Kevin,
I'm just wondering how one goes about accessing the creator ID and database
name in the ROM. Have you successfully added features to the built-in
applications?
Thanks!
"Kevin O'Keefe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>
> If the creator ID and database name are the same AND the database version
is
> higher, the
> RAM version will HIDE the ROM version. Of course, it cannot replace the
ROM
> version, but
> because it is a higher version, the OS will find the newer RAM version
> instead of the older
> ROM version. This wastes a little bit of the users memory, but sometimes
is
> worth it to provide
> additional features beyond the built-in application.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: arona2 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 8:48 AM
> To: Palm Developer Forum
> Subject: Re: Built-in Palm Apps
>
>
> Greetings,
>
> I had a chat with David Fedor the other day, and my understanding was that
> there was a way to replace the Rom one with the modified one as long as
> creator Ids match and the version number of the new app was higher than
the
> one in ROM. Am I being stupid here and did I get it wrong ? Or is there
> really a way to do so ?
> A Mr Philip Sheard was kind enough to remind me that because the apps are
> part of the Rom there was no way to do so. I'm not so sure. Would someone
> from Palm care to clarify ?
>
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
>
> Arona Ndiaye,
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Randy Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Palm Developer Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 2:42 AM
> Subject: Re: Built-in Palm Apps
>
>
> > You can't modify the built-in apps, as they are stored in ROM. But the
> > source for each is available from PalmOS and you can modify it and save
as
> > a new file.
> >
> >
> > At 08:26 PM 02/13/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> > >Hi. There are a few minor things that I would like to customize in the
> > >built-in Palm applications, such as adding check marks next to items in
> the
> > >date book (like it already does with the to do list). Is it possible
for
> me
> > >to do such a thing, and how? Thanks!
> > >
> > >
> > >
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