Sample Application

PocketUtils is a SatForms plugin extension that contains over fifty useful functions as outlined below:

• PromptUser - Improved! Resizes itself to accomodate up to 10 lines of text, and an additional PromptUserBeep command was added.
• GetAppPref/SetAppPref - Read/write application preferences from the Palm preferences database.
• GetFileType/SetFileType - Read/write a file's Type (eg. DATA, Appl, Extn, etc.).
• GetFileCRID/SetFileCRID - Read/write a file's CreatorID.
• GetHiddenBit/SetHiddenBit - Read/set/clear a file's Hidden attribute.
• GetCopyPreventionBit/SetCopyPreventionBit - Read/set/clear a file's Copy Prevention attribute (for prevention of beaming).
• RenamePalmFile - Change the name of a specified file.
• GetOSVersion - Return the PalmOS version string (eg. v.3.1).
• SetControlPosition - dynamically & temporarily change the position of a control on the current form, reverting to the original position when the form is reloaded.
• LaunchApp - launch a specified application, with the ability to specify the desired application at runtime. 
• ClearHotsyncUsername - Clear the device's hotsync username and userid, so you will be prompted to select or create a new username at the next hotsync.
• ClipboardTextGet/ClipboardTextSet - Get/set the system text clipboard.
• DeletePalmFile - Delete a specified file from the Palm without prompting.
• FlushKeyQueue - Flush (clear out) all key events that are waiting in the key queue.
• IsBackupBitSet/SetBackupBit - Get/set/clear the backup bit for a specified Palm file.
• GetFlashID - Returns the device's FlashID (serial number).
• GetMemInfo - Returns the Palm memory info for freebytes, RAM size, or ROM size.
• GetVolume/SetVolume - Get/sets the current volume level requested (alarm volume, system volume, game volume).
• PalmFileExists - Test whether a specific file exists on the Palm.
• ParseDelimText - Returns a chunk of data in a string of delimited items.
• QueueVirtualKey - Insert virtual key into the key queue.
• RandomNumber - Returns a random integer from 0 - 32767. 
• ClickControl
• DaysToDateStr
• GetBatteryPercentage
• GetBatteryVoltage
• GetSecondsFromDateTime
• HotSync
• ModemHotSync
• PasswordExists
• PasswordVerify
• PasswordSet
• PasswordRemove
• PasteChars
• PromptUser
• Reset
• SecondsToString
• SecsToTimeStr
• SetAutoOff
• SetCaps
• SetCapsLock
• SetSeconds
• ToggleBacklight
• TurnOffAndLockDevice 

DocID: 10055  DocDate: 2005-07-01