1. Programming with AppForge

   1. Chapter 1 Introducing AppForge

      1. Palm Software
      2. Main Features of AppForge
      3. Installing AppForge
      4. Using AppForge
      5. Resources

   2. Chapter 2 Application Development

      1. User Interface Design
      2. Basic Application Layout Example
      3. Language and Libraries Support

   3. Chapter 3 Palm Database Programming

      1. The Palm Database
      2. AppForge PDB Library
      3. The AppForge Database Converter
      4. Resources

2. Data Connectivity

   1. Chapter 4 Conduit Development

      1. Applications and Conduits
      2. Conduit Design
      3. Installing the CDK
      4. Nuts and Bolts
      5. Synchronization Logic
      6. Data Formats
      7. Resources

   2. Chapter 5 SQL Databases

      1. SQL Publishing
      2. Universal Conduit
      3. Resources

   3. Chapter 6 Web Clipping Applications

      1. Palm.Net Wireless Architecture
      2. Simple WCA Tour
      3. Building a Large Application
      4. Palm OS 4.0
      5. Resources

3. Advanced Topics

   1. Chapter 7 Operating System Access

      1. Fuser Mechanics
      2. A Data Encryption Program
      3. Resources

   2. Chapter 8 Shared Libraries

      1. Memory Concepts
      2. Memory Management Functions
      3. DBSLib Shared Library
      4. DBSLib Driver Application
      5. DBSLib Fuser
      6. AppForge Driver Application

   3. Chapter 9 Piedmont

      1. Obtaining Piedmont
      2. Architecture Overview
      3. Module and Interface Definition
      4. Component Code Generation
      5. Windows Component Implementation
      6. Palm Component Implementation
      7. AppForge VM Integration

   4. Chapter 10 Debugging

      1. Conditional Compilation
      2. Palm Reporter
      3. Palm Buttons
      4. Debug Database

4. Appendixes

   1. Appendix A Ingot and Enumeration Summary

      1. Basic Ingot Components
      2. Enhanced Ingots
      3. Multimedia Ingots
      4. Data Communication Ingots
      5. AFTone Ingot Pitch values
      6. Database Error Codes

   2. Appendix B DBSLib Sample Project Setup

      1. Target Settings
      2. Access Paths
      3. 68K Target
      4. C/C++, Processor, and Global Optimizations Settings
      5. PalmRez Post Linker
      6. Configuring and Adding Files

1. Colophon

Our look is the result of reader comments, our own experimentation, and feedback from distribution channels. Distinctive covers complement our distinctive approach to technical topics, breathing personality and life into potentially dry subjects. The animals on the cover of Programming Visual Basic for Palm OS are flying fish. The 40 species of flying fish (the common name of the family Exocoetidae) can be found in warm ocean waters all over the world. They range in length from 7 to 12 inches. They have pectoral fins similar to bird wings and unevenly forked tails.

Flying fish are so called because of their method for escaping predators. They glide on their tails, which act as propellers, for up to 14 miles, reaching speeds up to 30 miles per hour. Their velocity builds to a point where they can launch themselves into the air and flap their "wings" to hold them up. Gusts of wind aid the flying fish in their flight, sometimes causing them to land on the decks of passing ships. Claire Cloutier was the production editor and proofreader for Programming Visual Basic for Palm OS. Ann Schirmer provided proofreading assistance. Tatiana Apandi Diaz, Sarah Sherman, and Jeffrey Holcomb performed quality control checks. The index was written by Johnna VanHoose Dinse and revised by Brenda Miller and Judy Hoer. Claire Cloutier, Sarah Sherman, Jeffrey Holcomb, David Chu, Julie Flanagan, Sue Willing, and Phil Dangler were the compositors.

Ellie Volckhausen designed the cover of this book, based on a series design by Edie Freedman. The cover image is a 19th-century engraving from the Dover Pictorial Archive. Emma Colby produced the cover layout with QuarkXPress 4.1 using Adobe's ITC Garamond font.

Melanie Wang designed the interior layout, based on a series design by David Futato. Mihaela Maier converted the files from Microsoft Word to FrameMaker 5.5.6 using tools created by Mike Sierra. The text font is Linotype Birka; the heading font is Adobe Myriad Condensed; and the code font is LucasFont's TheSans Mono Condensed. The illustrations that appear in the book were produced by Robert Romano and Jessamyn Read using Macromedia FreeHand 9 and Adobe Photoshop 6. The tip and warning icons were drawn by Christopher Bing. This colophon was written by Linley Dolby.