ACT 6 for palm pilot - data on palm already... need to sync with pc

[tadduci]

Hello, I have a user that already has ACT 6 for palm installed on his palm pilot with data. I then installed the ACT 6 on to his windows xp pc that he already hotsync's with. Due to the fact I want to sync that palm data with a new ACT database he has created on the desktop I am unsure of the proper installation sequence to accomplish my goal.

When I tried installing the ACT 6 for palm on the desktop it told me it was going to overwrite any databases already on the palm. So at this point I aborted the installation.

In other words... how can I sync the palm data on the palm in the ACT application with the desktop pc running ACT 6.0?

Thoughts?

Tony

 

[paulcedarhill]

ACT linc allows you to override the act database with the palm contact info. If he is already syncing to this PC be sure to make a backup of that database prior to the next sync.

 

[tadduci]

act link from act on their website?

 

[paulcedarhill]

Unknown to me Act for Palm replaced ACT Link 2.0 for the Palm OS. I have not upgraded and probably won't since my next move will be to ACT! 2005 which is not currently supported by ACT for Palm. I searched the ACT website fro a download of ACt Link 2.0 but could not find it any where. Even thought tey reference using it for ACT 2005 till they come out with a new version of Act for Palm.

Check the sync and conduit settings in Act for Palm once you install it but prior to syncing. There should be a separate setting for contacts, activities and to-do's, and you should be able to overide the default setting which is that the PC ovewrites the handheld.