I think one of the postings stated that he worked for a data recovery firm, which is certainly a valid use for this type of application whether he actually represents one or not.
For securing memory (wiping unused memory) you'd have to have an app like MemHog that allocated all available memory, but then zeroed it out instead of just hogging it. For reading remainders -- unfortunately you would have to download something to the Palm just to perform this function, so you'd run the risk of destroying the information you were looking for. If your dump app was small enough, the risk would be slight. If you had the dump app in place ahead of time, it would be better ... in Flash would be best. If the data recovery feature is insurance for a company (or gov't organization) then you can establish this sort of safety net ... but in the open market data recovery biz, you probably couldn't rely upon your customers to have done this so you're stuck w/ the risk of wiping some amout of the data you are looking for just to put your recovery app in place. I remember an app back from the early days that did a hex dump of memory to the screen, so this kind of thing is certainly possible. Actually that app alone might be enough if all you are after is recovering the information ... someone would have to spend some time transcribing all of the displayed data, but that's a small price to pay to recover those nuclear launch codes, eh? Better though would be an app that did that dumped data to the serial (or IR) port. It wouldn't have to rely on hotsync, just open the serial port and start spewing data. (One of the early export modules for PilotMoney worked this way, spewing a QIF file out the serial port and you had to capture it w/ your own terminal program. Later it was updated to write the QIF data to the notepad.) -- -Richard M. Hartman [EMAIL PROTECTED] 186,000 mi/sec: not just a good idea, it's the LAW! Stringer wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > >The phrase "VP of Litigation" is very interesting. > >It seems this person want to be able to get access to deleted information >on a Palm OS(r) unit, just like people can do on PC's. So that if you >enter then delete some personal information, a person who gets hold >of that Palm OS unit, legally or illegally, can retrieve that information. > >If you provide this person with assistance, just be aware of the possible >purposes your information could be used for. > >It also begs the question, that how can one safely clean off the contents >of RAM without taking the batteries out and leaving the unit in a drawer >for a week. Does a hard reset actually remove the contents of RAM or >just reset a bunch of pointers, and leave the raw information on RAM >waiting to be lifted off by the use of some clever software? > >Roger Stringer >Marietta Systems, Inc. > >>Subject: Re: How does one execute a Total Memory Dump? >>From: "Damian Carrillo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 11:58:53 -0700 > >>Thanks for your comments, it is appreciated. My next step is deciding what >>software would be best to accomplish this. I did some quick checking and >>your idea has merit, because once I got the data onto the PC it wouldn't >>matter whether or not the dynamic heap was lost. > >>Now I have to give the VP of Litigation a recommend on what software we >>should buy to get this done. Any recommendations? Also what is Poser. I >>apologize for sounding so dense but handhelds are a completely foreign >>frontier for me and I figure its best to assume nothing at this point. >>Thanks again. > >>-Damian Carrillo >>Danny Epstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message >>news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> "Damian Carrillo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message >>> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> > I have been given the task of writing a program that will dump the >>> complete >>> > contents of the palmpilot's memory/storage into a fixed width text file >>so >>> > we can search it on a Windows NT 4.0 platform. > > > -- For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/
