a) Are they updating the data?
If they are updating the data, and you need two-way replication, then I
suggest:
- looking into PWDAS for the Palm Pilots:
http://www.palm.com/enterprise/products/wdbas/index.html
- using Microsoft Embedded Tools and SQL Server CE to support PocketPC
Microsoft SQL Server CE supports two-way merge replication. You'll need IIS
server as well, since the SQL Server CE uses HTTP to replicate data. You
might want to use SSL to encrypt the transmission
b) If you just need to develop a read-only site where they are connected to
the 'net then:
- PocketPC has a built in browser that supports HTML 3.2
- WAP phones support WML. Major vendors like Nokia have programs you can
download which "simulate" a phone browser on your desktop.
- I can't remember how Palm does this. They have the "web clipping"
technology, but I can't remember what standard this uses - look on the Palm
website
c) If you need an "offline" version of the app, then the PocketPC 2002 has
Pocket Access, which you could build a front-end to using MS Embedded Visual
Tools. Can't help with the Palm Pilot, but there's probably a ton of
whitepapers on the Palm site (www.palm.com)
HTH
Cheers
Ken
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From: "Neil Highley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Pocket PC / PALM development and ASP access
: Hello everybody!
:
: I have been asked to do a powerPC and PALM front end for a ASP dictionary
: online. I am taking the plunge and doing the dictionary in XML, but I am
not
: sure how to serve it to the PDA, would it be possible to download the
whole
: XML database to a specified place on their PDA so that the PDA user could
: browse a vbscript web page offline and search the dictionary that way?
:
: Would it be better (ie faster) if I just created the XML document as a
: detached recordset for downloading (and browsing by offline users) and
those
: users online could request info via a SQL DB?
:
: Also (sorry) what sort of problems (if any) have people come across when
: using ASP pages via a PDA?
:
: Im sorry if I am off topic.
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