There are two ways to install the DataSplice Remote Client on a handheld device:

1. The first, and preferred, method is to use our Windmill provisioning software.
2. The second way is to manually install the files by using an ActiveSync connection.

Installing the DataSplice Remote Client Using Windmill

The preferred method of installing the DataSplice Remote Client application on a handheld device is to use our Windmill provisioning software. For Windmill installation and usage instructions, please refer to the Windmill Installation Guide.

Installing the DataSplice Remote Client Manually

Alternatively, you may choose to manually install the DataSplice Remote Client onto a handheld. This is accomplished by using ActiveSync to transfer the necessary files from a desktop PC to the handheld device.

To perform a manual installation of DataSplice onto a handheld device, please refer to the following instructions:

• Make sure that ActiveSync is installed on the desktop computer you will be using. If you do not already have it on your desktop PC, you can download the latest version of ActiveSync.
• Make sure the Windows CE device can communicate by either a cable (serial or USB), wireless card (802.11b) or infrared port with the Windows computer where the Windows CE DataSplice software was installed.
• Make sure the Network TCP/IP configuration and IP addressing is configured.
• Make sure that DataSplice is not already running on the mobile device.
• Start ActiveSync. If it is the first time you have used ActiveSync with this handheld device then use the Get Connected wizard to connect. The wizard will automatically create the proper connection.
  Note: If you are prompted to choose a type of partnership, you can select a Guest partnership, as this type of partnership will be sufficient for the installation process. Again, see our ActiveSync Frequently Asked Questions page for more information.

• The Connection screen will appear when a connection is established:

  

• Click the Explore Device button or click File > Explore from the menu to open a file explorer window for the mobile device. It will generally take a few seconds for the device's contents to show up in the Explorer window.
• If your device has an SD card or other non-volatile storage media, you should install DataSplice in that storage card. Depending on the type of storage card, this may be in a different folder location. For example, for a typical SD card, you can browse to the My Pocket PC\SDMMC Disk folder. If you do not have a non-volatile storage card, browse to the My Pocket PC\Program Files folder. Keep in mind, however, that if you do not install the files to non-volatile storage, they will be lost if the mobile device loses battery power or is cold rebooted.
• Right click on an empty area of the window and choose New Folder. Name it DataSplice.
• Open Windows Explorer on your desktop PC. Browse to the directory where DataSplice was installed on the desktop PC. By default, this is C:\Program Files\DataSplice. In this directory, browse to the WindowsCE folder. Now browse to the folder that corresponds to the chipset of your mobile device, such as ARM, MIPS, SH3, or SH4. Lastly, depending on whether it is running on a Pocket PC (PPC) or a Handheld PC (HPC) platform, browse to the corresponding folder.

• Select all of the files from the appropriate directory on the desktop PC. Right click the selection and choose Copy.
• Go to the Explorer window of the mobile device. You should still be in the DataSplice folder that you recently created. Right click in the window and choose Paste.
• You may be warned that some of the files will be converted when they are moved onto the mobile device. Click OK to continue. You should see a progress screen as the files are transferring over to the mobile device:

  

• When the files have successfully transferred to the mobile device, you should see the files listed in the device's DataSplice folder. Right click on the DataSplice.exe file and choose Copy.
• Browse to the My Pocket PC\Windows\Start Menu\Programs folder in the mobile device's Explorer window.
• Right click on a blank area of this folder and select Paste Shortcut. A shortcut file, named Shortcut to DataSplice.exe will be placed in the folder.
• Right click on the Shortcut to DataSplice.exe file and choose Rename. Change the filename to DataSplice Client.

That concludes the manual installation process. You can now run the DataSplice Remote Client application on the mobile device by selecting Start > Programs > DataSplice Client.

Configuring the Button Helper (Pocket PC Users Only)

One of the files that you transferred over to the handheld is ButtonHelper.exe. This application is built for Windows CE and facilitates binding DataSplice actions to the hot keys on Pocket PC. This application takes command line parameters (i.e.: /newRecord) and posts the appropriate message to the running instance of DataSplice. This means shortcuts can be made that perform the specified action, which in turn can be bound to device hot keys in the Control Panel. To setup Hot Keys for DataSplice actions, please perform the following steps:

1. On the Pocket PC device, click Start > Settings.
2. On the Personal tab, click the Buttons icon.
3. In the Button column, select which button you would like to map an action to.
4. In the Button assignment selection dropdown list, pick the action you want to associate with the selected button. The DataSplice actions will begin with DataSplice -. For example, to assign the DataSplice Search function to a button, you would select DataSplice - Search from the dropdown list.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for the other buttons you wish to set. Click OK in the upper right corner when you are finished.

The following list shows which actions are available for Hot Key mapping: