That sounds very promising; we'll follow it through
and see what we come up with.
Thanks a lot...
Will
Will Chapman
Computing for Business Ltd
EPOS software for DOS, Windows and PalmPilots
Logic Net - the inexpensive EPOS hardware solution
----- Original Message -----
From: Howard Shaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: 11 November 1999 15:36
Subject: Re: HotSync via DOS?
> The pilot-link programs available on Linux are simple C code, and should
be
> able to be recompiled for DOS use, with minimal changes.
>
> If more structure to the HotSync is desired, there is a very nice Python
> package called PyRite, which includes Python code for doing the HotSync,
> including the ability to define plug-ins for your app, in a manner similar
> to the Windows HotSync dlls. Since Python is available for Windows, you
> might grab it. I think the windows binaries will probably work on DOS
> machines, if you stay away from the graphical stuff.
>
> Alternatively, you can trap the HotSync command, whether from the key or
the
> program, and replace it with a simple app that communicates serially, and
> write a corresponding serial app for the dos system. In either case you
will
> probably have to deliberately run the program on the DOS side before
> commencing a HotSync, though you might be able to use a TSR.
>
> (Somewhat incidentally, the author of Pyrite has created a very nice
> mechanism for creating plugins in Python, and has released it separately
as
> Sulfur.)
>
> Good luck!
> Howard C. Shaw III
> Programmer/Analyst
> Tyrol Data Systems
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Will Chapman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 1999 6:53 AM
> Subject: HotSync via DOS?
>
>
> > We have some customers who using raw MS-DOS (non-Windows)
> > on PC-based integral EPOS tills. It isn't practical to get them to
> > 'upgrade' to Windows so we need to write a simple HotSync
> > that will work in DOS (we have one that works in a Windows
> > DOS-window).
> >
> > Has anyone out there any experience with writing directly to
> > PalmOS from MSDOS? Its nothing complicated, just a simple
> > dump of a small amount of data in either direction.
> >
> > Thanks...
> >
> > Will Chapman
> > Computing for Business Ltd
> > EPOS software for DOS, Windows and PalmPilots
> > Logic Net - the inexpensive EPOS hardware solution
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: William Santamore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: 11 November 1999 04:30
> > Subject: How to run HotSync from another program?
> >
> >
> > > Hi everyone,
> > >
> > > I'm writing a batch file to automate the installation of a third-party
> > Palm
> > > program. I need this batch file to launch HotSync and start the
> > > synchronization process right after installing the program and the PRC
> > file on
> > > the Desktop.
> > >
> > > My question is: does HotSync have any switches that can be used from
the
> > > command line?
> > >
> > > Thank you in advance for your comments.
> > >
> > > Bill
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
