[missing-sync-palmos-talk] Can't install pdf files

[Scott Gruby]

On Jan 31, 2005, at 12:13 PM, Lorne Walton wrote:

> I'm a newcomer to TMS (v4.0.2) but with major tech assistance from  
> Dave at Mark/Space, I have it almost all working. The ePocrates  
> workaround is a bit awkward, but at least it works. Maybe a future  
> version of TMS will support ePocrates AutoUpdate.
>

Actually the issues were in the ePocrates AutoUpdate conduit and not  
Missing Sync. However, ePocrates released an update several weeks ago  
that works with the Missing Sync.

> My remaining problem is in trying to install pdf files onto the SD  
> card. Every time, I log an error message (10670, IIRC) and now when I  
> click on the "+" button for "Files to install on SD card", the pdf  
> files are not enabled - they are greyed out and unselectable in the  
> Mac OS X Open File dialog.
>
> Dave suggested that I could find a new version of ACROCONDUIT among  
> the PalmOS files at VersionTracker. I searched separately for acrobat,  
> adobe, conduit, and acroconduit with no success.
>
> I've pestered Dave way too much. Can someone help with the problem?  
> Thank you!
>

If you are trying to read the PDFs on your Palm, you can't just install  
them to your handheld. You have to either use Documents To Go (it  
doesn't do a great job converting PDFs) or you need to install Adobe  
Reader for Palm OS:  
<http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/mac/palmos/3.x/ 
AdobeReader305-PalmOS.dmg> and use the software that comes with it to  
read PDFs (it will convert the PDFs to a format that the handheld can  
read).

If you are using certain CLIEs (however it doesn't appear that you  
are), they can read PDFs natively. The only caveat is that you have to  
mount the card and move the files over as the reader on the devices  
doesn't properly register that it handles PDF files. (There is also  
another product that natively handles PDFs, but I can't remember its  
name.)

--
Scott Gruby
Lead Engineer, Missing Sync for Palm OS
Mark/Space, Inc.
<http://www.markspace.com/>

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