Metalle Gary-GMETALL1 wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > >Hi > >Now that it seems I need to write a 'Hack', does anyone have any examples of >writing a general hack. I've looked at the Hackmaster stuff but I didn't >think it was enough to get started (and I don't want to write something that >necessarily needs Hackmaster in order to install it). > >I like the idea of using the HotSync interrupt idea Ben suggested but I may >not have the luxury of changing the hardware to generate the interrupt in >the first place. I saw something somewhere that suggested the sysHandleEvent >trap could be used as you know this will get called quite a lot (but with >obvious performance impact). > >This whole business of getting something running in the background seem >dirty. It seems a shame there isn't a nicer way to do this than hacking >something. There must be lots of instances where people need to have some >low level code running in the background that still enables the user to run >up whatever application they need? >
Please don't confuse writing a Palm "Hack" with "hacking something". On the Palm platform, a "Hack" is a well-defined type of application and not merely a descriptive adjective of a style of programming. A "Hack" is an application that conforms to the HackMaster protocol and runs under the umbrella of HackMaster. HackMaster does all the nasty housekeeping and all you have to do is write the actual patch for the trap. I implore you: Don't reinvent the wheel. Don't patch traps on your own. If you remember the good ol' "INT 9" wars in the days of DOS when all the TSRs wanted to patch the keyboard interrupt vector for themselves, you know what I am talking about. (Too bad nobody wrote an "IntMaster" for DOS back then ...) -- -Richard M. Hartman [EMAIL PROTECTED] 186,000 mi/sec: not just a good idea, it's the LAW! -- For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/
