[sync] HowTo: PalmOS simulator installation

[Karsten Fourmont]

Hi,

 > a Palm I don't have a clue how to configure the Simulator accordingly.

OK, I solved this myself: always ask google before posting silly 
questions to a list ;-)

Here's a quick HowTo:

1) download Palm simulator (for version 5.4) from 
http://www.palmos.com/dev/tools/simulator/
Free registration required

2) unzip somewhere, start debug/PalmSim_54_dbg.exe, select a suitable 
ROM (included in debug dir)

3) Right-click on Simulator and click
    Settings > Communications > Redirect SocketLib Calls to Host TCP/IP

4) download and unzip synthesis client for PalmOS from
     http://www.synthesis.ch/ Trial will do

5) install simulator by dragging the enclosed .rpc file into the 
simulator window.

6) start & configure the Synthesis client. Start a sync run.

7) enjoy the error messages

8) continue work on Horde/framework/SyncML to avoid 7) ;-)

Right now I'm busy with step 8)

Cheers
  Karsten


Karsten Fourmont wrote:

> Hi Kevin,
> 
> thanks for the info (though it seems it blocked me from getting a free 
> palm on horde project funds ;-) )
> I installed both the simulator (for PalmOS 5.4) and the Synthesis 
> client. However I don't get a network connection and as I've never used 
> a Palm I don't have a clue how to configure the Simulator accordingly.
> 
> Any clues?
> 
> Thanks,
>   Karsten
> 
> Kevin M. Myer wrote:
> 
> 
>>Quoting Chuck Hagenbuch <chuck at horde.org>:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Do you need a Palm so you can test the Synthesis client? Horde has some
>>>funds that we could use for this if necessary.
>>
>>
>>I found that the PalmOS Simulator (http://www.palmos.com/dev/tools/simulator/)
>>worked just fine for testing syncing with the SyncML client.  Runs under
>>Windows and, well, simulates a Palm :)  Synthesis would also likely provide a
>>debug copy of their client, although I have yet to generate debug output with
>>either my Tungsten, or the Simulator with the copy I have installed.
>>
>>Kevin
> 
>