Hi Dave, I like your idea. This would involve the same mechanism as HotSync in that the desktop computer would listen on the serial port and the Palm application would initiate the communication, correct? I can work with that, except how would I get the Palm application onto the handheld in the first place? One of my primary concerns with using HotSync is that I cannot control the replication of the Palm application, so what I would like to do is encode the .prc into the desktop application and have the desktop application control how many copies are installed on handheld. I know I can stop a handheld from being HotSynced and I know I can stop another application from being installed which just rips my application from the handheld, but I can at least make it so easy. Cheers, James. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dave Lippincott Sent: Wednesday, 23 May 2001 00:05 To: Palm Developer Forum Subject: Re: Embeded HotSync It's definitely non-trivial to replicate Hotsync. I had a customer that wanted something similar and the project turned out to be cost prohibitive. Plus, I don't think the Hotsync protocols are published (officially or otherwise). If this unit is going to be dedicated for a single purpose, I would consider just using the serial or IR port to transmit the data to the PC. Modify your Palm app to serially transmit the data when connected to your host app. It's a little more work than writing a conduit and you will have to modify your Palm app to process and transmit your data but at least you wouldn't have to replicate Hotsync. I can imagine a lot of support issues with such a system but if using hotsync and a conduit is not possible you might not have many options. ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Nicholls" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Palm Developer Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 2:57 AM Subject: Embeded HotSync > Hi all, > > I'm developing a Palm application which is part of a larger industrial > system. I already have a desktop application running on the host computer. > The Palm handhelds are only used to run the Palm application. I'd like to > avoid the need to have the HotSync application running seperately by > intergrating the sync processes into the desktop application. > > Doesn't anyone know if this can be done and how "easy" it is? I'm prepared > to do anything short of reimplementing the HotSync application. > > Also, does anyone know if the source code to the HotSync application is > available? > > Cheers, > James. > > > -- > For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/support/forums/ > -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/support/forums/ -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/support/forums/
