Hi Faisal,
Welcome!
>I know I'm asking too much, but, please, I want to learn as I think Palm OS
>programming is a very neat skill and could be used in the future. Thanks.
I think you're right, Palm programming is worth learning, but yes, I also
think you're asking a little too much. In efffect, you're asking us to
teach you Palm programming from scratch, but most of the people on the
list are too busy to do that sort of thing (especially for free :-).
You really need to do a little work on your own first: either study the
excellent books and documentation that're out there, or get some sample
source code and start stepping through it to see how it works, or take a
class (or all three!). Any of these will answer almost all the questions
in your email. Once you have a good idea how forms work, what a field is
and how to use it, what the structure of a Palm application is like, THEN
come back here, ask specific questions, and we'll help all we can.
>The reference is of no use to me
I don't know how you could think that. On the contrary, the reference is
absolutely invaluable to you. And particularly since you're a beginner,
so is the companion. Read the companion cover to cover, and most of your
questions will be answered. Use the reference to lookup specific
functions as you need them.
A couple of specific answers, just to whet your appetite:
>how do I output the respective variable values
>for each form?
You need to set the fields onscreen to show the correct text. There are
several ways to do this, depending on the nature of the text (is it a
number? is it a string? is it stored in a database? etc.)
>How do I jump forms, like "next" or "previous"?
FrmGotoForm( someFormID );
Good luck Faisal!
Dave Johnson
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