That's almost certainly the case --- sadly, I don't have access to OmniSky (no coverage within about forty miles) for testing. I will look over the FAQ and report back if it's anything else! Best, R. on 2/6/01 12:00 AM, Palm Developer Forum digest at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Subject: Re: Question about Mann/Rischpater book > From: "Ben Combee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 21:52:27 -0600 > X-Message-Number: 118 > > "Steve Mann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:38447@palm-dev-forum... >> >>> I just picked up the book, "Advanced Palm Programming" by Mann & > Rischpater. >>> I own a Palm Vx with a Minstrel modem and OmniSky service and I'm >>> trying to use the "Weather" stats example (Chapter 8) and it doesn't >>> work for me. >> >> I've forwarded your question to Ray. He should get back to you fairly > shortly. >> >> Any more information you can give him would be useful--did you use >> the example program right off the CD? Did you make any changes to it? >> Does your Omnisky modem work otherwise? > > I'd expect the problem is that the code in the book is assuming that the > wireless strength indicator is supported. The "unsupported" error you got > backs that up. If you added code to the library to check to see if the WSSI > is valid and only called the WSSI routines if it was available, I'd guess > that the program would work, although there may be issues with the Omnisky > spam they stick at the end of data received through their proxy. > > There is a knowledge base article about checking to see if WSSI is > supported. Check it out. -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/support/forums/
