>I've done my homework and searched the messages, looking for tools to do handheld development in concert with VFP.
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>Few tools have sprung up, but I feel I don't have enough information to choose one. So, whoever has done an app which has some forms on a handheld which are then synchronized with a VFP app, please share your experience. What am I looking for?
>- ease and speed of development
>- covers more OSes (i.e. I don't know what type of a handheld would it be, not yet)
>- debugging

http://www.intellisync.com/ (http://www.pumatech.com still works also) is the new home for Satellite Forms which has been renamed to Intellisync. This is an expensive option, but I used the Satellite Forms version of this several years ago, wrote a 2-part Advisor article on creating Palm apps that interface with a VFP app, developed my own Palm app for one of my VFP apps that is still in use today. So it works exceptionally well. The versions they have today compile to the Palm OS as well as the Pocket PC.

They no longer refer to Satellite Forms on their web site except in archived articles, so I have no idea which of their products is the decendant from SatForms. I have a reasonable idea, but you should contact them directly for pricing and the exact product you would need to get.

I also know about the existence of http://www.caslsoft.com, but was not aware of it until AFTER I had purchased SatForms and created my Palm app. Their software also compiles to Palm OS and PocketPC. Their product is (was?) an order of magnitude cheaper than SatForms. For about $85 you could see if it works for you (they have a free demo as well). If it does not work, you can try SatForms for over a $1000 (based on year old info and my memory).