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=== Sync with PalmOS === | |||
I don't know anything about MacOS and PocketPCs, but I can tell a bit about Windows and Palm-pda's. There is a sync-software called HotSync (as written above). You can write conduits for this software. Don't know why they are called conduits, they are basically plugins. They are loaded and run when you 'hotsync' a pda with your pc. This is done by pressing the hotsync-button on the pda's base-station. These conduits can be used to syncronize information between the pda and software on a pc. | I don't know anything about MacOS and PocketPCs, but I can tell a bit about Windows and Palm-pda's. There is a sync-software called HotSync (as written above). You can write conduits for this software. Don't know why they are called conduits, they are basically plugins. They are loaded and run when you 'hotsync' a pda with your pc. This is done by pressing the hotsync-button on the pda's base-station. These conduits can be used to syncronize information between the pda and software on a pc. | ||
The sync-process is not startet by pc-software (i.e. Sunbird), but instead by the pda's owner pressing a button. I guess it shouldn't be a problem to write a conduit that syncronizes events and tasks between a pda and Sunbird, if there is an api to the calendar-database. So that you can access events and tasks without actually starting Sunbird. | The sync-process is not startet by pc-software (i.e. Sunbird), but instead by the pda's owner pressing a button. I guess it shouldn't be a problem to write a conduit that syncronizes events and tasks between a pda and Sunbird, if there is an api to the calendar-database. So that you can access events and tasks without actually starting Sunbird. | ||
'''Update''' | |||
I managed to access the Palm Todo database during a hotsync-operation using VisualBasic 6 (thats the only language I have). I will now try to figure out, how to access Sunbirds tasks. It would be great, if someone can give me some hints here. | |||
[[User:SebboKleine|SebastianKleine]] 01:24, 13 Jan 2006 (PST) | |||
=== Possible Windows/PocketPC workaround ==== | === Possible Windows/PocketPC workaround ==== | ||