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I love ny new BVD, even downloaded a couple of e-books. They have a .PDB extention, and my Doc reader will not recognize them. They (PDB files) don't even show up anywhere, yet I know they are there. What do I need to read these files?

Thanks,
Scout

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pdb files are Palm database files. What makes it confusing is this could mean anything really ;D

.pdb files can be doc files. They can be database files and not only that they can be for a specific type/version of database. So basically you have to know what program is required to view them. Most files from Palmgear.com will tell you under �Minimum Requirements�

Even so, this actually can drive you nuts sometimes. A few times I have installed files to view (.pdb files) and I have stumbled across some that won�t show up no matter what program I try. I.E. I downloaded several files that showed up under the �INFO� so were on the Visor, however, none of these programs listed below could view them:

Doc readers: cspotrun(freeware), AporticDoc(demo), Tealdoc(demo) Isilo(just in case), and a program called Qvadis Express GT(demo and it clames it is for E-Books). As expected they all seem to see the same files. I then tried to see them in tealinfo(demo), Jfile Pro (I registered), MobileDB Lt(demo) and ThinkDB and still I have never seen these files. I basically just give up and delete them if they don�t show up now.

Some types of files must require a special program even though they may say Ebook etc� For the most part though you should see them with a doc reader or a Database application (listed above)Can't hurt to have a few different programs on the Visor to try.

To answer your main question, try a few of the other programs if you are not sure. STart with ISolo for instance as it will display normal docs as well as some formatted for itself.


[This message has been edited by Babylon5 (edited 01-25-2000).]

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Thanks Babylon! Finally got it to work with !Silo. Appreciate your insight.