Palm™ Handheld Computer Setup for RE/Xplorer™  -  Downloading Listings to a Palm Handheld

RE/Xplorer lets you download listings right to your Palm™ handheld computer. These directions describe how to setup your Palm handheld to accept the downloaded listings. We recommend you print out these directions for later reference by selecting File > Print on the browser's menu bar.

Mac users please see Instructions for Mac Users below.

Note to Windows XP users:
Palm recommends that if a computer is upgraded to Windows XP, the Palm Desktop software and any other software that interfaces with the Palm device, should be re-installed. The RE/Xplorer user should select Setup when they select the Palm report. This will re-install the Database Link Application software.

Instructions for PC Users

To begin, you must have a Palm handheld III, V, or VII. In addition, you must have installed on your computer Palm Desktop Software version 3.0 or above with HotSync^® Manager™ version 3.0 or above.


Setup for PC Users

To view listings downloaded from RE/Xplorer on your Palm handheld, you must first install the Database Link Application™ software on your PC, and install the List software on your Palm handheld:

	1.	From within RE/Xplorer on the View tab, select the Palm handheld report from the list of Standard Reports.
	2.	To set up the Palm handheld to work with RE/Xplorer for the first time, click the Go to Setup button. This page of instructions displays. Note: If you have already run this setup, click the Continue button instead and proceed to the next section, Downloading Listings for PC Users
	3.	Click the Install Shield Wizard button on the left to install the Database Link Application (version 1.00.00.02). Follow the on-screen directions of the install program.
	4.	Next open the Palm Desktop organizer software, and on the main window click on the Install icon. Click the Add button, and in the Open dialog box, select list.prc from the add-on directory and click Open. The list.prc file is now installed for that user. You may repeat the process for other users, if you share the Palm Desktop Software. Click the Done button and exit the Palm Desktop organizer software.
	5.	Now, to load the List application to the Palm handheld computer, place the Palm handheld in the cradle and press the HotSync button. Now the Palm handheld is ready to accept listings from RE/Xplorer.
	6.	If you have accessed this page from RE/Xplorer, make sure you have printed out this page for instructions by selecting File > Print on the browser's menu bar. Then click the Close button to the left to close this browser window and return to RE/Xplorer.

ATTENTION: The Browser plugin software included in this installation, Database Link Application, was developed by Fidelity National Information Solutions and is freeware. It may be distributed freely, but not sold or included in for-profit collections. The Palm software included in this installation, List version 0.99, was developed by Andrew Low and is freeware. It may be distributed freely, but not sold or included in for-profit collections without written permission from the author. Fidelity National Information Solutions is not making any representations or warranties regarding the List program for the Palm handheld or its suitability. Additional information and updates can be obtained on the web site: http://www.magma.ca/~roo/list/list.html This notification is in the Readme.txt file in the install directory.

Downloading Listings for PC Users

Once you have setup the Database Link Application, follow these steps to download listings from RE/Xplorer to your Palm handheld:

	1.	In RE/Xplorer, conduct a search as you normally would. On the View tab under Standard Reports select the Palm handheld report.
	2.	A window displays saying you must set up the Palm handheld. Since you've already set it up, click Continue. (If you want to bypass this page in the future, click the check box "Don't show this again.")
	3.	A download screen displays. Select "Open this file from its current location" and click OK.
	4.	A dialog box displays. Here you may save the listings database as "RE/XPALM," or rename it. (Note that unless you change the name of the file, this database will copy over the last set of listings you downloaded to your Palm device.) Click OK. The listings database is loaded to your computer.
	5.	Hook up the Palm handheld to your computer and press the HotSync button. The listings database is loaded to the Palm handheld computer. Please note the following limits of listings databases: Only 12 databases are allowed Maximum of 20,000 records Maximum of 4000 bytes per record Example - an average database of 104 listings takes about 82,000 bytes, or 800 bytes per record
	6.	If you have accessed this page from RE/Xplorer, make sure you have printed out this page for instructions by selecting File > Print on the browser's menu bar. Then click the Close button to the left to close this browser window and return to RE/Xplorer.

Viewing Downloaded Listings

Once you have downloaded listings from RE/Xplorer, follow these steps to view downloaded listings on your Palm handheld computer:

You may also perform the following tasks with listings databases:

	Click Find to look for particular text, such as price or address.
	Click New to create a new listing on the Palm handheld.
	Choose Menu and then Select Database to create a new database or delete a database.
	If you have more than one listings database on your Palm handheld, and you want to view another database, select the Menu option then choose Select Database. A list of databases you've downloaded displays. Select the database you want to view from the list. Note: The default database name is "RE/XPALM." Unless you change this name when you download (see step 4 in Downloading Listings for PC Users above) the listings database having the same name on the Palm handheld will be over-written.
	If you have more than one listings database on your Palm handheld, and you want to change the database that displays when you first open the List application, select Menu, Select Database, and then Customize. Check the box by "Select database on launch." On this Customize screen you may also change the name of the database, the labels on the fields, and the field order.

Instructions for Mac Users

ATTENTION: We do not support Palm handheld computer usage for Macintosh users. We provide the instructions below as a work-around procedure for those using the Palm handheld with a Mac.

Note: For frequently-asked questions on using Macs with RE/Xplorer, select RE/Xplorer on the Product Support page.

Before proceeding, you must have a Palm handheld III, V, or VII; the Palm Desktop Software version 2.5 or above; and the HotSync Manager version 2.5 or above.

Setup for Mac Users

Before you can view listings downloaded from RE/Xplorer on your Palm device, you must first install the List application on the Palm handheld, which you will use to view downloaded listings. Then you must install the LinkDb for Mac OS application, which you will use to convert the listing data from RE/Xplorer to a Palm handheld database file (*.pdb).

	1.	Click here to download the List application to your computer in a "listlite.zip" archive. When the download is complete, you will see a message that a program could not be found to open the archive. Select a program from the list presented, such as Stuffit. The files will then be extracted to a folder titled "listlite."
	2.	After the List application is placed on your computer, you need to install it to the Palm Desktop Software. Open the Palm Desktop application from the Palm folder. Select HotSync > Install Handheld Files from the menu bar. Click the Add to List button and then select the list.prc file from the List folder. The List application will be loaded to the Palm handheld the next time you perform a HotSync function. Close the Palm Desktop organizer software.
	3.	Now, to load the List application to the Palm handheld computer, hook up the Palm handheld to your computer and press the HotSync button. Now the Palm handheld is ready to accept listings from RE/Xplorer.
	4.	Click ListDb for Mac OS to download the ListDb for Mac application. The ListDb for Mac application is unstuffed and installed to a folder named "Listdb4mac." You will use this application to convert listings data from RE/Xplorer to a Palm handheld database.
	5.	If you have accessed this page from RE/Xplorer, make sure you have printed out this page for instructions by selecting File > Print on the browser's menu bar. Then click the Close button to the left to close this browser window and return to RE/Xplorer.

Downloading Listings for Mac Users

Once you have setup the ListDb for Mac OS application, follow these steps to transfer listings from RE/Xplorer to your Palm handheld computer. The basic steps are to save the listings as a text file, convert the text file to a Palm handheld database, and load the database file to the Palm handheld computer:

	1.	In RE/Xplorer, conduct a search as you normally would. On the View tab under Standard Reports select the Palm handheld report. A window displays saying you must set up Palm handheld. Since you've already set it up, click Continue. (If you want to bypass this page in the future, click the check box "Don't show this again.")
	2.	The listing data will download as a PLM file to your hard drive. If you do not have a specified download folder for your browser, you will be prompted to choose a save location.
	3.	Now you must convert the PLM file to a Palm handheld database file (*.pdb). Run the ListDb for Mac OS application by selecting it from the listdb4mac folder. Now open the text file you saved in the last step by selecting File > Open on the menu bar. You'll see the one-line listings view of the listings you downloaded from RE/Xplorer. (NOTE: The default name for the database is RE/XPALM. Unless you change the name, this database will copy over the last set of listings you downloaded to your Palm handheld. To change the name, select Flie > DB Info..., change the DB name and click OK.) Select File > Export pdb from the menu bar and click the Save button. The listings data has been converted to a Palm handheld database file (.pdb).
	4.	Now you must add the .pdb file you just created to the Palm Desktop organizer software. Open the Palm Desktop application from the Palm folder. Select HotSync > Install Handheld Files from the menu bar. Click the Add to List button and then select the RE/XPALM.pdb file (or other filename) you saved in the previous step. The .pdb file will be loaded to the Palm handheld the next time you perform a HotSync function. Close the Palm Desktop Software.
	5.	Hook up the Palm handheld to your computer and press the HotSync button. The listings database file is loaded to the Palm handheld computer. For directions on how to view the listings on the Palm handheld, see the Viewing Downloaded Listings section above. Please note the following limits of listings databases: Only 12 databases are allowed Maximum of 20,000 records Maximum of 4000 bytes per record Example - an average database of 104 listings takes about 82,000 bytes, or 800 bytes per record
	6.	If you have accessed this page from RE/Xplorer, make sure you have printed out this page for instructions by selecting File > Print on the browser's menu bar. Then click the Close button to the left to close this browser window and return to RE/Xplorer.