>I need to develop an application for the Palm V (an interface for a backend
>database). The academic version 6 is only $110 - is it overly-limiting? What
>is the main advantage to spending $369.00 on complete edition?
The academic version offers the exact same features as the commercial
version. The difference is that the license prohibits you from selling
software created with the academic version.
>I've read responses about CodeWarrior 7 - is this available for retail yet?
>Are there any trial versions of this product?
It's available (even in academic version), but I haven't seen a trial or
"lite" version yet.
>And... what skills do you HAVE to have to use this product (years
>programming in C ?). Are there better options available for someone with
>only front-end and scripting skills?
The biggest hurdle you may have to cross is in understanding the internal
routines necessary to program a PalmOS application. There are hundreds of
functions that provide access to UI elements and database
structures. PalmOS does a great job of detailing them, but I've found it
necessary to look to 3rd party books for useful examples. "PalmOS
Programming from the Ground Up" by Robert Mykland, published by Osborne,
and "PalmOS Programming Bible" by Lonnon Foster, published by IDG are both
quite comprehensive.
I'll mention also that there are alternatives to CodeWarrior. I've used
CodeWarrior and there are some advantages. But I've settled on
DeveloperStudio from Falch.net (www.falch.net). It's a IDE theat uses the
GCC toolset. There's a onboard debugger, source color-coder, pop-up
function prototype help, internal integration of the PalmOS Emulator, and
other features. (I'm not a part of the company, just a satisfied
user.) You can download and start using the IDE for free, and register it
for $149.00
[rb}
http://www.randybrown.net
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