TRANSFERRING DATABASE TO YOUR DEVICE

When you're ready to 'deploy' your abcDB application to your PocketPC, it's never been easier!

***Note: The following screenshots are taken from the* Patients sample *application***

All you need to do is select the 'Sync...' tab on the left side of the screen as shown here:

Now all we have to do is select the various tables we want to transfer.

In this case, we want to choose all the tables, so all we have to do is click the SELECT ALL button on the right side of the screen. Once you have chosen all the tables, click the SYNCHRONIZE button and you will see the following dialog.

If you wish, you can enter a password. This password will be required whenever you try to open the database on your device, as well as when you synchronize with the desktop.

NOTE: In order to synchronize, each of your Microsoft Access tables must have the REQUIRED property of any PrimaryKey index fields set to YES. Below is a snapshot of where this property is so you can make any necessary changes:

VOILA! As long as your PocketPC is connected to your computer, and as long as ActiveSync is active, you should find that your database will now be conventiently found in your /My Documents/ folder on your device.

NOTE: If you wish to export to a storage card, simply prepend the path with: /Storage Card/