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Moving Name and Address Files to the Phone Book from a PC
First you need to translate the files from their current format (four different types
are supported) tothe HP 95LX's « PBK format (see below). Once you get that done,
then you transfer the translated files from the PC to the Palmtop (see page 93).
To translate other formats—Lotus Metro, Borland Sidekick Plus, Central Point
PC Tools Desktop, or the generalized Conventional Data Format 1 (where fields are
enclosed in quotation marks and separated by commas, and where records are
separated by carriage returns)—into the HP 95LX .PBK format:
1. Make sure that you've loaded the Connectivity Pack software properly on your
PC (see pages 92-93 for details).
2. Onyour PC, type app99 at the DOS prompt and press (ENTER). You will see the
main menu screen.
3. Press
, PJhoneBk. You will see the Phone Book translation screen.
4. Specify the format offile you want to translate by pressing the space bar until
you see your choice, and then pressing (ENTER).
5. Press (F3) (BEEEE), type the name (and path) ofthe file you want to translate,
and press (ENTER).
6. Using the space bar, specify the target format to translate into—HFP 93LX in
this case, and press [ENTER).
7. Press (F3)(SBBEER) and type in the nameof the target file, and press ENTER).
8. Press (F3) (SEES) and type in the name of the log file. A log file provides a
record of the translation showing you all of the untranslatable components,
incomplete records and other idiosyncrasies that occurred during translation.
Using the log file allows you to identify data that wasn't handled properly by
the utility. Be sure to use a name different than either the source file or the
targetfile. Press
when you've finished.
9. Press
CAEETRY to begin the translation. Should the translated file be too
large for the Phone Book to read, you will see the message, Warning:
Output file may be too large to load. To cancel the translation,
press
BREAK].
10. Press (Quit,
to quit the Translate utility and open the Filer to be
prepared for copying the newly-translated files over to the HP 95LX.
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