[missing-sync-palmos-talk] Missing Sync 5 and iQue Waypoints?

[Scott Gruby]

On Nov 2, 2005, at 10:03 AM, Joe Garcia wrote:

> Greetings.
>
> I saw the new Missing Sync, and figured that it is likely worth the  
> upgrade.  I just have one concern.  As an iQue owner, i was  
> wondering how Waypoints might be synced.  The way they are stored  
> in the iQue is as a string in the notes field for events, and the  
> 4th custom field for contacts.
>
> Contacts, from the FAQ at http://www.markspace.com/support/ 
> index.php?x=&mod_id=2&id=2560 , would seem that if that is  
> literally how the code works, the waypoint field might be  
> interpreted as a phone number.  for reference, the format used is  
> simply "GARMIN " followed by 2 8-digit hex values (GARMIN 1234ABCD  
> DEADBEEF).  If the contact entry doesn't have a waypoint associated  
> with it, 4th custom field is visible, and can be used for other  
> purposes.  I'd suspect if the software sees a string formatted for  
> a waypoint (GARMIN %08X %08X), it interprets it as such, and hides  
> the 4th field when viewing the contact, and just in that case.
> Events, i'd expect to be a non-issue since its already in the  
> notes, which is easy enough to sync bidirectional without losing  
> data or misinterpretation.  format is longer than the Contacts, but  
> is still simple text. (GRMN1234ABCD DEADBEEF\nGID0000000morehex000)
>
> Do I need to worry about waypoints being lost?  Would they be  
> detected and ignored, or synced and stored elsewhere?
>
>

At this time, our initial tests indicate that the waypoints are NOT  
retained. We are investigating this issue and hope to have a fix in  
the near future.

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Scott Gruby
Lead Engineer
Mark/Space, Inc.
<http://www.markspace.com/>

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