You definitely need to read an introduction to Palm OS programming. The "Palm OS Companion.pdf" must help. Among other important stuff there is the "Assigning a Database Type and Creator ID" topic. The answer to the question you are asking is there. The manual contains a lot of answers on questions like that.
FI> The data manager function dmOpenDatabaseByTypeCreator takes FI> three arguments: type, creator, and mode. FI> Are the first two, type and creator, based on some enum ?; FI> following some samples I see them defined as 'Data' and 'Form', FI> are these coming from somewhere ? -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
