Thanks John, I finally got it figured out for Docs To Go, my Palm Zire 31 and my Linux OpenSuse - Kpilot will transfer the files for me. Yippeee! I am so happy to have it working again. This will work for me since my files are never really complex in terms of formatting - I use my palm for taking notes in my MPA classes and for meetings - instead of taking a laptop with me.
Now if only there was an Adobe Palm Reader - for Linux - I used to use that a lot but will have to convert to .txt I guess? Melanie John W. Kennedy wrote: > Melanie Campbell wrote: >> I am still trying to figure how to continue using my palm as my laptop - >> I really just need to have working ability for a word processor. >> >> I used to use Docs to Go with Word - but now I am on Linux using >> OpenOffice. I got the trial for Softick Card Export - so I can transfer >> files from my sd card on my Palm Zire 31. >> >> I know that OpenOffice can "save as" .pdb - but it doesn't seem to open >> the files and it seems like all the palm word processors save as >> .pdb. Has any discovered a way to deal with this? > > /All/ PalmOS data files are named *.pdb on the Windows or MacOS > backup. PalmOS distinguishes among them by their content (like Unix > "magic numbers", but more formalized). The *.pdb file produced by OOo > is specifically for a Palm program called AportisDoc. Unfortunately, > AportisDoc is dead, dead, dead. It is still possible to get your hands > on the freeware version if you look hard enough, but the freeware > version is only a reader. > > The eReader program that came free on my new Treo 650 can read > AportisDoc documents. > > I am far from an expert, but I don't know of any available AportisDoc > read/write program except the original abandonware, and, except for > the free reader version, they are all date-locked, even if you can > find them. > > There are also quite a few yucky points in the OOo-AportisDoc > conversion, anyway. > > The current recommendation for OOo-Palm interoperability appears to be > to use *.doc with Documents To Go. The results are not altogether > satisfactory with heavyweight use of OOo as a desktop publisher, but > it's OK for more basic stuff (like standard ms. format). > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
