How To Change The CreatorID of a Palm Extension PRC To Match Your App
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Problem:        How To Change The CreatorID of a Palm Extension PRC To Match Your App


Solution:        The Palm File Util tool included with Satellite Forms can be used to change the creatorID of an extension PRC file. If you use the new Integrated Runtime Engine feature of Satellite Forms 8, the runtime engine is changed to use your application creatorID. As a result, extension PRC files may appear on the Palm Info/Delete list, instead of being hidden by the runtime engine. To prevent this, you can change the creatorID of the extension PRC files to match your application, resulting in them being hidden on the Palm Info/Delete list.


When you use the integrated runtime engine feature in Satellite Forms 8, the extension PRC files used by your application are copied into the target's AppPkg folder, for easier deployment. Using the Palm File Util, you can change the creatorID of these extension PRC files in your AppPkg folder, without affecting the original extension PRC files in the \Satellite Forms 8\Extensions folder.


Here are the steps required.


  1. To begin, launch the Palm File Util from the Windows Start menu on your development PC, via Start > Programs > Satellite Forms 8 > Palm File Util.  You should see the Palm File Util dialog box like this:



  1. Next, click on the [...] button to browse for files.  Locate the AppPkg target folder for your application, which should have copies of the extensions PRC files there from the build process.  The browse window will look like this:



  1. Select the first extension PRC file that you want to modify, in this example it is the SFE_Symbol_Control.PRC file.  When you click on Open, the Filename, Identity, and Attributes information will be shown in the Palm File Util screen:



  1. Now, change the Creator ID value to match (case sensitive) your application.  You can find the creatorID from the Project Properties screen in MobileApp Designer. In this example, the creatorID of our application is Qscn, so we'll set that value like this:



  1. There is no need to change any other values.  Now, finally, click on the Save button to save the changes to the PRC file.


  1. Repeat steps 2..5 for all remaining extension PRC files that you wish to modify.


That's it!  Now those extension PRC files will remain hidden on the Palm Info/Delete lists.



Keywords:      Palm, PRC, extension, info, delete, hidden, Palm File Util, creatorID


KB ID: 10091 

Updated: 2010-06-29


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