Terry standard PDBs can have different fields in each record, and the application is responsible for interpreting them as the appropriate values. I have tried to do such tool in VB, and my approach consists of defining the record structure (field name / type) in a INI file, and after selecting the desired file format from a list, so the program will know how to interpret the record buffer and show the data in a readable form. Unfortunatelly, it came in low priority for the moment.
Another approach I though about is to have some hexa dump of the record data on the form (the header info is previously extracted and processed) and allow the user to select the data type of the data under the hex dump "pointer", so the program can translate it to the appropriate data type. This is some dynamic way to define the record structure. Hope it helps Regards Oscar >> I want to create a 3rd party viewer that will provide a viewing >> interface to a Palm db file. Although I do know that data contained in >> the database, I do not know the database schema. >> >> Is there a way to view the file in question (on my PC) so that I can >> determine its schema? >> >> Thanks! >> >> Terry >> > -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
