Writing Connected Applications for the Palm

By Greg Winton
First Edition September 2001 
Pages: 400 (More details)

Just in time for the wireless revolution comes the first complete guide to creating network applications for the Palm computing platform. Palm OS Network Programming covers the Palm Net Library and networking concepts such as transport protocols and client-server applications. Abundant examples illustrate how the many Palm-specific nuances relate to effective Palm network programming, so you learn to build truly well-designed connected Palm applications.

The wireless revolution has touched off a huge demand for Palm OS network applications. But information on how to connect a Palm is fragmented across dry function listings in the SDK documentation, a couple of book chapters, some sample code, and a few articles on the Palm web site (each of which assumes prior knowledge of network applications). Palm OS Network Programming pulls all the necessary elements together in the first complete guide to developing network applications for the Palm Computing Platform. The author assumes knowledge of Palm programming in C, but no network experience is required. You'll learn Palm network concepts such as transport protocols and client-server applications from the ground up, clearly illustrated with examples using Metrowerks CodeWarrior development environment. The Palm Net Library, essential to any network application development, gets the detailed treatment it deserves, with sample network applications demonstrating how to make the best use of this powerful system library. Palm OS Network Programming is the first complete developer's resource to building creative--and connected--applications for the fastest-growing platform of the 21st century.