--- Perikles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How do I read plucker files installed in expansion > card?
Not really a dev question, but... As far as I know, Plucker does not yet natively support VFS for Palm M50X or Sony Clie users. Not sure about CF support for Visor, but I doubt it. HOWEVER, for VFS support you can use a couple of programs I've used to read Plucker DBs from the card-- MSMount and PiDirectVFS. MSMount is freeware that will allow you to access data files (e.g., documents and databases) stored on the card with applications that have not been modified to do so. You can download it from Palmgear at http://www.palmgear.com/software/showsoftware.cfm?prodID=29216. My only complaint is that it is slow with my Plucker DBs that are more than 500Kb. PiDirectVFS is commercial software that allows you to directly run applications and access read-only databases stored on the expansion card without the need to transfer the complete program or data file to internal memory on the handheld device prior to being used. It's $20US but well worth it due to it's speed advantage over MSMount. I compared loading a 1MB Plucker DB with both MSMount and PiDirectVFS. MSMount took 27 seconds. PiDirectVFS took 2 seconds! It only reads the portion of the DB needed at any given time. I hope VFS implementation in Plucker follows the same path. Definitely has my vote. You can download it from Palmgear at http://www.palmgear.com/software/showsoftware.cfm?sid=35506920010728025803&prodID=29100. Note that you have to purchase and register to get full use of the program. Otherwise, you're limited to only 20 files you can use on the card and use of only the PiDirect directory. . . . . .which brings me to another important point. You will need a file manager such as Filez or McFile to create directories, move files, rename files, etc. Filez is freeware and can be downloaded at http://www.nosleep.net/download/filez.zip. McFile has a better interface and some advantages over Files. It was in development and is now going commercial. You can download the latest version at http://www.jade.dti.ne.jp/~imazeki/palm/McFL/data/McFL20.zip. Registration is $12US. Hope this helps. Right now, I'm using a combination of PiDirectVFS and Filez until I can evaluate the new McFile version. TL __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Buy the perfect holiday gifts at Yahoo! Shopping. http://shopping.yahoo.com
