RE: UserDataP - I meant notifyDetailsP, and the Palm docs say it
points to a UInt16 value - like I said, a quick test will tell you.
On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 12:31 PM, Jeff Loucks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> According to "Palm Developer Guide, Palm OS Platform, Rev. F [page]
> 39", the following devices will send these values;
>
> DEVICES: Treo™ 650, Treo™ 680, Treo™ 700p, and Treo™ 755p smartphones,
> Tungsten™ T5 and Tungsten™ E2 handhelds and LifeDrive™ mobile managers
>
> VALUES: Power notification == 0x0008. Serial notification == 0x0040,
> USB notification == 0x0010
>
> Further discussed at "Palm Developer Guide, Palm OS Platform, Rev. F
> [page] 287".
>
> I believe the UserDataP doesn't point to anything. Instead, the value
> is passed cast as a pointer. Casting it back to UInt16 should give you
> the correct value. A quick test would tell you.
>
> On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 11:15 AM, Christopher Stamper
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> I'm writing an application that uses the sysExternalConnectorAttachEvent
>> notification. When I respond to the notification, I need to determine what
>> kind of device was connected.
>>
>> The docs say:
>>
>> "The notifyDetailsP field points to a UInt16 that identifies which type of
>> device was attached."
>>
>> So, I've done something like this in PilotMain:
>>
>> UInt32 PilotMain(UInt16 cmd, MemPtr cmdPBP, UInt16 launchFlags)
>> {
>>
>> UInt16 DeviceType = 1;
>>
>> switch (cmd)
>> {
>> case sysAppLaunchCmdNotify:
>> If (((SysNotifyParamType*)cmdPBP)->notifyDetailsP == &DeviceType)
>> //Do action for that device 1
>> and so on...
>> }
>> }
>>
>>
>>
>> Is this how I should do it?
>>
>> If so, what values should I use for DeviceType? I've searched the headers,
>> and I can't find any references to this. Shouldn't there be some constants
>> that I can use? Or do I really have to use the trail-and-error method for
>> determining device type numbers(isn't working so far)?
>>
>> Basically, I only want to be sure that the device is a sync cable (usb,
>> serial, etc) and not just a charger/modem/whatever else.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
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>
> Power notification == 0x0008
>
> Serial notification == 0x0040
>
> USB notification == 0x0010
>
> As of that document, these devices;
>
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