Hello George, if you have more than 2 mobile devices I think you will run into a restriction in ActiveSync anyway: it can only store profiles for 2 different mobile devices; if you connect a 3rd device, you either have to remove one of the others, or connect it as a "guest", in which case you can't synchronize any files. At least that's my knowledge from the ActiveSync versions I have used - does one of the experts in this forum know an alternative? To identify the different devices you could use the user defined device name (not the serial number) that you can set in the control panel of the device, or simply store a mini text file in a specific folder on the device that you can read during synchronisation. The device name is the one that ActiveSync uses to generate the main folder name as Joe described in his message, this can be read by NSBasic/CE from the registry.
I think if you want to read from multiple devices (more than 2) you have to read directly from the device, not by using ActiveSync to copy the files from the device to the PC, but I must admit I don't know if that's possible. Windows Explorer can do that, so it may be, but I don't know how to access System Folders like "Mobile Device" from NSBasic. Kind regards Thomas Am 08.03.2010 um 22:12PM schrieb George Walters: > Thanks, I think I could use this. At least I can cruise the folders and > display a list to the user with a name he/she can recognize. > > -----Original Message----- > From: nsbasic-ce@yahoogroups.com [mailto:nsbasic...@yahoogroups.com] On > Behalf Of joespan123 > Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 3:48 PM > To: nsbasic-ce@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [nsbasic-ce] Re: Identification of PDA > > Hi, > > Do not rely on the serial number to identify each device, as an example the > new iPAQ 212 devices return the same serial numbers. > > To answer this question: > > If I put that in a file on the PDA, it would get sync'ed to a folder on XP > and I don't know which folder it went to. > > When the device syncs with the desktop and you have chosen "File" transfer, > all the files in the "My Documents" folder on the device will be sync'ed > over to the destop in the folder with name like: > > C:\Documents and Settings\JoePC\My Documents\JOES My Documents > > The "JoePC" is the login username of the desktop. > > The "JOES My Documents" is the folder created by ActiveSync for the device > to perform file transfer. > > The "JOES" is what you define on the device in the settings: > > Start -> Settings -> About -> Device ID > > The "Device ID" here must be defined unqiuely for each device you synchroise > with the desktop, hence it is the way ActiveSync knows which device is which > if you sync multiple devices. > > When you sync the device, it will transfer the files over into it's unique > folder. > > Your application on the desktop will not know which device has actually > sync'ed. But you maybe be able to tell by creating a Status.txt file on the > device with say a DATE/TIME in their. Your desktop application should check > periodically for the Status.txt file in every folder and check the DATE/TIME > for changes. > > Or you can interact with the ActiveSync process to detect when a device has > been inserted into the cradle. > > The following gives some code examples on how to use the RAPI.dll on the > desktop. > > http://etutorials.org/Programming/Pocket+pc+network+programming/Chapter+9.+D > esktop+Synchronization/ > > Cheers > Joe > > --- In nsbasic-ce@yahoogroups.com, "George Walters" <gwalt...@...> wrote: > > > > Thanks, I didn't know that but I don't think that would solve the problem. > > If I put that in a file on the PDA, it would get sync'ed to a folder on XP > > and I don't know which folder it went to. Each folder would have a serial > > number but I still don't know which PDA is sitting in the cradle. Follow > > what I'm trying to say? > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > From: nsbasic-ce@yahoogroups.com [mailto:nsbasic...@yahoogroups.com] On > > Behalf Of Computerhusky > > Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 2:35 PM > > To: nsbasic-ce@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: Re: [nsbasic-ce] Identification of PDA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi George, > > > > you know that NSBasic/CE can read the serial number of the device > > I assume, and the problem is that the desktop program cannot access this > > information? What about letting the program on the device write that > number > > to a text file, then the desktop program can read that file first, then > from > > that info derive the folder name. > > > > Kind regards > > > > Thomas > > > > > > Von meinem iPhone gesendet > > > > > > Am 08.03.2010 um 17:37 schrieb "georgeewalters" <gwalt...@...>: > > > > > > > > I'm trying to write software to handle multiple PDA's collecting and > > submitting data. I have writte the software in the XP computer and written > > the software on the PDA using NS Basic. My problem now is how do identify > > which of the more than one PDA is sitting the cradle for syncing so I can > > put/get the data in/from the correct folder. Anyone know how to do this? > > I've googled around a lot and have no results. No problem with only one > PDA > > but more that one presents this issue. > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nsb-ce" group. To post to this group, send email to nsb...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nsb-ce+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nsb-ce?hl=en.
