Jargon Reader for PocketPC, Symbol, PSC, WinCE and PDA Emulator README File

Jargon Reader® for Pocket PC, Symbol, PSC, WinCE and PDA Emulator README File

Requirements

These versions of Jargon Reader can be run on the following devices:

HP (Compaq) iPAQ
http://www.hp.com/country/us/eng/prodserv/handheld.html
Dell Axim
http://www.dell.com/us/en/bsd/products/series_pda_snp.htm
Symbol PDT 8100 Series
http://www.symbol.com/products/mobile_computers/mobile_pdt8100.html
Falcon PSC 4220/4410/4420 Handhelds
http://na.psc.com/html/f44104420.htm
PC-EPhone
http://www.pc-ephone.com/
T-Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition
http://www.t-mobile.com/business/products/
Fujitsu 3500 Stylistic Pen Tablet with Windows 2000
http://www.fujitsu-siemens.com/rl/products/pentablets/stylistic.html
Samsung i700
http://www.samsungusa.com/cgi-bin/nabc/prod/hhcommerce/telecommunications/sph_i700_features_verizon.jsp
Intermec 700 Series Color Mobile Computer
http://home.intermec.com/eprise/main/Intermec/Content/Products/Products_ShowDetail?Product=CMPTR700COLOR
The Jargon PDA Emulator can be run on any PC or Tablet devices that uses the Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/2003/XP 32-bit operating systems.
Other PocketPC, WinCE and Windows-based devices may work but are not supported until being qualified by Jargon Software. Only devices using ARM, StrongARM, and XScale processors have been qualified. If you have a device you would like us certify, please contact us.

Summary of Changes in This Version:

System Timer Methods New sys methods to run callback function when a timer fires
Support for Fixed Fonts New methods to specify and apply fonts to text components
Support for Mag Card Readers New serial callback method runs when specified string is received
New Infrared Object/Methods New "irda" object and methods for using Infrared port
Expanded Serial Port Support Support for all serial "COM" ports in serial port open method
Copy/Delete/Rename/Move Files New "jsifile" methods to copy/delete/move/rename files
Component Resizing Implemented horiz/vert fill on all components

Limitations:

50 components per frame on PocketPC and WinCE platforms (300 on Windows PCs).
maximum of 128 preference items ("ini" file parameters) per app.
maximum of 10 levels of nested elements in XML files.
25 tables for all combined running apps.
SSL receive buffer of 250KB.
Maximum of 16 menu items that can be added to an app.

Installation in a Pocket PC or WinCE device:

Extract the ".exe" file from the installation zip file. These zip files are usually named in the format "ReaderXXX9999.zip" where XXX is the platform abbreviation and 9999 is the version number (example: ReaderPPC3247.zip).

PPC - Pocket PC

PPO - Pocket PC with Oracle 9i Lite support

PSC - PSC Falcon 4220/4410/4420 running PPC/WinCE Note: There is a special PSC4220 version for Falcon 4220.

SYM - Symbol running PocketPC or WinCE OS

SYO - Symbol running PPC/WinCE with Oracle 9i Lite support

WCE - Windows CE

WCO - Windows CE with Oracle 9i Lite support

WIN - Windows 32-bit OS (Win9x/NT/2000/XP)

PDA - Jargon PDA Emulator (Windows PC version)

Using Windows Explorer on your PC, copy the .exe file and paste it into one of these folders under Mobile Device\My Pocket PC:
\Windows\Start Menu
or
\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
depending on whether you want it to appear in the "short list" of apps in the handheld menu that displays when you tap the "Start" icon. If you put the exe file into Programs, it will be included in the Programs sub-folder which requires another tap on the start menu to access it.

Create a folder named "JargonSoft" under "Program Files"

On handheld devices, Jargon Reader attempts to create a sub-folder named "\Program Files\JargonSoft\cache" for saving application data. On some devices, Jargon Reader may not be able to automatically create this folder. If so, manually create a folder named "cache" under "Program Files\JargonSoft".

When the "Program Files\JargonSoft\cache" folder is present, Jargon Reader should save the state of each application and retain the last URL that was entered into the startup menu.

Using the IR Port on Pocket PC

When using the IR port with Jargon applications, such as when using the IR port to send reports to an IR-enabled printer, you may receive the error message "error #5831: Invalid port" if the port is in use. To correct this:

In the Control Panel, within the "Connections" tab, tap on the "Beam" icon and uncheck "Receive all incoming beams". This will close the IR port and allow another application to open it.

Usage

Start Reader.
In the "Startup Page URL" field enter:
Press "Load".
When the installed application listbox contains an entry named "menu" select it and press "Run". This menu contains various examples of PocketPC demo apps. The magic word for the db admin utility is "dba".
Also, be sure to completely end programs running on a PocketPC or other WinCE device. Simply clicking the "X" button minimizes the app, but does NOT stop it. One of the handheld's mechanical button may bring up a task list and you can end the process from there, or you can select Start-->Settings-->System-->Memory-->Running Programs, and stop it from there.

Custom Startup Menus

At startup, Jargon Reader will:
- See if an "ini" file is specified on the command line. If so, load it and run that app.
- If not, see if there is an ApplicationMenu.dom (cache file) already in the cache folder
- If not, see if there is an external ApplicationMenu.xml in a local folder
- If not, use the hardcoded default ApplicationMenu.xml that is built into Jargon Reader.
The ApplicationMenu.xml procedure must specify where to get the "ini" file for each of the apps that can be run from it. Often the ApplicationMenu.xml is used as a login or "start" window and the only app it runs is a menu app.
There is a "baseURL" value that needs to be set to the web server folder where the ini file is located (e.g. menu.ini) and that ini file will have the normal 4 values that allow Jargon Reader to then load and run the menu.xml (from the same folder on the web server).
See the xml/JargonDemo directory in your Jargon Writer release for an example of how to populate the "baseURL" from a host procedure. It can also be hardcoded into ApplicationMenu.xml if you wish.

Client and Host Methods Supported

For a complete list of the client methods and host methods that are currently supported for use with this version of Jargon Reader, see the following documents:

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