Could anybody point me in the right direction to look regarding the issues below, or is this just unexplored territory? I'd really appreciate any advice on the issue!
Thanks, Adrien. Wednesday, May 26, 2004, 9:37:55 AM, you wrote: AR> I've looked into both Real Player and Card Export and am quite AR> impressed with the transfer performance compared to HotSync. I'd AR> really like to get this kind of performance, but have a couple of AR> issues with this approach: AR> 1. Is there any way to do this without needing to have a server-like AR> application running on the handheld? AR> 2. Are there any available APIs for transferring directly over USB to AR> the Palm? Would I need to write my own device drivers for this? AR> Also, is there any chance that the HotSync protocol might be improved AR> to address such issues? With many of the newer Palms having many audio AR> and video capabilities, it seems like only a matter of time before the AR> average Palm user gets frustrated with the slow transfer times, even AR> on a simple HotSync of the Palm Media application data. AR> Adrien. AR> Friday, May 21, 2004, 11:26:19 AM, you wrote: BC>> At 12:17 PM 5/21/2004, you wrote: >>>The Install Aide API is being used for the actual photo transfer, so >>>my code isn't an issue. I've tried switching this to direct VFS API >>>code, but there wasn't a very noticeable difference in performance. If >>>I attempt to transfer the photos directly through a USB card reader, >>>the performance is substantially faster, but from a consumer use >>>standpoint it's much easier if all the user has to do is HotSync. BC>> Using HotSync to transfer items to a card can be very slow, due to issues BC>> with the way the HotSync protocol is implemented. When Real tackled this BC>> problem for MP3 files for RealPlayer on Palm OS, they made their own file BC>> transfer app that ran over USB, talking to the RealPlayer application on BC>> the device, and got a major speedup. It's also possible to use a tool like BC>> Softick Card Export to do this generically. -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
