Palm OS Programming from the Ground Up: The Accelerated Track for Professional Programmers - Softcover

Mykland, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072121521 ISBN 13: 9780072121520

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2000

Synopsis

Learn to build custom applications for all models of Palm devices, including Palm Computing, Handspring, Symbol, and TRG Pro devices with this soup-to-nuts resource. Add user interface elements, including buttons, triggers, menus, scrollbars, and more. Find out how to use CodeWarrior to program Palm applications quickly and easily.

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About the Author

Robert Mykland is a master applications developer and high technology entrepreneur with a broad technical background. He is an expert Palm OS developer, and is one of the few people worldwide certified by Palm Computing, Inc. to teach developers Palm OS. He has spent considerable time recently connecting to the top 20 databases using ODBC, JDBC, and OleDB. Using his expertise with C++ he has developed numerous major applications for Windows, the Power Macintosh, and UNIX. He has done groundbreaking work in Internet technologies, text recognition, multitasking and multiprocessing operating systems, and control systems. He has participated in seven high-technology startups. He holds a bachelor's degree in Physics from UC Berkeley.

From the Back Cover

Step-by-Step Strategies for Developing Powerful Applications for Palm Devices

Create custom applications for Palm OS compatible personal digital assistants. Palm OS Programming for the Ground Up shows you everything you need to know to program a Palm handheld device, including how to create GUI elements and add databases. You'll learn to program Palm OS handheld devices quickly and easily with Metrowerks' CodeWarrior Lite included on the bonus CD-ROM. Throughout the book, expert applications developer Robert Mykland provides real-world debugging and architecture advice, as well as details on advanced topics such as using shared libraries.

- Work with all versions of Palm OS compatible hardware including the Handspring Visor
- Use Metrowerks' new CodeWarrior 6 to create your own Palm OS applications
- Add user interface elements buttons, triggers, menus, scrollbars, and more
- Build custom controls and tables
- Work with Palm OS services and database management functions
- Troubleshoot your applications and maximize your memory allocation for faster processing
- Refer to "In-depth" boxes for advanced coverage of difficult programming techniques
- Add peripherals and easily find important Palm support sites on the Web

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0072121521
• ISBN 13: 9780072121520
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 608