their
>"Location".
>The user wants to scan the Location barcode and then scan the barcodes of
>all the files on that desk... move to the next desk, scan their Location
>barcode
>and then scan the barcodes of all the files on THAT desk... etc. I need the
>Palm to track the scans, be able to HotSynch them to be saved as a Text
>file on the
>PC (.TXT or .CSV), and then purge or delete this file to start fresh.
>The PC side of the app is in VB, so I can read the text file and parse the
>data into the appropriate table.
> (Am I missing anything important from this scenario?)
>
>TEXT FILE EXAMPLE:
> LOC0345 12/6/99, 6:00am
> 1234567 12/6/99, 6:00am
> 3214567 12/6/99, 6:01am
> 1244467 12/6/99, 6:01am
> LOC2567 12/6/99, 6:03am
> 7347967 12/6/99, 6:03am
> 9944467 12/6/99, 6:03am
>
>BEGGING AND PLEADING: I need a finished product, ready to be installed
>on the Palms (plus a little advice on how to accomplish this feat).
>
>Can you help?!?
>
>- Matt
