General Information

Camera Collector is a program designed to run on the Palm Computing Platform(r) that gives users the ability to track their camera collection. Camera Collector can also be used to keep track of items you are looking for without the bulky book.

Requirements

* A 3Com (or IBM) Palm Connected Organizer running PalmOS v2.0 or later.
* 31k of free memory on your Palm for the program files/databases
* About 5k of memory free on your Palm during runtime of the application.

Installation

* CamCol.txt - readme
* CamColConduit.txt - conduit readme
* ReadMe.1st - critical install information
* Manual.htm - user manual
* Install.exe - Installer for Camera Collector
* Uninstall.exe - Unistaller for Camera Collector
* CamCol.prc - main program (required)
* CamColDB.pdb - main database (generated by CamCol.prc on the handheld)
* CamCol.dll - conduit library (this is the conduit)
* condmgr.dll - conduit manager library
* HSAPI.dll - HotSync library
* Instaide.dll - installer library
* UserData.dll - user data library

Camera Collector is a simple tool designed to help you track all items in your collection as well as any items you are looking for. You can track the following information:

* Make
* Model
* Serial Number
* Production Dates (years)
* Notes
* Current Value
* Original Price
* Your Cost
* whether or not you own one
* the item's condition

The items in the database are sorted and can be viewed by category. If you have either PalmPrint™ or PrintBoy™, you can print items in the database either one at a time or all at once.

Camera Collector also comes with a conduit. See Conduit User Manual for more information.

When you tap the Camera Collector icon on the applications screen, you will be immediately taken to the main form. You will know you are at this form if you see "Camera Collector" as the form title.

From the main form you can add new items (by tapping the "new" button), edit existing items (by selecting them from the scrollable list), select/add/edit a the category, or activate the main menu.

From the main menu you can view the program information, edit the preferences, delete an item, beam an item, or beam all of the items in a category.

Each of these functions are explained in more detail below.

You will be brought back to the record you last edited/added.

The edit form is where you will spend the bulk of your time. You will enter the make (45 characters), model (45 characters), serial number (S/N) (30 characters), production dates (4 digit years), the current value (or what I like to call "the most I will pay for an item") (10 digits), the original selling price (10 digits), how much it cost you to buy it (10 digits), whether you own it, and the condition of the item (on a scale from 1-10).

Tapping the "Edit Notes..." button will launch the notes form. Tapping the "Details..." button will launch the details form.

You can also view the program info screen by selecting "Get Info" from the main menu and there is a full "edit" menu (includes cut, copy, paste, undo, keyboard, and graffiti commands).

NOTE: You must have AT LEAST the make and model fields filled or the item will NOT be saved.

Before you can rate an item, the own box must be checked. If you try to rate an item you do not own, you will see the message to the right. Tap the "OK" button to return to the edit form.

If you tap the "Edit Notes..." button on the edit form, the "Notes" form will launch.

This for is really simple. Add your notes and tap the "done" button to return to the edit form. There are no active menus on this form.

You can add up to 1024 characters in this field.

When you tap the "Add Make" pop-up field, you can either select a make from the list or add a new make. If you choose to "Add Make", the "Add New Make" form will pop-up on the screen.

Simply enter the new make and tap the "OK" button. You can tap the "Cancel" button to exit the form without saving the new make.

If you tap the "Details..." button on the edit form, the "Details" form will launch.

You can change the items category and mark the item as private. If an item is marked private, it can not be beamed. Tapping the "OK" button saves the information and returns you to the edit form. You can tap the "Cancel" button to exit the form without saving the changes.

When you select "Preferences" from the main menu, the "Preferences" form is opened. Tap the pop-up field to change the monetary symbol used on the edit form.

Tap on the pop-up field to change the printsupport software you are using. Camera Collector automatically detects the software on your device. Currently only PalmPrint™ and PrintBoy™ are supported.

Pressing the "OK" button saves the information and returns you to the main form. You can tap the "Cancel" button to exit the form without saving the changes.

The delete form looks the same as the main form except the title bar is labeled "Delete Items". To delete an item, simply select the item from the list. If you are done deleting items, tap the "Done" button and the main form will be displayed.

When you select an item to be deleted, the "Delete Item Warning" will be displayed. If you do not want to delete the item, tap the "No" button. Tapping the "Yes" button immediately deletes the item.

NOTE: Once an item is deleted, it can NOT be recovered.

If you selected the "Beam All Items" option from the main menu, the system will automatically handle the beaming process. The beam all items option only beams all of the items in the current category. In the image to the right, only all of the items in the "Camera Body" category will be beamed.

NOTE: Items marked private will NOT be beamed.

If there are no items in the database or you try to beam an item marked private, you will see the warning message to the right.

Tap the "OK" button to return to the main form.

Before you can print, you must load and select (from the preferences dialog) the print support software you want to use.

To print a single item, select it from the Main Form and select "Print Item" from the "Options" menu. The dialogs from here depend on the print support software you have loaded.

To print all of the items, select "Print All Items" from the "Options" menu of the Main Form. The dialogs from here depend on the print support software you have loaded.

NOTE: This is only funcional in the registered version.

When you execute a system find and a match is identified in the Camera Collector database, the entry will look like the one to the right. If you tap on the entry under "Camera Collector Items", Camera Collector will launch. You will automatically be taken to the edit form and the selected item will be loaded.

Only the make, model, and serial number fields are searched.

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