Resources
The primary resource is the AppForge PDB library reference, which is part of the product. The reference is also available on the AppForge web site at http://www.appforge.com/dev/usersguide.html. The Palm File Format Specification, which describes the layout of databases in great detail, is available from Palm at http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/docs/.
AppForge also provides sample applications that read and write the main Palm native application databases, such as Address Book and To-Do. These are distributed with the product.
There are also some excellent third-party tools that are invaluable
for debugging; these provide the ability to explore and modify the
attributes and contents of databases and records on the Palm device.
Popular examples are Z'Catalog
and Insider. Both are shareware products that
are readily available on the Internet.
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