JDatebook2HTML

Last update: 20st April 2003
The latest Version can be found at http://home.vr-web.de/~jSwi/SoftDesk/Datebook2HTML.html

written by:

Juergen Schwister
Cologne / Germany
MailTo:Juergen.Schwister@gmx.net
http://home.vr-web.de/~jSwi

You have to report your working hours to your Chief or just want to share your datebook with your wife or colleagues ?

A Desktop Application written in Java to export the internal DatebookDB (Creator: date, Type: data) of the Palm to HTML Files, that can be viewed with the browser of your choice. There will be one File for each Month with events in it.

Only day's with events are mentioned. The Files with the month view are named YYYY-MM.html (four digit year, two digit month, sparated by "-").

The second kind of File created is the Details.html. That file contains the details to each event. For repeating events the type of repeating and further information like exceptions of repeating are listed. For repeating events there will be just one entry in that file. The subsequent events can be found in the appropiate Monthly File.

Deleted records will not be listed.

To use that Application you need a Java Virtuell Machine (JVM). The JVM must comliant to Java 1.1.8 or better.

The input file is not the datebook.DAT File of the Palm Desktop Application. If you try that file as input, there will a Exception thrown.

There are several Tools to save the DatebookDB.pdb to your Desktop (like pilot-link (Linus), pilot-xfer (Windows), BackupBuddy, Sync Buddy (Windows/MAC) )

It will work with all PalmOS™ Versions, as long the format of the DatebookDB.pdb has not been changed (PalmOS Version 1.0 to 5.0).

Repeating events with no end date will be expanded at least to the last non repeating event.

Up to now it has no GUI. It is a comand line driven utility. You have to install a Jave Runtime Invironment like it is distributed by SUN, IBM or Apple (on MAC you will need a Tool like JShell or JBindery to run the Application from a command line). I am working on a distrubution for MAC, containing a double clickable Application.

Syntax:

using a JDK (Java Development Environment), must be one command-line:

If you have just installed the JRE (Java Runtime environment):

Be careful, the Java Runtime environment is case sensitve.

A License for the full software can be bought for 8 USD from www.palmgear.com. After purchuase of a lisence of the full function Software (The Full Version) will be send to you by E-Mail. Delivery on Media like CD-ROM or floppy Disk can not be provided. You must have a valid E-Mail address to recieve the Full Version.

There is a demo version available from Palmgear or home.vr-web.de/jSwi.

Before you buy the full software, please make sure that the demo version will work on you platform.


Any comments are appreciated. Feel free to conatct me for any further questions.

Kind regards

Juergen Schwister

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