Pocket Access

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Hey there,
I'm new to ppc.
My activesync shows an icon saying "Pocket access".
I can't find it on the ppc. Its a new one rx3715.
Where do I find this program?

TIA,
João Braunstein

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Actually, Pocket Access isn't Pocket Access like Pocket Word is Pocket
Word. Pocket Access only takes a Access db and compresses, compacts and
condenses the db into a *.cdb file onto the pocketPC. Its up to you to
utilize a third-party program to access the data. I personally use DB
Anywhere available from www.pocketGear.com since it supports forms &
programming.

David H

Todd Ogasawara, MVP Mobile Devices wrote:
> See if the Microsoft Access section (and the links associated with it) in my
> Where Is It for the Pocket PC QuickFAQs at...
>
> http://ogasawalrus.com/mobileviews [...] /WhereIsIt
>
> ...answer your current and probably some followup questions.
>

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David,

Good suggestion. I just checked out and purchased a copy of DBAnywhere.
Man ... is this ever a *great* program! Impressive!

I've been looking for some programming capability for my PPC for some time -
I've looked at NSBasic and some other things but nothing quite filled the
bill. (I just didn't feel like re-inventing the wheel anymore - I've done
that enough times!) Then I realized that a DB program was what I was
looking for - this really hits the spot; and it's cheap, too. I think it's
been the flexibility of a database/forms engine I've been needing all along.

Thanks again!

-bruce

"David C. Holley" <DavidCHolley@netscape.net> wrote in message
news:%23Nra2wA3EHA.3236@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Actually, Pocket Access isn't Pocket Access like Pocket Word is Pocket
> Word. Pocket Access only takes a Access db and compresses, compacts and
> condenses the db into a *.cdb file onto the pocketPC. Its up to you to
> utilize a third-party program to access the data. I personally use DB
> Anywhere available from www.pocketGear.com since it supports forms &
> programming.
>
> David H
>
> Todd Ogasawara, MVP Mobile Devices wrote:
>> See if the Microsoft Access section (and the links associated with it) in
>> my
>> Where Is It for the Pocket PC QuickFAQs at...
>>
>> http://ogasawalrus.com/mobileviews [...] /WhereIsIt
>>
>> ...answer your current and probably some followup questions.
>>

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David,

Gotcha.

One thing I did discover, though. While experimenting (before I had too
much data) I backed up the db across Active Sync to my main machine. The
forms were stored as tables as far as the PC version of Access was
concerned. I even upgraded the MDB to Access 2002, copied it back to the
PPC and everything was still intact; so exporting the forms separately might
not be necessary.

Also - I discovered a small bug in the program; loading queries from
shortcuts crashed the program. I sent a bug report to the author and less
than 12-hours later he sent me an updated EXE which fixed the problem. Wow
now *that's* service!

-bruce

"David C. Holley" <DavidCHolley@netscape.net> wrote in message
news:edxKbMl3EHA.2676@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Just be certain to periodically export your forms. If you delete the db
> from the PPC and/or replace that's the only way to save them. Also, I
> think that there's a bug with adding a certain number of records (20-45)
> via form at one time. I've had a couple of instances where the records
> that I've added have ended up not being saved. Overall, REALLY, REALLY
> good.
>
> David H
>
> Bruce Roeser wrote:
>> David,
>>
>> Good suggestion. I just checked out and purchased a copy of DBAnywhere.
>> Man ... is this ever a *great* program! Impressive!
>>
>> I've been looking for some programming capability for my PPC for some
>> time - I've looked at NSBasic and some other things but nothing quite
>> filled the bill. (I just didn't feel like re-inventing the wheel
>> anymore - I've done that enough times!) Then I realized that a DB
>> program was what I was looking for - this really hits the spot; and it's
>> cheap, too. I think it's been the flexibility of a database/forms engine
>> I've been needing all along.
>>
>> Thanks again!
>>
>> -bruce
>>
>> "David C. Holley" <DavidCHolley@netscape.net> wrote in message
>> news:%23Nra2wA3EHA.3236@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>
>>>Actually, Pocket Access isn't Pocket Access like Pocket Word is Pocket
>>>Word. Pocket Access only takes a Access db and compresses, compacts and
>>>condenses the db into a *.cdb file onto the pocketPC. Its up to you to
>>>utilize a third-party program to access the data. I personally use DB
>>>Anywhere available from www.pocketGear.com since it supports forms &
>>>programming.
>>>
>>>David H
>>>
>>>Todd Ogasawara, MVP Mobile Devices wrote:
>>>
>>>>See if the Microsoft Access section (and the links associated with it)
>>>>in my
>>>>Where Is It for the Pocket PC QuickFAQs at...
>>>>
>>>>http://ogasawalrus.com/mobileviews/mobilefaqs/WhereIsIt
>>>>
>>>>...answer your current and probably some followup questions.
>>>>
>>
>>