Synchronizing With External Data (File Link) - Sony CLIE PEG-UX40 Handbook

Synchronizing with external data (File Link)

You can synchronize Address Book or Memo Pad data in your CLIÉ
handheld with external files such as Address Book data in your computer
(File Link).
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HotSync
on your Palm™ Desktop for CLIÉ and your CLIÉ handheld. You can set
the File Link feature to start synchronization only when the external file has
been updated.
Compatible file formats that you can import with File Link:
• Comma delimited (*.csv)
• Memo Pad archive of Palm™ Desktop for CLIÉ (*.mpa)
• Address Book archive of Palm™ Desktop for CLIÉ (*.aba)
• Text file (*.txt)
* The words in parentheses are file extensions. Archive is a unit that gathers
associated files.
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For details on how to set up File Link, refer to the online help of Palm™ Desktop
for CLIÉ.
Exchanging and updating files/data using the HotSync
operation (Other HotSync
Manager stores the files in your computer in a separate category
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operations)
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