Flash program

2006-07-12 Thread Mark Chauvin
I would like to modify the ROM on a Treo (remove some applications, add my own). I've looked at what HandEra offers; is there a more economical way to do this? They want $1500 for their "RomCrafter" product, plus a per-unit fee (ouch!). Thanks. -Mark -- For information on using the PalmSou

Treo 300 ROM

2006-07-08 Thread Mark Chauvin
Does anyone know where I can get a Treo 300 ROM for Emulator? The ROM Transfer doesn't seem to work for the Treo 300. Thanks -Mark -- For information on using the PalmSource Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/

Re: Hotsync wrecks touch screen

2006-04-13 Thread Mark Chauvin
I have a customer that installs my program and his digitizer loses its calibration. It's on a m100, and I've never seen this happen before. What could be causing it? All he has to do is install the .prc with Palm Desktop, do a hotsync, and his digitizer calibration is way off. Hard reset, reca

Hotsync wrecks touch screen

2006-04-11 Thread Mark Chauvin
I have a customer that installs my program and his digitizer loses its calibration. It's on a m100, and I've never seen this happen before. What could be causing it? All he has to do is install the .prc with Palm Desktop, do a hotsync, and his digitizer calibration is way off. Hard reset, recal

Re: Palm IIIxe and serial comms

2006-03-14 Thread Mark Chauvin
The cradle and cable are electrically identical. You shouldn't have any problem with either one. -Mark --- Nikolai Filipov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello all! > I want to ask if it is possible to use tPalm IIIxe's > serial cradle to > do serial communications, or do I need a separate > se

Re: Palm Vx and POL (solved)

2005-12-29 Thread Mark Chauvin
Well I'll be durned. There weren't slider controls in 3.1. Found the problem real quick once I had the Rom file. Now I just check the ROM version and if it's less than 3.5.0, I hide the slider. Problem solved. Thanks everyone for the help -Mark -- For information on using the PalmSourc

Re: Palm Vx and POL

2005-12-28 Thread Mark Chauvin
where did it go? - Original Message - From: "Logan Shaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Palm Developer Forum" Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 4:24 PM Subject: Re: Palm Vx and POL Mark Chauvin wrote: How do you reduce the size of the heap being used by an app?

Re: Palm Vx and POL

2005-12-28 Thread Mark Chauvin
on a 2MB > device. > > -Original Message- > > From: "Luc Le Blanc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subj: Re: Palm Vx and POL > Date: Wed Dec 28, 2005 1:15 pm > Size: 593 bytes > To: "Palm Developer Forum" > > > Mark Chauvin wrote: >

Re: Palm Vx and POL

2005-12-28 Thread Mark Chauvin
3. Please accept my apologies for > formatting! > > Subject: Re: Palm Vx and POL > From: "Mark Chauvin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 05:41:33 -0600 > X-Message-Number: 6 > > Oops, it's a V not a Vx. It worked on his m100. > The m100

Re: Palm Vx and POL

2005-12-27 Thread Mark Chauvin
Oops, it's a V not a Vx. It worked on his m100. The m100 and V both have a 128K dynamic heap and 2MB of memory, but the V is running 3.1 and the m100 is running 3.5.1. Could that be causing a problem? - Original Message - Is there any reason why a program written in POL wouldn't wor

Palm Vx and POL

2005-12-27 Thread Mark Chauvin
Is there any reason why a program written in POL wouldn't work on a Palm Vx? I've got a program that worked fine until I ported it to POL. Now the new version causes fatal exceptions on a customer's Vx. He downgraded to the prior version and the errors disappeared. I've checked all the projec

Treo 650 hotsync port?

2005-11-23 Thread Mark Chauvin
(oops, sorry - ignore that last email - accidentally hit Send...) Is there something unique in opening the serial port on a Treo 650? I use the following code to open the serial port: error = FtrGet(sysFileCSerialMgr, FtrNewSerialPresent, &u32); If !error (new serial manager) I do this: SrmOpe

Treo 650 hotsync port?

2005-11-23 Thread Mark Chauvin
--- Mikhail Barashkov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > 2003 *not-SE* > > > > "Not SE"?? > > > Yes sure. > >> so we can't do without eVC4. > > > > Target the CF instead, and then you only need one > IDE for the lot :-) > I don't want to target CF and have all the reasons > for that :) > > --

Re: Palm OS Development is a mess

2005-11-22 Thread Mark Chauvin
Does anyone have an opinion on how efficient Appforge code is? I've got an application that I created with cw 9.3 that needs to execute as quickly as possible. If I were to write it with Appforge, how much of a performance hit would there be, if any? Is it pseudo-code that runs through an interp

Re: Palm OS Development is a mess

2005-11-22 Thread Mark Chauvin
What plug in are you using? Can you have the same source for Windows & Palm? --- Igor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm using visiual studio(with a third party plug in) > to develop my > applications. I can use visual c or visual basic > .net > > Works prety good. Try it maybe you like it. > >

Palm losing memory

2005-11-04 Thread Mark Chauvin
Is there a way to make a Palm retain its loaded programs for an indefinite period of time? I don't know if they're all like this, but all the Palm's I've seen lose everything when the batteries die. Is there a model that does not do that, or is there a way that I could make the Palm retain its lo

Re: Palm program dies on Tungsten T3

2005-09-01 Thread Mark Chauvin
m-dev-forum To: "Palm Developer Forum" Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 9:11 PM Subject: Re: Palm program dies on Tungsten T3 Mark Chauvin wrote: No, I haven't. I was going to find & load the T3 ROM debug image into Emulator & see what happens. Doesn't Emulator catch

Re: Palm program dies on Tungsten T3

2005-08-30 Thread Mark Chauvin
No, I haven't. I was going to find & load the T3 ROM debug image into Emulator & see what happens. Doesn't Emulator catch more errors than Simulator does? Is it worth it to do both? > Hi, > > sorry as I don't has an answer for you direct > question. > > but have you tried the last T3 Simulato

Palm program dies on Tungsten T3

2005-08-30 Thread Mark Chauvin
I've got a customer with a Tungsten T3, running PalmOS 5.2.1. He's wiped out the Palm and loaded only my program, and still having trouble with it. The program has run on other Palm models without any issues, but he's telling me it locks up when it tries to open the serial port, and even the "

Re: in this code how do I get around a 255 limitation for PlateName

2005-07-11 Thread Mark Chauvin
>size = 100; >index = dmMaxRecordIndex; >h = DmNewRecord(dbPtr, &index, size); >ptr = MemHandleLock(h); >Offset = 0; >DmWrite(ptr, Offset, (const void *)PlateName, > StrLen(PlateName)+1); >err = DmCloseDatabase(dbPtr); > return true; Why are you setting size to 100?

RE: USB has replaced serial

2005-03-10 Thread Mark Chauvin
Really?? Where? I've looked and looked and could only find one by a company in France (Kirrio). You know where I can get a usb-slave-to-rs232 converter for $40? Every usb to serial converter I've seen works with a host device like a computer, not a (slave) pda. I'm in the same boat as Mike here

Re: Making noise

2005-02-18 Thread Mark Chauvin
> --- > Tim Kostka > > > "Mark Chauvin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in > message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Is there a way to play a sound in a Palm program > > without halting the processor while it plays? I > tried > > playing the alarm

Making noise

2005-02-18 Thread Mark Chauvin
Is there a way to play a sound in a Palm program without halting the processor while it plays? I tried playing the alarm sound, but that gives me a 1.5-second gap in the data that my program is collecting. Thanks -Mark -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, p

Re: Multiple program versions

2005-02-02 Thread Mark Chauvin
ROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jan 26, 2005, at 5:49 AM, Mark Chauvin wrote: > > > I've got some users that are getting lock-up > errors on > > their Palms while running my program. A typical > error > > says Memory manager, null pointer, press reset. > It

Re: Multiple program versions

2005-01-26 Thread Mark Chauvin
The creator ID is the same. I did change the version string in Constructor. I renamed the file to keep track of which version was which. I figured Palm Desktop would delete the older .prc file when I installed the new one, but they're both there in the backup directory. How does it know which f

Re: Multiple program versions

2005-01-26 Thread Mark Chauvin
I did. I can't make it crash on the emulator. I made it die once on my handheld, but can't reproduce it. --- Mikhail Barashkov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mark Chauvin wrote: > > >I've got some users that are getting lock-up errors > on > >their

Multiple program versions

2005-01-26 Thread Mark Chauvin
I've got some users that are getting lock-up errors on their Palms while running my program. A typical error says Memory manager, null pointer, press reset. It seems random and I can't recreate it. This has happened after they've upgraded to the latest version of the program. Is it possible som

Re: Trouble installing app FIXED

2005-01-21 Thread Mark Chauvin
Like I said at the beginning of this thread, I feel dumb as a stick. Whenever I figure these things out they seem so darn simple I could kick myself. You know what the problem was? I didn't realize this, but my rendition of CPalmApp::AppStop() was being executed even when CPalmApp::NormalLaun

Re: Trouble installing app

2005-01-20 Thread Mark Chauvin
-Mark --- David Fedor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 10:04 AM -0800 1/20/05, Mark Chauvin wrote: > >Ben, is that the only notification that happens > when > >an app is installed? Which module is it in? > > There are many launchcodes which an app can get. >

Re: Trouble installing app

2005-01-20 Thread Mark Chauvin
Ben, is that the only notification that happens when an app is installed? Which module is it in? --- Ben Combee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This means that you're executing code that's in one > of the secondary > segments when handling launch codes that don't > provide global variable > sup

Re: Trouble installing app

2005-01-20 Thread Mark Chauvin
f segment 1 has gone down considerably, but still I get this error. Thanks for your help -Mark (((feeling even dumber than a stick today))) --- Robert Moynihan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mark Chauvin wrote: > > > Does the fact that I get the error when I install > the a

Re: Trouble installing app

2005-01-20 Thread Mark Chauvin
uot;Palm Developer Forum" Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 6:18 AM Subject: Re: Trouble installing app Mark Chauvin wrote: Every time I make a change to my app I get a fatal exception when I try to install it on my IIIxe. It will run great on the emulator when I run it from CodeWarrior, but

Trouble installing app

2005-01-20 Thread Mark Chauvin
Every time I make a change to my app I get a fatal exception when I try to install it on my IIIxe. It will run great on the emulator when I run it from CodeWarrior, but when I set up the emulator to hotsync with the desktop, I get this error that says my program changed the emulated program co

USB Host Adapter

2005-01-18 Thread Mark Chauvin
Does anyone know of a usb-to-serial adapter that will work with a USB PDA to get it to interface with an external serial device? After alot of searching, I found the Kirrio http://www.kirrio.com/uk/products/usb_to_serial/index.php?cat=4&id=0 but the manufacturer says it's only available in Fran

Re: crashes device when 59K prc file is hot sync'd to the device

2004-11-24 Thread Mark Chauvin
Uh, I mean, if you're using POL. Otherwise, whatever Ben sez... --- Mark Chauvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just wrestled with this issue last week. > Make sure these are in segment 1, in this order: > > starter.cpp > your CPalmApp class > PalmOSruntim

Re: crashes device when 59K prc file is hot sync'd to the device

2004-11-24 Thread Mark Chauvin
I just wrestled with this issue last week. Make sure these are in segment 1, in this order: starter.cpp your CPalmApp class PalmOSruntimelib POLR1 or POLD1.lib That's how I fixed mine. -Mark --- Jennifer Fell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > My app is 59K in size and when hot sync'd to

Re: Link error - fixed!

2004-11-18 Thread Mark Chauvin
Well, I fixed it. Ben, I was able to move the C++ library to segment 4. I'd already moved all extra code out of the CPalmApp object into a "utilities" module instead. What made the biggest difference was moving POLD1 to the bottom of segment 1 instead of the top. That apparently made the jumps

Re: Link error

2004-11-18 Thread Mark Chauvin
n you try to install the program. Thanks for the help everyone, btw. I really appreciate the help. I'm about to go nuts trying to get this program linked & installed. -Mark --- Robert Moynihan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mark Chauvin wrote: > > >Jan, > >

Re: Link error

2004-11-18 Thread Mark Chauvin
Jan, Having never seen a map file before this morning (never needed to look), I'm no expert, but it doesn't seem to show any overcrowded segments, assuming 68K is the limit: Segment 1 47518 bytes Segment 2 19768 bytes Segment 3 16678 bytes Segment 4 10628 bytes Segment 5 16786 bytes Segment 6 298

Re: Link error

2004-11-18 Thread Mark Chauvin
How can I tell which segment is overcrowded? I was thinking it's probably the first segment, based on the error message, but I've taken all my cpp files out of there & reduced the starterapp.cpp file down as much as I can. --- "tut.by" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > try move your cpp files to anot

Link error

2004-11-18 Thread Mark Chauvin
Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong here? I keep getting this 16-bit code reference error: Link Error : POLExplicitTemplates.cpp: 'POL::CArray, POL::CCompareTraits>::~CArray()' 16-bit code reference to 'operator delete(void*)' is out of range. There's about 10 of these that happen whe

Re: Converting mini-USB to serial

2004-10-08 Thread Mark Chauvin
I'd be interested in building such a device, if someone could point me in the right direction. I'm not much of a circuit designer, but I've got a soldering iron & a will to learn. I could probably figure it out if someone would tell me what components to use. Thanks -Mark --- Luc Le Blanc <[EMA

Re: Resource question

2004-09-12 Thread Mark Chauvin
The original file is in .rcp format #include "strConstants.h" STRINGTABLE strList1 "STRING1" "STRING2" ... What's the equivalent in a .r file? Is there a simple "how to create a Palmrez source file" document somewhere? Sorry for my ignorance. It's probably really simple Thanks -Mark - Or

Resource question

2004-09-10 Thread Mark Chauvin
Is there a way to import a text file into Constructor, so it'll appear as a String List? It's a whole whole lot to retype... Thanks -Mark -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/

Scroll bar fixed in POL

2004-06-09 Thread Mark Chauvin
A couple of days ago I posted about a scroll bar that wouldn't work in POL no matter how much hacking I did on the code. I finally figured out why. It's not a scroll bar - it's a slider. I didn't even know there was a slider control; I figured the resource compiler just called it that for some r

POL Scroll Bar

2004-06-08 Thread Mark Chauvin
How do you capture scroll bar events in POL? I've tried these variations and they don't work: class CMyForm : public CForm { public: ... Boolean OnScroll(EventPtr pEvent, Boolean& bHandled); Boolean OnScroll2(ComponentEventPtr pEvent, Boolean& bHandled); BEGIN_EVENT_MAP(CForm) EVENT_MAP_ENTRY

Program won't load

2004-06-03 Thread Mark Chauvin
I have a program I've written that runs great in Emulator, but when I try to install it on my handheld I get a fatal error dialog box during the "clean-up" phase, with a single "Reset" button on it. Pressing Reset or doing a soft reset won't fix the problem. I have to do a hard reset, then when I

Re: CodeWarrior9: Program Name Change?

2004-05-17 Thread Mark Chauvin
If you're using constructor, it's below the main window when you open your resource file, below the tree view of your forms & dialogs etc. -Mark --- PalmOS Developer Forum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey. Under the 68K Target menu in the settings, > there are three fields. > Project Type, File N

Re: c Vs C++

2004-05-11 Thread Mark Chauvin
I'm in the process of rewriting my app from C to C++ using Palm Object Library (POL) that ships with Codewarrior. It's alot easier, I'll tell you that. What takes a page of code in C is about 3 lines in POL. I haven't noticed any difference in performance yet, except for one: updating a grid via

Re: Custom event loop in POL

2004-05-05 Thread Mark Chauvin
gt; bytes rx > } > > pCP->PrimeWakeupHandler(1); // init to rx up to > buffer size > } > > ... > > NOTE: OS 5 (i think) has problems with > SetWakeupHandler...so check into this > ...i ended up just polling using a timer event and > standard tx/rx &g

Custom event loop in POL

2004-05-05 Thread Mark Chauvin
I have a program that needs to constantly monitor the serial port for data. My old version of the program, written in C w/ PRC-tools, redifined the EventLoop function, but now that I'm using POL and a derivation of the CPalmApp object, what's the right way to do this? Should I have a function tha

To POL or not to POL

2004-04-16 Thread Mark Chauvin
Is there any reason why I should NOT consider rewriting my app in POL? I think it would help me make enhancements in the future, but I'm worried about the code being bloated or slow. Speed of execution is very important because I'm doing data scanning, which is why I've kept it in C until now. I'

Re: Lists won't hide in 3.2

2004-04-02 Thread Mark Chauvin
> Upgrade to V9.3 -- it won't help fix this Palm OS > bug, but it will fix > other problems. I saw that on the web site. It also states that the 9.3 patch should be installed on a fresh install (9.0). I've upgraded once already. Does that mean I have to uninstall it, re-install from the CD, th

Lists won't hide in 3.2

2004-04-02 Thread Mark Chauvin
Does anybody know how to make LIST's show & hide under PalmOS 3.2 and earlier?  I have an app that hides the list with FrmHideObject on a frmOpenEvent, then displays it with FrmShowObject when the user selects a popup trigger.  Works great in PalmOS 3.5.  If I change the PilRC file to not usable, t