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SYWARE, Inc. Related:

• News: SYWARE Inc.'s Visual CE 12.0 Beta Program

• Technical Tip: File Pathname Mapping When Running Forms on the Desktop

• Technical Tip: Handling Screen Rotation

Mobile Industry Related:

• News: Google's Gift of Free Airport Wi-Fi for the Holidays

SYWARE News: SYWARE Inc.'s Visual CE 12.0 Beta Program

The release of Visual CE 12.0 is right around the corner and here's your chance to get a sneak peek at it. Those of you who are already Personal, Professional or Mobile 360 licensees can purchase an upgrade to Visual CE 12.0 beta in advance of the production release. You will be sent the production release at no additional charge, as soon as it is available. Those who do not yet have a Visual CE license of any type can buy the 12.0 beta now to get started & will also receive the production release at no additional charge, as soon as it is available. Take a look now at what's new in Visual CE 12.0 and our simple upgrade process.

Technical Tip from "Dr. DeeBee": File Pathname Mapping When Running Forms on the Desktop

A Visual CE form can be run on the desktop. Just set up synchronization for the tables the form uses, navigate to the form on the desktop, and double click it. When the form runs on the desktop, it reads/writes its data to the database identified by the synchronization settings. But what about the file pathnames? Throughout the form there are file pathnames for things like background images for scribble boxes or forms to jump to. These file pathnames are expressed in terms of the file system on the handheld, not the desktop. Here's how to handle this.

Technical Tip from "Dr. DeeBee": Handling Screen Rotation

A Visual CE form is laid out assuming that the handheld display is in portrait mode (taller than it is wide) or landscape mode (wider than it is tall). On many devices, it is possible to switch from one mode to the other while a form is open. And, of course, you want your form to adapt to the change. Here's a way to do this.

Mobile Industry News: Google's Gift of Free Airport Wi-Fi for the Holidays

Google is teaming with several wireless vendors to offer free Wi-Fi in 47 airports during the holiday season in an effort to bring more tinsel, and less trauma, to holiday travel. Read all about it here.

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