Hi,
Thanks for the reply Tom.
My need to retain the binary file as it is -Is because I don't want any
other application on Palm device to read that file.
The file is definitely not as simple as passing 2 integers & 2 bytes. It
has lot of data that is proprietary - So I can't convert into one of the
supported types & download it to the Palm device.
I need to transfer the file AS IT IS !!!
(By "AS IT IS" - I mean that the file format should be retained - Same file
format on Desktop & Palm device)
>Yes, but it would be cumber some and why would you want to.
Can someone tell me how I do that ?
And what is to be done to download files larger than 64K ?
Thanks & Regards ,
Chagla
At 12:57 PM 7/27/00, you wrote:
>On Thu, Jul 27, 2000 at 12:34:26PM +0530, Chagla wrote:
> > Hi ,
> >
> > I need to transfer/download a binary file from the desktop to the Palm
> > device AS IT IS , How do I do it ?
> >
> > For example, If my binary desktop file(test.ext) contains 2 integers & 2
> > characters(Size of file = 2*4 +2*1 =10 Bytes)
> > I need to download this file to the Palm device when the device is placed
> > in the cradle.
> > That is , A file should be created in the Palm device too with the
> above 10
> > bytes content.
> >
> > Do I have to write a conduit ?
>
>No, you can put something this small in a database and install it.
>You have to hotsync no matter what as that is the method to transfer
>any data between the Palm and the desktop.
>
>But your question is for the most part meaningless without any
>context. You can put *anything* on the palm as long as it will fit,
>in one of many formats. If you need a monolithic structure larger
>than 64k it will be a problem but that and free space are the only
>limits.
>
> > A first look at conduit programming gave me the impression that everything
> > needs to be converted into a database on the Palm device, Can't I retain
> > the binary file as it is ?
>
>This is a bit like asking "can I put test.ext on a floppy without
>using a file"? Yes, but it would be cumber some and why would you
>want to. Databases are the PalmOS's equivalent of files. This is
>something that the new PalmOS programmer has to break through. There
>are no disks on the Palm, only memory, so there are no files, only
>databases, but they accomplish the same thing - storing and organizing
>data.
>
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