4 - The Download List

1. It's probably a good idea to download the the CodeWarrior Public Patch 1 from http://www.metrowerks.com/download/, especially if you have a problem like this:

   

   Warning! After you install the CodeWarrior Public Patch 1, absolutely nothing will work properly, but the new problems will go away when you change the CodeWarrior "System Paths" setting described in Section 14 - Edit the CodeWarrior Project Settings).

   

   
   
2. You can download the following Palm OS SDK documentation from http://www.palm.com/devzone/docs.html:
   
   
   • Palm OS Reference - Descriptions of all Palm OS function calls and important data structures.
     
     
   • Palm OS Programmer's Companion - Conceptual and "how-to" information, to complement the reference.
     
     
   • Palm OS Search Index Files - Use Adobe Acrobat index files for faster searching of the two files above.

   

   
   
3. Before installing SQL Anywhere, make sure you have a recent copy of Microsoft Internet Explorer installed: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/.

   You don't have use IE as your web browser, just have it installed so that the new "HTML Help" format will work.

   SQL Anywhere 6.0.3 comes with HTML Help, and it's wonderful, so it's worthwhile to make sure it works:

   

   Warning! Because the Help has to talk about Windows CE as well as the Palm OS, and about TCP/IP and serial synchronization as well as HotSync, it's easy to get confused.

   Here are two points so keep in mind:
   
   

   • You must call ULPalmLaunch() and ULPalmexit() instead of ULSynchronize() when using HotSync.
     
     
   • You do not run the MobiLink server dbssrv6.exe when using HotSync.

   
   
4. If you have an earlier version of SQL Anywhere Studio you can download the 6.0.3 upgrade from http://sdn.sybase.com/sdn/mec/mec_down.stm.
   
   
5. If you want, you can also download the latest EBF (Emergency Bug Fix) from http://sdn.sybase.com/sdn/mec/mec_down_ebf.stm.

   This article was written using EBF 2904. You can tell what version and build (or EBF) number you have by starting the server and then looking Adaptive Server Anywhere console window:

   

6. You can download an Ultralite tutorial plus several related ScreenCam movies from http://sdn.sybase.com/sdn/mec/mec_down.stm:
   
   
   • Tutorial including the Conduit Configuration utility condcfg.exe - 1456 KB
     
     
   • Preparing the Database - 2980 KB
     
     
   • Compiling and Deploying the UltraLite Application - 3540 KB
     
     
   • Synchronization - 3753 KB
     
     
   • Running the UltraLite Application - 3820 KB
     
     
   Warning! This tutorial is a bit out of date. With SQL Anywhere Studio 6.0.3 life is actually a bit simpler than the scenario presented by this tutorial.

   However, the tutorial does a better job than the Help of keeping the description of the Palm OS and HotSync separate from Windows CE and TCP/IP and serial communication. For that reason alone, it's worth downlowading.
   
   

7. If you don't download the UltraLite tutorial described above, you're still going to need the Palm Conduit Configuration utility condcfg.exe that comes with it. This program is also available as part of the gigantic Palm Conduit Development Kit (CDK) at http://www.palm.com/devzone/cdkwin/cdkwin.html.

   The CDK contains everything you'd ever need to understand and build Palm HotSync conduits. Most of this stuff you don't need because UltraLite already comes with a pre-built conduit called dbhsync6.dll, but you do need condcfg.exe to set up registry entries.
   
   

8. It's not absolutely necessary (and it isn't discussed any further in this article) but you can test your Palm program on your Windows desktop PC by using the Palm OS Emulator (POSE) Version 2.1d29 available from http://www.palm.com/devzone/pose/pose.html.

   This means you can test your application without actually using a Palm device. You have to register and wait a few days before downloading the all of POSE, but the part you can download right away is fully functional.

   Warning! It may be difficult to get POSE to work together with HotSync, and without HotSync there's no point.

   Here's a tip: Don't try to run everything on one computer. Use a two computers with a null modem cable (also known as a LapLink or file transfer cable). Run POSE on one computer, and run the HotSync Manager and database server on the other computer.
   
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