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Title: Address book format
Post by: owen on December 22, 2003, 07:22:10 am

Hi

I\'m using the tkROM and the Sharp PIM address book.

I\'d like to use the Abook (Psion-like address book) from the software feed.  This can import address data, it says, from the Sharp ROM XML format.

But the Sharp PIM address book that I am using does not seem to store data in an XML file - rather it seems to be using files called SLADRS.BOX and SLADRS.IDX (at least, I think these are the data files.

Is there a way to upgrade from these files to XML, so that I can in turn import the data into Abook?

Owen

Title: Address book format
Post by: offroadgeek on December 22, 2003, 10:45:13 am

nope.. since the 3.10 rom, sharp changed it\'s pim format to dtm... you can check out more about the dtm database here (http://www.zaurususergroup.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=phpWiki&file=index&pagename=BackLinks&page=DTM+database).  if you want pims + xml, you would need to use OZ.

Title: Address book format
Post by: slocaus on December 22, 2003, 01:28:49 pm

Someone did write a dtm2xml tool, but I cannot remember where I saw it.  Not on ZSI, was probably on DevNet Forums.  Try a search there.

Title: Address book format
Post by: nitup on December 22, 2003, 04:35:58 pm

a quick search of zaurus devnet turned this up

http://www.zaurus.com/dev/board/index.php?...4418&hl=dtm2xml (http://www.zaurus.com/dev/board/index.php?showtopic=4418&hl=dtm2xml)

with a link to this howto

http://docs.zaurus.com/index.php?id=dtm_howto (http://docs.zaurus.com/index.php?id=dtm_howto)