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First, you need to buy a Palm Organizer, like the Palm V shown here. It also helps if you actually know how to use it, and how to use the cradle to perform a HotSync operation. |
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To do a HotSync operation, you have to install the Palm Desktop Organizer software, and become familiar with "Palm Desktop" and "HotSync Manager" programs. Both the cradle and the Desktop software come with the Palm. |
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You'll be writing a lot of C code, and if that's new to you then a good book on C might be handy. |
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Even though the Palm SDK is well documented and free (see Section 4 - The Download List), a third-party book on Palm programming may be very helpful. |
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To use the UltraLite deployment option you'll need a copy of Sybase SQL Anywhere version 6.0.3 or later. You can start with the 6.0.2 CD shown here, and upgrade later for free if you want (see Section 4 - The Download List). |
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Third-party books about UltraLite don't exist yet, but soon there will be one: Database Programming For Handheld Devices Using the UltraLite Technology by Kouros Gorgani. For more information see http://www.manning.com/Gorgani/index.html. |
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Eric Giguere's book Palm Database Programming does touch on UltraLite, and it is currently available. For more information see http://www.ericgiguere.com/palmbook/. |
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You'll definitely want a copy of CodeWarrior for Palm Computing Release 5 from 3COM. CodeWarrior is the very best development tool for the Palm. It lets you design your GUI in the Constructor tool and then code and compile your C code in the CodeWarrior IDE. |
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