William Hindman
wdhindman at dejpolsystems.com
Wed Jul 19 19:55:02 CDT 2006
1) as long as you're dealing with an access db, I'd go with a Win OS pda ...besides which, Palm isn't looking all that well financially now that the heavy hitters have moved into its bailiwick. 2) ...looks as if at least some of the apps let you build forms to display the data on the pda's ...I've not looked but I'd think that Citrix (or even Terminal Server) would have something that would cure the data quantity problems for you ...your pda app would essentially become a remote video monitor for specially designed forms in your access app running on a Citrix/TS server (think small box, nothing special) ...but like I said, that's just free wheeling ...I've not looked in that direction myself. William ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kath Pelletti" <kp at sdsonline.net> To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 8:14 PM Subject: Re: [AccessD] Mobile Access with an mde - Windows tablet? > Thanks for that link William. It looks like there are 2 paths to go down > if using a pda or handheld device: either use a Pocket PC system (and use > software like 'Data on the run' as you say) or go with a Palm type device > with PalmOS which has its own hotsynch logic. Both systems appear to > hotsynch table data when connected back to the PC. > > The difficulty is understanding the format in which my client will view > his data on the road. Presumably he would see table views or specific > queries hot synched - he couldn't see the forms as designed in my desktop > mde file. But that might be OK - maybe the pda would allow to create some > forms in its software to create a more user friendly pda interface? > > Speed seems to also be an issue with some reviews saying that any tables > where record numbers exceed 5,00 just should not be considered for a pda. > > I have 2 clients now that I am investigating this for now: > > a) tradesman who has his PC in the office but would like to take the > entire app on the road. 1 user > b) Commercial cleaning company, 6 sales staff on the road who need access > to the data on a new database I am creating in Access. > > Both clients like the idea of the pda because it is less cumbersome than > the tablet or laptop and as you say, it gives them some functionality they > are used to. > > I notice that in looking into this there are quite a few Access developers > specialising in this area. > > If anyone has an opinion on PocketPC vs. Palm, could they jump in? And any > knowledge on if my client was to buy a Palm or PocketPC and import > from/hotsynch to a mdb file from a desktop, what possibilities are there > for presentation of that data? (ie. forms etc.) > > Kath > ----- Original Message ----- > From: William Hindman > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 11:39 AM > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Mobile Access with an mde - Windows tablet? > > > http://www.biomobility.com/dotr4.htm > > ...you might want to look into pda's a bit more ...this will sync with > your > desktop Access app and give your client a lot of functionality on the > road > ...plus its got good reviews in the forums. > > William > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kath Pelletti" <kp at sdsonline.net> > To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" > <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 7:58 PM > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Mobile Access with an mde - Windows tablet? > > > > So the difference is in the 'swivel' screen and pen technology? I think > > they come with a keyboard anyway, don't they? What size/brand is it > Drew? > > > > Kath > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: DWUTKA at marlow.com > > To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com > > Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 2:03 AM > > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Mobile Access with an mde - Windows tablet? > > > > > > We just got a tablet PC in. It's just a laptop with a screen that can > be > > 'repositioned'. Runs everything a normal laptop would. > > > > Drew > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kath Pelletti [mailto:kp at sdsonline.net] > > Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2006 7:37 PM > > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Mobile Access with an mde - Windows tablet? > > > > Thanks Stuart - it looks quite interesting. But I guess that as a > first > > generation thing, they seems to have a few flaws. The battery life > (2.5 > > hours) doesn't sound too good. But I would love to have a play with > one > > of > > these. > > > > Wondering whether anyone on the list has actually used an Access mde > on a > > Windows tablet PC instead? Otherwise I may just suggest that he go > for a > > small laptop. > > > > Kath > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Stuart McLachlan > > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > > Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 1:44 PM > > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Mobile Access with an mde > > > > > > On 13 Jul 2006 at 23:35, William Hindman wrote: > > > > > ...why not a windows tablet pc? ...runs an Ak23 mdb just fine. > > > > > > > Isn't the new buzz phrase ultra-mobile PC (UMPC) ? > > > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsvista/prodinfo/mobilepc/umpc/ > > > > > > > > > > -- > > AccessD mailing list > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > -- > > AccessD mailing list > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > -- > > AccessD mailing list > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > -- > > AccessD mailing list > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >