Chris, I totally agree about open sourcing jsync. Then we could fix a few of the irritating deficiencies and outright bugs in it. On top of that, you may have noticed that there is no JSync support in OS 6 - only C/C++ and COM. :(
Ralph "Chris Goller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Java conduits are relatively easy to write. All conduits I've written > have been in java. However, there are a coupla problems. > > 1. Trying to delete one resource doesn't work Deleting all resources > does work as a work around. > 2. Their is a max size of records ( I don't remember what it was.) It > is the READ_SIZE variable in SyncManager.java. > > > I have never had a problem were the conduit would not be called. The > conduit manager calls jsync13.dll that in turns calls the java conduit. > The direct benefit of using java is the VAST number of classes that can > be accessed. There are http classes, image classes, etc that make the > manipulation > of data from the palm easy. Before the flames begin, I know that you > can do that in C++ (my day job). However, java makes the development of > sophisticated conduits that aren't simply copying of data to the desktop > computer easy. > > The jsync stuff is now quite old. Clearly palm has decided its not that > important. I think the hope was that with a java conduit the developer > could have a cross platform > (read mac) conduit. Not so! > > So, using java for conduits really is a catch-22. Though it is easier > to extend the conduits capabilities, there appears to be no development > on the platform. > > I would suggest to palm to make the source for the jsync13.dll available > to us developers. Why not open the source of a library that isn't being > actively > developed? > > Chris > > > Henk Jonas wrote: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >> I can't seem to find any information about the development of jsync. > >> Will > >> there ever be a jdk 1.4 compatable version? Is there a date set for > >> this? > >> Does anyone recommend any alternatives? > >> > >> I have been using jsync for quite a while but I just upgraded my db > >> software and now it is not 1.3 compatable so I am in a bit of a > >> conondrum. > >> thanks > >> -ryan > >> > >> > >> > > > > I would suggest to switch to a conduit written in C++. In my opinion, > > the jsync-stuff has no benefits over conduits in C++. But you have a > > 10 MByte installation and sometimes weird effect, like your conduit > > not called etc. > > > > Henk > > > -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
