Have you tried posting the hotsync button event?
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From: Ben Darnell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Newsgroups: palm-dev-forum
To: Palm Developer Forum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sunday, April 16, 2000 11:02 PM
Subject: Re: SysUIAppSwitch to HotSync
>In article <8463@palm-dev-forum>, Trung Nguyen wrote:
>>
>>Hi,
>>Does anyone know how to get the 'dbID' for the HotSync app, to use with
>>SysUIAppSwitch?
>>I need to call HotSync in the middle of my application but I can't simply
>>post a keydown event with the hardcradle char because it may be hotsynced
>>remotely (thru modem). However, some users may still be hotsyncing thru
>>direct serial... that is it is user dependent.
>>I simply would just like to exit my app, and start HotSync without
returning
>>to the launcher screen.
>>Any suggestions?
>
>Even if you do launch the HotSync app, the user will have to press the
>button on the screen. Since user intervention is required anyway, why
>not just display a message telling the user to HotSync, and letting them
>start the sync in their usual way? Many users will probably be confused
>if you just send them straight to the HotSync app, since they're used to
>using the cradle button. If you still want to launch the HotSync app,
>use DmGetNextDatabaseByTypeCreator for type='appl' and creator='sync'.
>
>-Ben
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