Help!!!

[rabbitbond]

i wld like to ask all the experts or everyone here....
what is a .pdb file???
is there any website that can tell me more abt it???
how is a pdb file produced??
how to convert smth .DAT file into pdb file??

sori for asking so much questions here.. i'm reaching my deadline...
thanks in advance

[BennieBoi]

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&oi=defmore&q=define:PDB
read all you can!!

[Edlin]

A breif description:
.PRC: a 'program' on the palm... ie an application that tells/presents you the time, records phone numbers etc
.PDB: A Palm DataBase file. It holds/stores the information for the application.
An example would be for ebooks. You have a program.prc to read the book.pdb.
There are many PDBs, so a pdb that has information about phone numbers cant be read by an ebook prc.

[Edlin]

A good place to go for more information would be: http://www.palmsource.com/developers/
:)

[rabbitbond]

thanks Edlin & BennieBoi
then is there anyway tat i can convert .DAT files to .PDB files??

[BennieBoi]

http://www.convert-files.com/
i think this will be a good site to find your problem -Bennieboi

[Edlin]

what made the .dat file? You may be able to open the .dat in notepad too see if that info is in the first few lines... but it may not be (oh make sure you dont save changes...)
A .dat is a bit like a .pdb - a fairly common/generic file extenstion that more than one program could of produced.

[rabbitbond]

what made the .dat file? You may be able to open the .dat in notepad too see if that info is in the first few lines... but it may not be (oh make sure you dont save changes...)
A .dat is a bit like a .pdb - a fairly common/generic file extenstion that more than one program could of produced.

the .dat is a data file full of coordinates in hex codes... it can be read using microsoft visual c++... i wan to convert tat .dat file into .PDB file so tat it can be read in palm....

Bennieboi: thanks for the link

[rabbitbond]

http://www.convert-files.com/
i think this will be a good site to find your problem -Bennieboi

frm dat to pdb: 0 results..
frm anything to pdb: 0 result...
frm pdb to alot of things: 1 result.....
hmmm......

[rabbitbond]

sori.. may i ask... wad is mahtlib.h used for??

[JPA]

Hi rabbitbond,
sori.. may i ask... wad is mahtlib.h used for??

mahtlib.h is a C header file for the MathLib Shared library for PalmOS like a DLL for windows). This library contain a bunch of mathematical functions. This file is used when you need to declare and use the Mathlib functions in the application you build using a C compiler.

Nice to see you here BennieBoi & Edlin :-)

Regards,

JPA
The HB++ team
http://www.handheld-basic.com

[rabbitbond]

oh.. ok.. den can i use mathlib to draw waveforms???
n how easy is HB++???

[Sharkk717]

Nice to see you here JPA!

rabbitbond-

TOO easy! It's like HB++ can read your mind about what you're trying to do and compiles it just the way you need it! but don't just take my word, check out the forums at handheld-basic.com!

regards, sharky

[rabbitbond]

but what abt the codes??? looks difficult...

[Sharkk717]

if you're serious about programming, then i recommend typing in "Visual Basic tutorial" on google and reading the HB++ documentation as well as the forums. good luck, and don't worry: it gets easier!

regards, sharky

[rabbitbond]

ok.. because i hav to finish my project within a week...
can i use the trail pack to do it??? is there any missing features?

[Sharkk717]

The trial version has the full feature set, but when you open the HB program there is a splash screen and you can't sell the program. I highly doubt you'll be able to do a full project of any size in one week if you're new to programming.

regards, sharky

[hansschmucker]

This by far the best documentation I've encountered. Very technical, but very interesting too.
http://web.mit.edu/tytso/www/pilot/prc-format.html

[rabbitbond]

thanks guys... if so i think i shld keep with my codewarrior...
i can write some codes to read databased file rite?
but the books i got onli tells and teach me how to create a database..
i can i do it?
and how do i use the coord frm the database file to plot a graph?/

[rabbitbond]

wad is POL in CW used for???
is this method easier den the normal c++ ???