ADB2FLP.EXE converts appointment book files (*.adb) from the HP 100LX and 200LX palmtops into the native data file format used by FLEXPAD. The .adb file must be preprocessed using the freeware utility ADBDUMP.EXE which is included along with FLEXPAD. Nonrepeating appointments and todos are automatically converted to FLEXPAD labels and text. Repeating appointments, must be converted manually, due to differences between the 100/200LX and FLEXPAD's repeating mechanisms.
Conversion steps:
1. Preprocess with ADBDUMP. This converts the .adb file to a text file format that ADB2FLP can recognize and process.
2. Process with ADB2FLP. This converts the text file created above to a FLEXPAD .flp file. (FLEXPAD files can have any file extension you choose. .flp is simply the convention the author uses.)
3. Manually convert the repeating items. Due to the nature of .adb repeating options, not all will translate directly into a single FLEXPAD label. Thus you must set up repeating appointments and todos manually. ADB2FLP simplifies the process somewhat by placing Bookmark labels wherever they appear in your file.
Step 1--Preprocess with ADBDUMP.
Go to DOS.
Type [path]ADBDUMP [path](.adb file name) [path](preprocessed file name)
for example ADBDUMP c:\mydata\mycalndr.adb c:\mydata\mycalndr.txt
Step 2--Process with ADB2FLP
While still in DOS
Type [path]ADB2FLP [path](preprocessed file name)
ADB2FLP will create a file named after the preprocessed file--i.e., mycalndr.txt ==> mycalndr.flp
Step 3--Manually convert the repeating items
ADB2FLP places a Bookmark label in front of every repeating entry that it has not converted. The easiest way to find all of these bookmarks is to use its Bookmarks view. Load the converted file into FLEXPAD and press "F3 B". The cursor will be on the first match (if no matches show, there were no bookmarks and you have no entries to manually convert). Press enter to go to that portion of the text.
The cursor will be on the bookmark, which you can delete by pressing DEL. Insert a repeating appointment or todo label by pressing F8 and selecting the appropriate type (todos are created by creating an appointment and pressing F3 while you are editing it). Set the appt/todo parameters as appropriate and press F10 to save the new label. Press F4 to return to the Bookmark view and Enter to go to the next bookmark. Repeat until all repeating appts/todos have been converted.
