pdb(4) [debian man page]

PDB(4)																	    PDB(4)

NAME

       PDB - (Pilot Database) file format

SYNOPSIS

       #define dmDBNameLength	 32/* 31 chars + 1 null terminator */

       struct pdb_header {	 /* 78 bytes total */
	    char   name[ dmDBNameLength ];
	    Word   attributes;
	    Word   version;
	    DWord  create_time;
	    DWord  modify_time;
	    DWord  backup_time;
	    DWord  modificationNumber;
	    DWord  appInfoID;
	    DWord  sortInfoID;
	    char   type[4];
	    char   creator[4];
	    DWord  id_seed;
	    DWord  nextRecordList;
	    Word   numRecords;
       };

       struct pdb_rec_header {	 /* 8 bytes total */
	    DWord  offset;
	    struct {
		   int delete	 : 1;
		   int dirty	 : 1;
		   int busy	 : 1;
		   int secret	 : 1;
		   int category  : 4;
	    }	   attributes;
	    char   uniqueID[3];
       }

DESCRIPTION

       The  PDB (Pilot Database) file format is used by all models of the Palm Pilot and IBM Workpad.  The format consists of a header followed by
       a set of record headers followed by the records themselves.

   Word Sizes
       In the SYNOPSIS above, the types ``Byte,'' ``Word,'' and ``DWord'' are used just as in the Pilot headers.  The type  ``Byte''  is  8  bits;
       ``Word'' is 16 bits; ``DWord'' is 32 bits.  The latter two are in big-endian format.

CAVEATS

       1.  The C structures given in the SYNOPSIS above are illustrative and most likely will not work in actual C code since compilers align data
	   members on word boundaries.

       2.  The PDB file format presented here is not official and was written at the time when PDB file format was not public. It is possibly out-
	   dated.  The official standard is available on the Palm web page. (SEE ALSO)

SEE ALSO

       txt2pdbdoc(1), html2pdbtxt(1), pdbtxt2html(1), doc(4)

       Palm Computing Inc.  Palm File Format Specification, 2000.
       http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/docs/fileformats/front.html

AUTHOR

       Paul J. Lucas <pauljlucas@mac.com> Updated by Erik Schanze <eriks@debian.org>

txt2pdbdoc							  August 20, 2005							    PDB(4)

Mail(3pm)						User Contributed Perl Documentation						 Mail(3pm)

NAME

       Palm::Mail - Handler for Palm Mail databases.

SYNOPSIS

	   use Palm::Mail;

DESCRIPTION

       The Mail PDB handler is a helper class for the Palm::PDB package. It parses Mail databases.

   AppInfo block
       The AppInfo block begins with standard category support. See Palm::StdAppInfo for details.

       Other fields include:

	   $pdb->{appinfo}{sortOrder}
	   $pdb->{appinfo}{unsent}
	   $pdb->{appinfo}{sigOffset}

       I don't know what these are.

   Sort block
	   $pdb->{sort}

       This is a scalar, the raw data of the sort block.

   Records
	   $record = $pdb->{records}[N]

	   $record->{year}
	   $record->{month}
	   $record->{day}
	   $record->{hour}
	   $record->{minute}

       The message's timestamp.

	   $record->{is_read}

       This is defined and true iff the message has been read.

	   $record->{has_signature}

       For outgoing messages, this is defined and true iff the message should have a signature attached. The signature itself is stored in the
       "Saved Preferences.prc" database, and is of type "mail" with ID 2.

	   $record->{confirm_read}

       If this is defined and true, then the sender requests notification when the message has been read.

	   $record->{confirm_delivery}

       If this is defined and true, then the sender requests notification when the message has been delivered.

	   $record->{priority}

       An integer in the range 0-2, for high, normal, or low priority, respectively.

	   $record->{addressing}

       An integer in the range 0-2, indicating the addressing type: To, Cc, or Bcc respectively. I don't know what this means.

	   $record->{subject}
	   $record->{from}
	   $record->{to}
	   $record->{cc}
	   $record->{bcc}
	   $record->{replyTo}
	   $record->{sentTo}

       Strings, the various header fields.

	   $record->{body}

       A string, the body of the message.

METHODS

   new
	 $pdb = new Palm::Mail;

       Create a new PDB, initialized with the various Palm::Mail fields and an empty record list.

       Use this method if you're creating a Mail PDB from scratch.

   new_Record
	 $record = $pdb->new_Record;

       Creates a new Mail record, with blank values for all of the fields.

       "new_Record" does not add the new record to $pdb. For that, you want "$pdb->append_Record".

       Note: the time given by the "year", "month", "day", "hour", and "minute" fields in the new record are initialized to the time when the
       record was created. They should be reset to the time when the message was sent.

SOURCE CONTROL

       The source is in Github:

	       http://github.com/briandfoy/p5-Palm/tree/master

AUTHOR

       Alessandro Zummo, "<a.zummo@towertech.it>"

       Currently maintained by brian d foy, "<bdfoy@cpan.org>"

SEE ALSO

       Palm::PDB(3)

       Palm::StdAppInfo(3)

perl v5.10.1							    2010-02-23								 Mail(3pm)