Windows pilot-xfer replacement for TX/USB?

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Creaky Jeep 06

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Hello,

I used to use "pilot-xfer" with my old Palm 3xe, under Windows (not Linux). pilot-xfer is a command line tool that can modify files on the palm (copy from palm to HDD and vice versa) without any help from other programs, i.e. the Palm Desktop is not necessary. Being a command line tool, it is easy to use it in batch files / scripts.

Now, my windows executable from 1999 or so obviously can't handle the TX because of the USB connection; it ony supports the serial port. Google didn't find any newer version (for Windows - the Linux version supports USB just fine, it is a Linux program after all).

Is there a similar Windows application which can directly access files on the TX? I am not bothered with memory cards at the moment, only the internal memory (RAM/NVFS).

I know about Palm Desktop's backup directory, and several backup tools (RescoBackup, BackupMan etc.), but that is not what I mean. The tool should not depend on the Palm Desktop, conduits or anything else (if possible), and should just copy the individual files (that's a must).

Thanks in advance!
 
Thanks thingdriver, that was exactly what I was looking for.

I had a problem though: I copied all data (everything in the "0:" "drive" in PFB, there was no card) to my HDD, and then, to see what would happen, simply copied everything back, overwriting what was on the device. Did a softreset afterwards.

This seemed to work all right; everything is there. Only the calendar is duplicated now - every entry I have is doubled! I use Datebk5 if it matters.

Do you have an idea what the reason could be?

It is no biggie this time, I did a sync before and will simply copy the data from the PC to the handheld... but it would be nice to know what happened. I have attached the list of files that was transfered.
 
I'm not sure what would have caused that... I know there are actually 2 calendar databases. One called "CalendarDB-PDat.pdb" and one called "DatebookDB.pdb". I believe this has something to do with the new Calendar app implemented by Palm a while back, compatibility with third party calendar programs and Hotsyncing. However, I'm not knowledgeable enough to know exactly what it has to do with them. I'm also not sure if that would have anything to do withy duplicates getting created. I'm sure someone here at PDAStreet will have an answer.

On a related note, to get rid of duplicates in the future in the Calendar as well as the Contacts, Notes and Tasks databases you can use a program on your TX called "Undupe". I use it on my T3 every once in a while just to make sure no duplicates have been created during the syncing process as will sometimes ocassionally happen. You can get it from www.stevenscreek.com
 
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