PUI Mini-FAQ:

What is "pui?"

  Pui is a "Pilot-UNIX Interface" using the common UNIX "gdbm" database
  format to store and manipulate record information instead of the standard
  pilot database format.

  Pui is my attempt to separate pilot database manipulation
  from pilot-unix socket communication.

  The pui library contains no code specific to any type of database.

What is "tclpui?"

  Tclpui is a "tcl" front-end to the pui library so
  that users can create and manipulate pilot databases with
  simple scripts. (Or elaborate user-interfaces.)

  Tclpui currently supports the four main pilot
  database types: AddressDB, DatebookDB, MemoDB, and ToDoDB.

Can "pui" talk directly to my pilot?

  Yes. Pui files can be read and written directly from
  the pilot when used in conjunction with "pisock."
  An example program, pui-xfer, is provided which is
  a direct rip-off of pilot-xfer, only it reads and
  writes database files in the ".pui" format.

Can I convert my ".pdb" files to/from the ".pui" format?

  Yes. Two converters are provided: pdb2pui and pui2pdb
  to convert database files between formats.

Can I convert my ".prc" files to/from the ".pui" format?

  NO! The ".pui" format is for database files only, resources
  can not stored in the .pui format.

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Scotter <scotter@iname.com>

