No, here is a paste of the vCal description:
"vCalendar defines a transport and platform-independent format for exchanging calendaring and scheduling information in an easy, automated, and consistent manner. It captures information about event and "to-do" items that are normally used by applications such as a personal information managers (PIMs) and group schedulers. Programs that use vCalendar can exchange important data about events so that you can schedule meetings with anyone who has a vCalendar-aware program." To resume, it allow you to send calendaring information in text format. vCal is used on many plateform, not only Palm. When you beam a DateBook event from your Palm, it's first convert in a vCal object, then send it by the IrDa Library. That allow you to send DateBook event to a Pocket PC, a Mobile Phone or another Palm. When the DateBook receives an event by IrDa, it expects to receive a vCal object, not a datebook record. That allow the DateBook to receive calendering information from other plateform too. You could take the code in the DateBook (DateTransfer.c), function Export vCal if you want to generate a vCal inside your application and send it with the Exchange Manager. To use the local lib instead of the IrDa library, change the "beam" scheme (_beam) in the code by the "local" scheme (_local) you could find useful information about vCard/vCal at: <http://www.imc.org/pdi/> Hope this help Ludovic In article <94404@palm-dev-forum>, "Jonathan Dorny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am not familiar with a vCal. What is that? Is it part of the exhange > manager? > > Jonathan T. Dorny, President > 4Cite Inc > 4101 Vann Drive > Lumberton, NC 28358 > 1.877.Go.4Cite > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ludovic Ferrandis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Newsgroups: palm-dev-forum > To: "Palm Developer Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 8:24 AM > Subject: Re: Setting up a Date Alarm > > > > [1] Yes you can. The Exchange Manager could use differents libraries to > > send data. Currently you have the choice to use: > > - IrDa & BlueTooth: Direct communication between 2 devices (Palm, > > Printer, Phone, ...) > > > > - Sms & Mail: Send data embedded into a message system to another device > > (Palm, Phone, ...) > > > > - Local: Communication between applications on the same device > > > > [2] & [3]: Yes. Simply copy paste the code of the datebook into your > > application. > > > > By doing this, your application is tied to the Palm Addess Book > > application. If Palm change the format of the database or someone use > > another AddressBook in his Palm, your application won't work anymore. > > > > By Sending a vCal you get rid of the application and the database format. > > > > Ludovic > > > > In article <94375@palm-dev-forum>, > > Joe Malone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > --- Jonathan Dorny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I may have been unclear. I want to set up the date alarm on > > > > the same handheld. Does the exchange manager work between > > > > applications on the same device?[1] Is there a way to simply > > > > open the database and add a record.[2] If so, where do I find > > > > the format of the records in the Date Book?[3] > > > > > > I don't see any other responses to this request for clarification, so > > > here goes: > > > > > > [1] Yes. See "Sending and Receiving Locally" in the Companion2. > > > > > > [2] Probably, Yes (I haven't done it). See the Datebook source code. > > > (It's part of the SDK.) > > > > > > [3] Read the Datebook source code. (It's part of the SDK.) > > > > > > > -- > > For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, > please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ > > > > > > > -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
