[missing-sync-pocketpc-talk] .Exe files via the mac?

[TDefriez at cs.com]

I'm using direct file copy via Missing Sync without any file conversion and have yet to see an issue with any pdf's I've transfered. I know that for Activesync it instals a coverter but I've seen no need for this yet. Maybe I've just been lucky (I've copies several hundred files from various source back and forth to date)Sometimes you just need to change a few menu option on the PocketPC. The main issue is screen size on PocketPC and therefore the size of any print that is viewed full page. 

The real issue is getting the exe to the device - Adobe Pocket PC installationdoes generate a cab file when it installs the reader - you need to find someone with a windows machine or Virtual PC to get them to generate this. I have not manage to get it out of the installer any other way. I do have the cab file for ARM pocketpc (iPAQ) but its 4.8meg so difficult to e-mail. Maybe for free software someone need to generate a site with cab files on - I do not have a web page or knowledge of page maintance so can't help here
Shawn Wallbridge <shawn at synack-hosting.com> wrote:

>On a PC using ActiveSync when you copy the .pdf to your Pocket PC,
>Acrobat makes changes to the pdf to 'optimize' it for the Pocket PC. I
>am assuming this is what he is talking about. I doubt MissingSync will
>do this, but I haven't installed it yet.
>
>As for running the American Airlines software, I would assume the .exe
>would run on the PC, then extract the files needed and install them on
>the PPC. It may be possible to extract the files from the exe and
>install them on the PPC with only a Mac, but I am not sure.
>
>shawn
>
>On Thursday, October 9, 2003, at 09:05 AM, TDefriez at cs.com wrote:
>
>> I'm confused by your problem? If you install Adobes PocketPC viewer on
>> your pocket PC then it will view pdf files in their native format -
>> that is as *.pdf. The issue is getting the reader program to your
>> pocket pc via Mac (no cab files on exe/zip available). There are also
>> a number of programs out there which will also read .pdf files on
>> pocketpc in native format but I have not tried any of these (I only
>> use Adobes SW, which is free). Why do you have these files in .exe
>> format? pdf files can be copied to pocketpc via normal file transfer
>> with no conversion being needed. Most of my companies procedures are
>> in pdf format and I have no issues with reading these on my pocketpc.
>>
>> John Palese <jpalese at charter.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi:
>>>
>>> Here is my 2nd question for the day.
>>>
>>> Anyone know of a way to get .exe files from the mac to the pocket PC.
>>>  
>>> I need a bunch of .pdf files for work and they take up more room and
>>> are harder to work with on the pocket pc IF you don't bring them over
>>> with the pocket pc's version of adobe which is ONLY avail as a .exe
>>> file.
>>>
>>> Also, at www.aa.com, it is possible to upload the american Airlines
>>> timetable for pocket PC's, but ONLY in .exe format.
>>>
>>> How can I get this stuff from a MAC to the pocket PC?
>>>
>>> If this can't be done, guess I'll have return the pocket PC & get a
>>> palm.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> John
>>>  
>>>
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