Hi all,
I've been assigned the task of porting parts of our product over to the
Symbol MC-9060 RFID Handheld unit which runs PocketPC 2003. I've been a
developer for almost 10 years now, and just starting on the Pocket PC
Bandwagon... This unit is pretty slick, has the traditional
WIFI/ActiveSync/Bluetooth PocketPC features.
Our product typically runs Client/Server using TCPIP. Unfortunately, our
product uses a proprietary database (I know, I know.. ) & Due to the nature
of the environment our customers work in, not all customers are capable of
having wireless-networks in and around the building. Our preliminary
thought is that we would allow the customer to a) use the wireless network
if its available b) if no wireless network, copy portions of the database to
the handheld unit. In both cases, we would like to be able to make
reads/updates to our database, whether is an instant update, or its done on
the handheld, then "synced" back into the database when the handheld is
dropped in the cradle.
Does ActiveSync have a mechanism where you can write code to dump other
types of databases/files etc to the handheld unit? Is there some interface
into ActiveSync I can utilize to essentially "merge" changes from the
handheld unit to the PC?
I would appreciate any feedback or thoughts you may have .....
Cheers,
Mike
doner at obtain dot com