First, the timestamp on the directory would be interesting but would have to be checked continualy. Also, if I have n files on the PDA, how do I know they all have been synced? It is clear MS does not want a PDA seen as a drive.

What I want to do is: given a file on the PDA, be able to run a perl script on the XP box to process the data on the PDA file. One example is to extract info from a text file and insert portions into a databse on a web server. Another is to sort data in a text file on the PDA. I do not have room for perl on the PDA.

Yes, Microsoft's design clearly is to use synced files. Maybe what I need to do is to find a tool to start a process when it detects that a PDA has been placed in the cradle and has been fully synced. I could then process a space on the synced directories and the data would be re-synced to the PDA.

I understand that it is not a good idea to do a lot of processing on flash memory because it "wears out", so maybe syncing is the best approach.

In reply to Re^4: Accessing PDA in cradle from Windows by traveler
in thread Accessing PDA in cradle from Windows by traveler

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