Sample Application

SFFindFiles enables you to easily search for files matching your given criteria in either the Palm's internal memory or on an expansion card. You can search by filename or partial filename (eg ".jpg"), by creatorID, or by file type (eg. "Foto"). SFFindFiles will allow you to gather a list of matching files, and get details about them including file attributes, size in bytes, creation date, etc. You can also generate a list of directories on an expansion card, enabling you to browse files on a directory by directory basis.

SFFindFiles is probably most useful as a "helper" for other extensions that rely on file access, for example the SFJPGView extension that lets you view JPG files, or SFTextFile that enables you to perform all kinds of file related operations. Using SFFindFiles, SFTextFile, SFJPGView, and SFBeamerPRO together, for example, you could build an app to browse for files in internal memory and expansion cards, copy files back and forth between storage locations, beam selected files individually or as a package, rename or delete files, display JPG files, display text files, etc. SFFindFiles provides the browsing capability to search for files to perform the various other operations on.

DocID: 10034  DocDate: 2005-07-01