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sinus
03-02-2003, 09:53 AM
tried, to get some answers from avantgo support team, if they have made any descision about osx-support. well, i didnīt get any...
are there any alternatives, as simple to use as avantgo?
thanx
sinus
jmg_NX21
03-02-2003, 10:58 AM
I LUV iSilo (isilo.com)
THEY have MAC support iSilo X Desktop software (isilox.com)
Use the PDA version full featured for 30 days and KEEP on using afterwards (but no pix, no color, etc)
BUT WHEN You see the iSILO support (turcic.com) WHY use anything else?
sinus
03-02-2003, 02:07 PM
tried it right now,
thinks, it worx 4 me.
thanx
As a side note, I created a batch file (text file with the .bat extension) with the following command. This allows me to run the batch file anytime I want to convert the webpages I have stored in my iSilo *.ixl file.
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"C:\Program Files\iSilo\iSiloX\iSiloX.exe" -x "C:\Documents and Settings\Home\My Documents\Palm Documents\sync.ixl" -u
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Replace the path to the exe and to the ixl file with the appropriate information for your computer.
As a further tip, you can schedule this batch file to run with windows' task scheduler so you always have up to date files.
Hope this helps!
sinus
03-02-2003, 02:30 PM
thanx
but as mentioned b4, iīm on mac os x
doesnīt matter anyway...
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sinus
sorry, I missed that part of your initial post. However, since the iSiloX software is available for the Mac, there may be a way to schedule conversion. Perhaps some Mac experts care to chime in here.
Additionally, you may want to investigate iSiloXC for the command line version (available for Mac OSX).
I made a web page for setting Plucker-build to run on schedule on Mac OS X. You may want to read the part on CronniX to schedule your iSiloXC.
The URL is http://megspace.com/arts/tna
(You may want to try Plucker as well.)
eric2002
03-12-2003, 12:37 PM
Is there an app. that is easier to use than iSilo??? I can not figure iSilo out...I spent 4 hours fudging w/ it last night... I really wish Avantgo worked for OS5 and Mac... it was so easy to use.
Originally posted by eric2002
Is there an app. that is easier to use than iSilo??? I can not figure iSilo out...I spent 4 hours fudging w/ it last night... I really wish Avantgo worked for OS5 and Mac... it was so easy to use.
You need to create a .ixl file which contains parameters for different URL's you want to convert for Palm. Once you have that file created you can run/schedule iSiloXC (command to be run in Terminal).
If you don't want learn the .ixl syntax, Plucker (& Plucker-build) might be an easier choice. The plucker-build for Mac OS X comes in an installer package== easy to install. Then, the command line is used to convert one URL at a time.
http://megspace.com/arts/tna shows step-by-step setting plucker-build, plus scheduling it to automatically run at your specific times.
sinus
03-12-2003, 03:57 PM
Originally posted by eric2002
Is there an app. that is easier to use than iSilo??? I can not figure iSilo out...I spent 4 hours fudging w/ it last night... I really wish Avantgo worked for OS5 and Mac... it was so easy to use. my advice for you is to try it again, it is not that difficult to set. iīm now using isilo for one week and it is nearly simple to use as avantgo, just that u have one step (and two mouseclicks) for converting your documents...
noktoto
03-12-2003, 04:13 PM
Try Plucker.
www.plkr.org
It 's not perfect, but it's free.
eric2002
03-12-2003, 06:14 PM
yep, I am going to try iSilo again tonight when I get home from work..i am determined... so eventually i'll get it to work!
eric2002
03-13-2003, 11:27 AM
-got iSilo to work! WOW, what a cool program! I think this may be the best offline web browser I've used!
JOHNGAETANO
03-16-2003, 06:22 AM
I agree 100%. iSilo blows everything else away. I was questioning the ability of it, but after using it, I am impressed.
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