[AccessD] Hand held device

With a phone I  might be tempted to put up an xml file on a WAP site or 
redirect to asp site and an Access database and acesss it through WML
I did this a few years back with a blackberry to an sql database via ASP 
and WAP .
If your phone has direct web capability their might be easier ways.

However your phone company has to allow internet access. It was a 
problem back then as access to net was restricted to certain portals

If your PDA has a IE web browser you could have a xml file with the data 
locally and use html and xslt
to quickly display a combobox selection or sortable display of the xml 
table.

Mark A Matte wrote:

> Does the device need to dial from the list...or simply lookup/update 
> and display the data?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mark
>
> P.S...A few days ago Rocky asked a question  kinda 
> similar...(Subject=Pocket Access )...(You can search the archives) In 
> my response I listed 2 inexpensive apps that I had bought(sorry I 
> don't have the names in front of me) that allowed to easily create 
> apps/forms for an Hand held that would sync with an Access db.  If you 
> were just trying to display/update the info...it might be a very 
> easy/inexpensive way to go.
>
>> From: <dmcafee at pacbell.net>
>> Reply-To: Access Developers discussion and problem 
>> solving<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
>> To: "Access Developers discussion and problem 
>> solving"<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
>> Subject: RE: [AccessD] Hand held device
>> Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 09:05:27 -0800
>>
>> Well, I would recommend a device that uses Windows CE and Active Sync 
>> such
>> as the iPAQ.
>>
>> David
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Kath Pelletti
>> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 3:17 PM
>> To: AccessD at databaseadvisors.com
>> Subject: [AccessD] Hand held device
>>
>>
>> Hi everyone
>>
>> I have a client who is a tradesman who uses an access mdb which I 
>> developed
>> for him years ago. He is ready to buy a new handheld device - Ipod or 
>> Palm
>> Pilot or new phone (basically the best tool for this job) which has the
>> ability to connect back to his Access mdb and read his client list 
>> and phone
>> numbers easily.
>>
>> Reading the archives I see there are a few choices (eg. Palm, with 
>> hotsynch
>> to Outlook) but there are so many new options. For ease of use - what 
>> do you
>> recommend? I also don't want to be charging him much for development 
>> time,
>> so simple is good....
>>
>> Thanks in advance..
>>
>>
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