Registered: Mar 2001
Location: Nebraska- the Good life
Posts: 695

Folders in FlashPlus

I am using the Innopocket FlashPlus in my VDX with a 64 MB Mr. Flash card. I am also using a PQI-USB CF/SM card reader.

With the reader, I discovered I can use Windows ot create new folders on the card and jam them full of stuff. I have about 200+ files in there- movies, books, backups, etc. and am only using 20 Mg. of it.

By setting up the folders, I can organize this stuff, and still directly access DOCs with CSpotRun.

I can also save directly to one of my new folders by going to the CF card, selecting the folder to move into, going back to RAM, then copying the folder. The selected folder shows up as the destination.

We will be going on vacation in the near future, and i am having fun shifting my 'hometown' stuff to the CF card, and loading it with stuff for the destination.

FlashPlus and FAFileMover- pretty cools stuff!

(By the way, I also have JackBack, so the FlashPlus is my back-up module as well. I copied the necessary files ot the CF card, so I shoudl be able to restart after a bad crash pretty easily- although I have not tested this)

Registered: Jan 2001
Location: Luxembourg
Posts: 36

I agree. Using a big CF card with FAFilemover is so tedious. I'm very thankful for Kopsis' excellent work on Compact Flash extensions, but this software is too minimalist. If at least it had a function to MOVE files (not copy then manually delete) and would not always return to the beginning of the file list after every file operation.

It is so much easier (and faster!) to put the card into a CF reader/writer and do these operations on the PC with a "real" file manager. Since I have a Sandisk Imagemate I can use the additional storage much more efficiently. Hotsyncing 10 MB of documents in several parts (because of limited Visor RAM) and moving it to the right folders on the card is not something you'll like to do every week.

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Registered: Jun 2001
Location: UT
Posts: 25

Re: Folders in FlashPlus

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Originally posted by Madkins007
I am using the Innopocket FlashPlus in my VDX with a 64 MB Mr. Flash card. I am also using a PQI-USB CF/SM card reader.

With the reader, I discovered I can use Windows ot create new folders on the card and jam them full of stuff. I have about 200+ files in there- movies, books, backups, etc. and am only using 20 Mg. of it.

By setting up the folders, I can organize this stuff, and still directly access DOCs with CSpotRun.

I can also save directly to one of my new folders by going to the CF card, selecting the folder to move into, going back to RAM, then copying the folder. The selected folder shows up as the destination.

We will be going on vacation in the near future, and i am having fun shifting my 'hometown' stuff to the CF card, and loading it with stuff for the destination.

FlashPlus and FAFileMover- pretty cools stuff!

(By the way, I also have JackBack, so the FlashPlus is my back-up module as well. I copied the necessary files ot the CF card, so I shoudl be able to restart after a bad crash pretty easily- although I have not tested this)

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Registered: Feb 2000
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Relax

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Originally posted by Carl0
I agree. Using a big CF card with FAFilemover is so tedious. I'm very thankful for Kopsis' excellent work on Compact Flash extensions, but this software is too minimalist. If at least it had a function to MOVE files (not copy then manually delete) and would not always return to the beginning of the file list after every file operation.

It is so much easier (and faster!) to put the card into a CF reader/writer and do these operations on the PC with a "real" file manager. Since I have a Sandisk Imagemate I can use the additional storage much more efficiently. Hotsyncing 10 MB of documents in several parts (because of limited Visor RAM) and moving it to the right folders on the card is not something you'll like to do every week.

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Registered: Jul 2001
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Posts: 5

Are you able to read PDF files right from the flashplus?

I probably should've asked this before I ordered it, but can you read Adobe Acrobat PDF files right off the Flashplus module, or do you have to move them to the main memory of the Visor and then move them back to the Flashplus when you're finished? I have a bunch of 40MB Sandisk CF modules that I used to use with my digital photography, but now have replaced them with a IBM Microdrive, so I should have plenty of storage for the 2MB Visor, provided it'll work the way they advertise it.

Thanks,
Brian

Registered: Mar 2001
Location: Nebraska- the Good life
Posts: 695

Re: Are you able to read PDF files right from the flashplus?

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Originally posted by bsevern
I probably should've asked this before I ordered it, but can you read Adobe Acrobat PDF files right off the Flashplus module, or do you have to move them to the main memory of the Visor and then move them back to the Flashplus when you're finished? I have a bunch of 40MB Sandisk CF modules that I used to use with my digital photography, but now have replaced them with a IBM Microdrive, so I should have plenty of storage for the 2MB Visor, provided it'll work the way they advertise it.

Thanks,
Brian

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Registered: Feb 2001
Location: Penn State
Posts: 116

Re: Are you able to read PDF files right from the flashplus?

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Originally posted by bsevern
I probably should've asked this before I ordered it, but can you read Adobe Acrobat PDF files right off the Flashplus module, or do you have to move them to the main memory of the Visor and then move them back to the Flashplus when you're finished? I have a bunch of 40MB Sandisk CF modules that I used to use with my digital photography, but now have replaced them with a IBM Microdrive, so I should have plenty of storage for the 2MB Visor, provided it'll work the way they advertise it.

Thanks,
Brian

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Registered: Feb 2001
Location: Penn State
Posts: 116

Re: Re: Are you able to read PDF files right from the flashplus?

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Originally posted by Madkins007


You can directly access any file CSpotRun can open- I do not know if that includes Adobe formats

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Registered: Dec 2000
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Just to confirm what HXH said - I've got Acrobat reader and pdf files both on my Flashplus with my Deluxe and it works great with VFSHelper. I've tried Acrobat both on the card and on the Visor and it works equally well either way.

Registered: Jul 2001
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Thanks for the Info!

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Originally posted by Anomaly
Just to confirm what HXH said - I've got Acrobat reader and pdf files both on my Flashplus with my Deluxe and it works great with VFSHelper. I've tried Acrobat both on the card and on the Visor and it works equally well either way.

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Registered: Feb 2001
Location: Penn State
Posts: 116

Re: Thanks for the Info!

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Originally posted by bsevern


If I can run Acrobat and launch the pdf files from the Flashplus, that's outstanding! I use a lot of pdf files for Cisco reference, and config guidlines, and thier fairly large (I filled up my 2MB Visor with about five of them). This will breath new life into the Visor jr! :-)


Also does the VFShelper program come with the Flashplus, I don't see it mentioned on Innopockets page on the Flashplus.

Thanks again,
Brian

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Registered: Jan 2001
Location: Luxembourg
Posts: 36

Re: Re: Re: Are you able to read PDF files right from the flashplus?

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Originally posted by hxh167

No, CSpotRun won't support PDF files. You need Acrobat Reader for Palm from Adobe or some other converter softwares.

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