>So here's more detail on what I know: Databases created on a IIIc, backed up
>using the standard HotSync backup conduit (using the Mac HotSync that came
>with the IIIc; sorry, don't have it with me and don't remember the version).
>When I try to install these databases onto the m505 using the Mac HotSync
>that came with the m505, it refuses to install them onto the handheld.
>
>If I run my app (exact same version) on the m505, let it create the DBs, do
>a HotSync to get them backed up, then try to install them, it works just
>fine.
I wonder if the older Mac HotSync application didn't set the Mac OS
type/creator correctly. Worth checking. (Lots of tools let you see the
type/creator, e.g. ResEdit from Apple.)
You could also try setting the type and creator to "????" which might do
the trick.
-David Fedor
Palm Developer Support
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