>Hi there everyone,
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>I want to get into Palm programming (really, handheld programming, but since I've got a Palm seems testing would be easier on that), but I don't know where to start. Can anyone suggest some shareware/freeware programming tools to get me started? Thanks.

Not freeware or shareware nor is it cheap, but the absolute best development tool I have researched is Satellite Forms from http://www.pumatech.com. It also compiles the Palm app to run on a Palm OS or PocketPC. This tool uses an ActiveX control to interface your VFP app to the device via the HotSync or Active Sync process [or whatever the PocketPC process is called]. This is the tool I use - version 4.1. Version 5 is the one that compiles to both OSes.

A much cheaper tool from http://www.CASLSoft.com uses ODBC.

.Net has, or is coming out with, a mobile devices development framework. However, I have no info on that option. I think Cathi Gero has written a white paper on this.