Hi,
There was some interest last week on why I needed to know this but I havent
heard back since then.
The reason why I need to know is because when I'm downloading data
wirelessly I want to know if it's a regular Palm (or one with an OmniSky
modem) in order to use straight TCP/IP or if it's a Palm VII so that I
branch out in my code and then use the Inetlib functions.
Thanks
Chris
>At 06:23 PM 3/9/2000 , you wrote:
>> >I use the following check to see if the device is a Palm VII:
>> >
>> > err = DmGetNextDatabaseByTypeCreator(true,&searchState,
>> >sysFileTApplication,
>> > sysFileCClipper, true, &cardNo, &dbID);
>> >
>> >The problem is that it seems to work also for Palm V's that are hooked to
>> >an OmniSky modem.
>>
>>Right, because all you're doing is looking to see if the Clipper
>>application exists. Any device could theoretically have Clipper on it,
>>even a PalmPilot.
>>
>>
>> >What check should I be doing to make sure that my software is running on a
>> >Pam VII and only on this device?
>>
>>Nearly all of the time when people ask a question like this, that's not
>>really what they want to know. The product name on the outside of the box
>>is rarely the thing that is relevant - it usually is something about the
>>hardware or software installed that is the real issue. (As an example, if
>>IBM started selling a Palm VII-style device under the name Workpad, would
>>your software need to care? Probably not. And for a different example,
>>there are two devices with the name "Palm VII" on the market, with
>>different processors and internal hardware though to a user they're
>>essentially identical.)
>>
>>What do you really want to know? The processor kind? Whether it has a
>>built-in radio or snapon? Whether it uses the Bellsouth network? The
>>physical dimensions? Whether it has AAA batteries or rechargeable?
>>
>>And remember to not paint yourself into a corner by assuming there won't be
>>other devices coming which do Web Clipping, from different companies and/or
>>with different radios and/or different form factors and/or different price
>>plans and/or whatever else you can think of.
>>
>>In short, what do you really want to know?
>>
>>-David Fedor
>>Palm Developer Support
>>
>>
>>
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