I too use a Palm to enter my billing and mileage data. I use ShortCut keys to define the client as nnnn-aaaaa. where nnnn= the client number, the - in the 5th position is a semifor I look for when parsing the line and the aaaaa. is the text name with a trailing period also used as a semifor when parsing. I HotSync to Outlook and then export the details from Outlook Calendar to a text file which is read in to RBase. The Outlook file includes the date, start time, endtime and the text of the entry. If there are any Notes attached to the item, they are in another field which Outlook exports. It works very well and sure saves a lot of time in billing. I imagine that this sort of thing, especially with using ShortCut keys can be helpful in any data collection scheme using a Palm. Ron Peterson
----- Original Message ----- From: "Sami Aaron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 24, 2001 9:41 AM Subject: Re: Mobile Users > I have an app I run on my Palm called thinkDb. It has a number of products > including one that lets you create your own database that syncs up with a > database stored on your computer - you can then export the data from it to > an ASCII text file. I use this to key in my billable hours and mileage when > I work onsite at clients. I then import a data dump into my R:BASE app at > month-end to add to my billing application. > > They have another product that uses an ODBC link from this same database to > synchronize the data. It comes with a 30-day free trial - I got it and > intended to try it out but just didn't have the time ... > > Check them out at http://www.thinkingbytes.com/ > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > Sami Aaron > Software Management Specialists > 13214 W. 62nd Terr, #139 > Shawnee KS 66216 > 913-915-1971 > http://www.softwaremgmt.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "K Kleinman Zajac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "R:Base List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2001 10:58 AM > Subject: Mobile Users > > > > We have an application that is now running on a novell server and Wint NT > > and 2000 workstation, using Rbase6.5++. Works nicely. What we would like > > to do is create a software module for palms which would allow roving staff > > to enter certain information which would then be uploaded to the system. > I > > realize that there is no Rbase for palms, and I don't think that is really > > necessary. But I am wondering if there is any practical way to accomplish > > this. > > ================================================ > > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > > ================================================ > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > > > > > > > > ================================================ > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > ================================================ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l
