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Palm Database Programming The Electronic Version
Chapter 1: Introduction
This material was published in 1999. See the free
Palm OS Programming
online course I developed for
CodeWarriorU for some updated material.
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Expected Background
This book makes the following assumptions about you:
- You own or have access to a Palm device of some kind and are
familiar with its use and terminology. Terms such as HotSync and
Graffiti don't confuse you.
- You have C or C++ programming experience, preferably C++.
Although there are alternatives available, C/C++ is still the
language of choice for programming the Palm Computing platform.
Examples in this book are written in C++.
- You have experience with an event-driven graphical user
interface, whether it's Windows, OS/2, the Macintosh, X Windows,
or any other similar system.
Prior experience with databases is not required, although it
certainly doesn't hurt.
Most of the non-Palm software that is discussed in this book runs
under Microsoft Windows, so it's assumed that you also have access to
a PC running Windows. In fact, this book is written from the viewpoint
of a Windows programmer making the transition to Palm programming.
This isn't meant to exclude anyone, rather it's meant to reflect
market realities and what the typical reader has experienced.
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Copyright ©1999 by Eric Giguere. All rights reserved.
From Palm Database Programming: The Complete Developer's Guide.
Reprinted here with permission from the publisher. Please see the
copyright
and disclaimer notices for more details.
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