On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 22:38:27 +0200, Eugene Mayevski wrote: > tm> I have been working with the new Aceeca Meazura unit (palmos 4.1.2) > tm> and > tm> I need to be able to turn power on and off to the external module, so > tm> this is what I do when the unit goes to sleep, with notifications > tm> (4.0 >): > > Thank you for the snippet. My problem is that my application (device part of > very handy password keeper) opens an encrypted file and loads some data to > application heap memory. It makes sense to close the application when the > device is turned off (for security reasons). If I register notification, I > will of course receive this notification, but I will not be able to notify > "main copy" of my application that it needs to close the database and clear > the memory it allocated. If PalmOS had IPC mechanisms to notify *running* > application, I would be able to send some notification, but as for version > 3.5 (or even 4.x, but we support 3.5) there seems to be no such mechanism. > > Sincerely yours, > Eugene Mayevski
Actually, 4.x and higher -will- notify your running application, as that is how I am using it. Remember, your app is still running when the device goes to sleep. Terry -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
