> Would I be able to port this to the Palm Database?
Of course assuming you sort out the pointer problems others have mentioned. You
normally wouldn't use fixed lengths for strings either, BTW.
There are far more complicated structures than that around :-) Just have a look
at the datebook record structure sometime - things appear and disappear, they
can get really big or really small...
I understand how conduits work (I think?), but I also want a create a
> app on the PC side that will let me tweak and values I have in this database?
Fine. But since you're on the PC, use a form of data storage that makes sense on
the PC. A Palm database file is not one of those things. Use a proper database,
or XML or whatever you would normally use for a PC app.
I thought conduits are just used for Syncing the changes? Not editing?
Yes.
In the general case there are 3 parts to a Palm application :
- the app on the device
- an app/database on the PC/server/internet
- a conduit to sync between the two
But if I have an array of the structure below how would I track this with the
Database manager?
Either put the array into a record or have many records or both, whichever you
prefer.
A Palm database is essentially just a list of blobs (which they call records).
You can out anything you like into each blob. There is no metadata like proper
databases, so the Palm database doesn't care what you do in a record. You can
put a string in one, 3 integers in the next one and a bitmap in a third.
You will therefore have to write code to get at whatever is in your records, but
all Palm applications do that, so there are lots of examples of how that is done.
Cheers,
Jim Cooper
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Tabdee Ltd http://www.tabdee.ltd.uk
TurboSync - Connecting Delphi to your Palm
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