Outlook <=> HPLX File Converter
                       Version 3.0
                      
This utility can convert between Outlook's Contacts folders and the HP
100/200LX's Phone and Database apps, and can convert between Outlook's
Calendar and Tasks folders and the LX's Appointment app. Features
include:

* Support of Outlook 97, 98, and 2000.

* Version 3.0 adds the ability to write ADB (appointment) files for
  the LX.

* Version 3.0 should correctly convert extended character sets between
  the LX and the Windows environment (thanks to Paulo Custodio for the
  tips).

* Read and write password-protected LX databases. You enter the
  password by clicking the "Options" button. It won't allow someone
  to read from an LX file without the correct password.

* Version 2.20 added better error messages (error messages are now
  passed correctly from the DLL that does the LX data conversion.


-------- Calendar/Tasks Features ---------  

* This version will create ADB files from Outlook data, but will not
  modify existing ADB files. You specify a template ("source") ADB 
  file whose settings (including password) are used in the new file.
  If the source file is password-protected, then the created file
  will have the same password.

* When converting from the LX to Outlook, you can optionally ignore
  items starting with the "|" character, which indicates a batch file
  or a macro to run on the LX. But if you leave these out of Outlook,
  there is no current way to have a created file have these items.

* Version 2.20 fixed the limitation with other versions, which would
  not mark Tasks as complete. Tasks are now correctly working.
  
* Outlook 97 does not allow access to exceptions to recurring items,
  so if you're using OL97 and your calendar has exceptions (as when
  you modify one of a recurring series), the LX file won't show
  anything different for the exceptions. OL98 and 2000 work fine.
  
* Outlook 97 and 98 do not allow access to exceptions to recurring
  tasks. I'm not sure whether OL2000 does.


-------- Contacts Features ---------  
  
* Support of any format PDB, GDB, or NDB palmtop file.

* Version 3.0 fixed a bug that would create duplicates in Outlook.
  
* Synchronize a palmtop file with an Outlook folder. Both will
  then have exactly the same set of data.
  
* Select sub-folders of the main Outlook Contacts folder. You can
  select multiple folders for export by holding the CTRL key while
  clicking them.

* Map fields between Outlook's Contacts and the LX however you like.

* Multiple Outlook Contact fields can be assigned to each LX field,
  so in case an Outlook field is blank, it will go to a second or
  third to find data to put in the LX field.

* You can separate Outlook's multi-line street address fields into
  their first, second, or third lines and assign them separately to
  LX fields.

* Field mapping is stored for each different palmtop contacts file 
  you use, so you can have several different ones and it will 
  remember the mapping for each. This info is stored in the same 
  directory as the LX file, using the palmtop file name, except with 
  a .MAP file extension.

* If you pass a palmtop file name on the command line, that palmtop
  file, along with all its mapping info, will be loaded when it
  starts.

* If you also pass the string "/run" after the file name, then the
  conversion process is started automatically.

To use the utility, you must have Outlook installed on the computer
running this utility.

You should always check the field mapping to make sure things are
going where you want. Study Outlook's field layout, because some
fields are better for putting data in than others (they're visible
on Outlook's main form view).

Let me know of any feedback at the address curtc@airmail.net.

Curtis Cameron