PalmName documentation version 2.0
05/30/99 by Collin R. Mulliner <palm@mulliner.org>

With PalmName you can set / change the Palm UserName (the HotSync name) and 
Palm UserID.

First a small explanation:

The UserName is the name of you Palm device (upper right corner in HotSync 
screen). This identifies your Palm. Most shareware programms use this
to generate a registration code.

The UserID is a number from 256 to 65535 (Word) this is also to identify your
Palm device. The PalmDesktop (Win/Mac) uses this number to identify your Palm
while syncing. The UserID is the actual criteria for identifing the Palm not the UserName.
As far as I know the UserID is just a random number chosen by the PalmDesktop
software at the first HotSync. The numbers from 0 to 255 are special. 0 means
no ID present, 1 to 255 are profiles.

If you just change the UserName and sync, the PalmDesktop will reset the
UserName to the old value (he identifies the device using the UserID).
So if you want to sync with a different user you have to change both the UserName
and the UserID. If that UserID is new to the PalmDesktop you will be asked if
a new user should be created by the PalmDesktop. This also happens if the 
UserID actualy is a profile ID (1-255) then a new profile will be created. If
the UserID is 0 (no UserID set) you have to select or creat a user. After the
sync the Palm will be reseted (soft reset).


comments are welcome ... Collin


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