Befuddling: Char*'s text value mysteriously changing

2001-03-19 Thread Randy Brown
I'm trying to update a field on second form after selecting a list item on the main form. Interesting thing is occurring: the field on the second form is picking up the text from the name of the button on that same form, rather than carrying over the text from the list on the main form. In th

PalmOS Certification

2001-03-17 Thread Randy Brown
I'm curious if anyone here knows the status of PalmOS certification? I notice it is mentioned on the dev site, but I see no further information. TIA. http://www.randybrown.net -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/

Re: C++ development on Palm.

2001-03-16 Thread Randy Brown
>Are Palm OS SDKs available in C++ also?? No, they are not. http://www.randybrown.net -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/support/forums/

Re: Helper Pack for Newbies.

2001-03-08 Thread Randy Brown
Alan wrote: >Ok then.. How should we get started.. I suggest all ppl interested email me, >and I'll put together a mailing list so we can all start communicating as a >group.. Alan - Email your email address and I'll email you. :-) [rb} http://www.randybrown.net -- For information on using

Re: Helper Pack for Newbies.

2001-03-05 Thread Randy Brown
Alan and Richard - I think this is a great idea, and something that would be of extreme help to people like myself. I was planning to put up on my web site solutions to certain problems I encountered while figuring out PalmOS programming -- things like how to write to a field, how to transfer

Re: Opinions..

2001-03-02 Thread Randy Brown
Check into DevStudio at: http://www.falch.net Great IDE that uses the GCC toolset. [rb} At 12:54 PM 03/02/2001 -0500, Robert Chartier wrote: >I was wondering if someone could share a bit of experience with me. Im a >newbie in the Palm Dev world, and basically was looking around for a wa

Re: SDK, AppForge, HanDBase, CodeWarrior, etc.

2001-03-01 Thread Randy Brown
From what you describe, you may be able to do this with one of the databases already on the market. You didn't mention how many data items you needed, but JFile, HanDBase, and MobileDB all support many fields and field types. There is a SourceForge project called "Palm-db-tools" which conta

RE: spread out functions/procedures into different file

2001-03-01 Thread Randy Brown
At 09:32 AM 03/01/2001 -0800, you wrote: >See also http://wozniak.dnsalias.org/~adam/PalmFAQ.html#Q2.1 Thanks for posting this link. It's one PalmOS resource I didn't know. [rb} http://www.randybrown.net -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see

Re: data passing between applications

2001-03-01 Thread Randy Brown
It seems that you would need to write data to a database while in your second application, and then read from that database when you return to your first. You could set a flag of some sort in the database to indicate whether there was data to be read, and use some sort of launchFlag to deter

WinDrawChars and FrmDoDialog?

2001-02-28 Thread Randy Brown
What do I need to do to get a WinDrawChars call to draw on a FrmDoDialog from? WinDrawChars displays on the form that FrmDoDialog returns to, rather than on it's form. TIA. And where is this stuff actually documented!? (Seriously, I have two PalmOS programming books, all of the PalmO

Field and NULL handle problem

2001-02-27 Thread Randy Brown
Problem: == When I click in a field set to be non-editable and try to insert a character, the PalmOS beeps and does nothing -- as expected. But, when I click in the same field and, instead of trying to insert, I try to delete a character, the PalmOS (and POSE) presents a 4340, NULL handle

Re: ListToField.c example

2001-02-27 Thread Randy Brown
At 11:04 AM 02/25/2001 -0800, Ken wrote: >One minor nit. Once you've called FldSetTextHandle, the field code >effectively "owns" the handle. Thus you should avoid messing with the >handle following this call, which means that the unlock should happen >before you call FldSetTextHandle. Good sug

Re: Getting reference to field on remote form.

2001-02-26 Thread Randy Brown
Steve wrote: >>When you say "the following doesn't seem to work", what doesn't work? Have you checked with the debugger to see if ptrToOtherForm has a valid value? Has the 2nd form been opened and initialized?<< I was able to work through this. I used FrmIntiForm(mySecondForm) to get a poin

Re: Clean up....

2001-02-26 Thread Randy Brown
Sam - I believe you also need to do a MemHandleUnlock(txtH). [rb} At 09:33 AM 02/21/2001 -0800, you wrote: >I'm using the following code to create a string list for a list and when I >exit the app I'm getting "SystemMgr.c Line:4192, Possible memory leak." >Would anyone let me know what ki

RE: Urgent!!!! Socet data receive event

2001-02-25 Thread Randy Brown
>Please tell me it is Urgent OK... it's urgent. ;-) [rb} http://www.randybrown.net -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/support/forums/

Re: CodeWarrior Version 6 Academic

2001-02-24 Thread Randy Brown
>I need to develop an application for the Palm V (an interface for a backend >database). The academic version 6 is only $110 - is it overly-limiting? What >is the main advantage to spending $369.00 on complete edition? The academic version offers the exact same features as the commercial versi

Re: List supports multiple-selections?

2001-02-24 Thread Randy Brown
You are probably thinking of the capabilities available when using Tables. Visit the Palm OS Reference for details on both: http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/docs/palmos/frames.html [rb} At 10:05 AM 02/22/2001 -0800, you wrote: >Hi all, > >I was under the impression that the PalmOS UI object "

ListToField.c example

2001-02-22 Thread Randy Brown
SELECTION IN A LIST CONTROL INTO A FIELD. * - * Created : 02/20/2001 9:11:40 AM * Creator : Randy Brown (with help from several Palm.Dev groups members

Getting reference to field on remote form.

2001-02-22 Thread Randy Brown
Hello group - I'm trying to: 1) Grab the contents of a List selection on one form 2) Plug it into a field on another form 3) Switch from the first form to the second form Getting the selected text to plug into a field on the first form is working fine. But how do I get proper reference to th

Getting reference to field on remote form.

2001-02-21 Thread Randy Brown
Hello group - I'm trying to: 1) Grab the contents of a List selection on one form 2) Plug it into a field on another form 3) Switch from the first form to the second form Getting the selected text to plug into a field on the first form is working fine. But how do I get proper reference to th

ListToField.c example

2001-02-21 Thread Randy Brown
SELECTION IN A LIST CONTROL INTO A FIELD. * - * Created : 02/20/2001 9:11:40 AM * Creator : Randy Brown (with help from several Palm.Dev groups members

Re: [?] Plugging List text into a Field

2001-02-20 Thread Randy Brown
I want to thank Paul, Alan, and Richard for taking the time to reply to my List to Field question yesterday. All gave me great advice that is moving me toward a solution. That's what these discussion lists are for. Best regards. [rb} http://www.randybrown.net -- For information on usin

Re: [?] Plugging List text into a Field

2001-02-19 Thread Randy Brown
Paul - Thanks for the rapid reply. Unfortunately, I have one more problem. (Only one, yeah... sure ;-) The compiler (GCC) doesn't like "Word", "VoidHand", or "VoidPtr." I currently have and in my #include(s). I've searched the FAQ and KnowledgeBase (yes, I'm researching before posti

[?] Plugging List text into a Field

2001-02-19 Thread Randy Brown
Hello - Can someone point me to example code for transferring the contents of a selection from a List into a field? The list is on one form, and the field is on another. I know there's some memory management hoops to jump, but haven't been able to leap them yet. TIA. [rb} http://www.randybro

Re: Beginner to GCC and DevStudio

2001-02-19 Thread Randy Brown
There is an installation guide for DevStudio at falch.net. Follow it and it will help you install everything you need to get going. If you are looking for information about programming on PalmOS, there are several books available, as well as details on the PalmOS site. >Is there a quick refe

RE: Choosing right type of project?

2001-02-18 Thread Randy Brown
At 07:06 PM 02/17/2001 +0100, you wrote: > man.. i remember my Comp. Sci. teacher bashing us for global > variables.. hehe.. and i do it to my own students :)) Me too, on both accounts. Getting back to my original question ;-) I was going through the "PalmOS Programming Bible" book las

C and C++?

2001-02-17 Thread Randy Brown
Hello - A project I am working on will use the PalmOS database routines to manage data. Is there any advantage of using C++ in PalmOS development when data is stored using PalmOS routines? Curious how those with significant C++ experience look at this. TIA. [rb} http://www.randybrown.net

RE: Choosing right type of project?

2001-02-17 Thread Randy Brown
Mitch wrote: >Also be aware that certain functions are required to be in the first >segment. The Palm Knowledge Base has articles on that subject. Thanks for the assist, Mitch. I am actually using GCC (DevStudio (http://falch.net as IDE) for this project. There is an example that came with

Choosing right type of project?

2001-02-17 Thread Randy Brown
Hello - I am beginning a project that will ultimately turn into a fairly large (100+ K) application on PalmOS. It will be awhile before functionality is added that causes it to bloat. Should I begin the project in multiple-code format, or can I relatively easily make the necessary changes la

Re: code not working-Help

2001-02-13 Thread Randy Brown
>INetLow is not a browser, it is a sample application meant to illustrate how >to download data from a website. If source to this (INetLow) is available, where can I obtain it? TIA. -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.co

Re: Built-in Palm Apps

2001-02-13 Thread Randy Brown
You can't modify the built-in apps, as they are stored in ROM. But the source for each is available from PalmOS and you can modify it and save as a new file. At 08:26 PM 02/13/2001 -0500, you wrote: >Hi. There are a few minor things that I would like to customize in the >built-in Palm applica