CASL

Looking to create a new PDA application but don't know where to start? Look no further than CASL (Compact Application Solution Language). As an easy-to-use Windows Integrated Development Environment, CASL allows you to build applications for PalmOS, PocketPC/Windows Mobile, and Windows using a single set of code.

With CASL, you can easily create applications that target multiple operating systems using a high-level programming language that will take only a small investment of your time to learn. Even if you have never created software before, CASL can help make your idea a reality.

Using variables, objects, and functions, you can create powerful and flexible applications easily. CASL offers a wealth of capabilities, including Hi-Res support for Palm and PocketPC, Bluetooth serial device communication, and a CASLpro Events Library that enables detection of the Five-Way navigator, Hard Power Off/On, Soft Power Off/On, Launch Handler, and Pen Up/Down/Move.

CASL also offers a full set of display objects with dynamic control of location, size, font, color, and bitmap properties. Other features include event functions, predefined functions, user-defined function constructs, conditional branching constructs, and conditional looping constructs. CASL also includes indexed db files for fast random access, record structures bound to variables for fast read/write of db record, and a grid object with columns that can be populated with a label, textbox, button, checkbox, and dropdown objects bound to DB fields or arrays, for easy display of scrolling data without writing any code.

For synchronizing your PDA with your desktop computer, CASL offers a conduit that includes Hotsync support for PalmOS and ActiveSync 3.7-4.x support for PocketPC/Windows Mobile. CASL also provides network socket access (HTTP, Telnet or TCP), PDA file access, and much more. Give CASL a try and see how easy it can be to turn your PDA app idea into a reality!