Jim, >What customer is going to possibly order any one of the 30,000 items? >Normally only a subset applies. But suppose they might order anything. >How do they know what to order? Do they have a catalogue? If they do, >why have that on the PDA? Why not just enter the product codes,
Because it is much faster to scan the bar code! I can also give immediate feedback as to stock availability, pricing according to complex discount rules, running totals, etc. All on a sales floor, or for sales reps calling on customers, using bar coded catalogs or mobile showrooms or whatever. >It is rarely **necessary** to have that many items. I know a lot of >customers **want** them, but that's not the same thing. What is wrong with giving them what they want? I can handle that many products under Palm OS easily. Doug -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
