Chapter 5: Managing Data
5.
Save your session
to
C:\Program Files \AccuScan Palm\Data\
username
\ToPDA\S01_data
Note:
If you are using the Custom HotSync Folder setting, save the file to the Custom HotSync
folder, under the \ToPDA folder.
6.
Close the Excel file
7.
Perform a HotSync to upload the data file to the PDA
5.5.3
Sending Drop-Down Lists to the PDA
AccuScan Palm also allows the user to prepare and manage Drop-Down lists on the PC for later
upload to the PDA running AccuScan Palm. The filename of list data to be uploaded must be
named S
xx
F
yy
.txt where
xx
= the session number
yy
= the field number
For example, if you want to send the list contents for session 2 in the 4th field, the filename must
be named
S02F04.txt
.
Note:
Simply sending the list contents for a particular session and a particular field does not
automatically define that field as a drop down list. This must still be set in the
Field Settings
screen of the PDA application. Please refer to
Chapter 4
for instructions on setting field properties.
The format for the list files is very simple. Each list element must be stored on its own line. Since
there is only one field, there is no need for a
<tab>
delimiter between fields.
A sample of what this data must look like is as follows.
A sample upload list file is located with this install. If you wish to test the functionality of this
feature, simply place that sample file in the
ToPDA
subfolder and rename it to the appropriate
session number and field number.
5.5.4
Sending Field Hints to the PDA (Pro version only)
In addition to editing the Field Hints on your PDA, you can upload them from a text file on your
PC. To do this, create a text file with one line per hint. The format of the file is as follows, one
line per field:
Field Number<tab>Field Hint
– where <tab> is a tab character.
A sample of a field hints upload file looks like this:
AccuScan PalmM-0002.010
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