>Hi Folks-
>
>I keep asking this question, I keep getting suggestions, and I still can't
>make this work. This is driving me crazy.
>
>Here's what I have:
>Newton MP130
>Newton Connection Utilities running on an iBook (Mac OS 9.0.4)
>Claris Organizer 2.0 (also tried Palm Organizer)
>Connecting via Keyspan serial-to-USB adapter
>
>Here's what I want to be able to do:
>Synchronize data between my Newton and Claris Organizer, so data entered
>into either one can be transferred to the other.
>
>Here's the problem:
>I can get data from my Newton into a brand new Claris Organizer file.
>I can't get synchronization to work between that file and my Newton after
>that. I get a message saying there was a problem during export/import. If I
>trash the Claris file and make a new one, I can get the data from the Newton
>to that file successfully. But then I have the same problem syncing to that
>file afterwards.
Sorry for the delay, this took me quite sometime to figure out.
I use my Newton to synchronize with a Claris Organizer File running on a
Quadra 605. I had the same problem you are experiencing.
The problem is that NCU times out the connection while the machine is
writing to the Claris Organzier database. Above a certain size
threshold (300K?) for the COrg file, the writing process takes longer
than the connection timeout.
The hack solution would be to edit the timeout preferences in NCU, but
I'm not a hacker so I didn't try it.
What I did was to create a RAM disk big enough for the COrg file.
Before synching and with COrg NOT running and the file closed (as it
should be during a normal synching), copy the COrg file to the RAM disk.
Run NCU and Synchronize with the RAM disk copy of your CO file. Once
your done, copy the RAM disk COrg file back to your hard disk.
It's a bit more difficult than synching with a Palm, but, hey, it works.
Now maybe someone can edit NCU to increase the timeouts and make a
patch . Then we wouldn't need this workaround.
Tasks are a real pain in the butt to synchronize, because sometimes the
Newton will unmark all your finished tasks. I don't synch the tasks,
but I sync names, dates, and notes, and I've tried the workaround with
tasks and it works too.
Best Regards,
Alex Timbol
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