filepro 2 palm, palm 2 filepro (more detail)

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win2000 advanced server
filepro 5.0.09


    I am trying to connect wireless handheld palms with integrated scanners, probably from the SYMBOLS company, to my filepro system. I haven't bought any handheld units yet but I'm assuming they will come with something like windows CE. The software in the handheld units won't be filepro. I tried running filepro on a handheld before and it was just way too hard to work with. The text was way too small and lack of F-keys made it virtually unusable. 
    The problem is, how do I get other software to read or write to filepro files. I have quite a few different types of applications in mind. (example: to correct inventory locations in my warehouse, first scan the bar code on the shelf, then scan every item on that shelf. When doing this, I want my location codes in filepro/inventory to be updated instantly.) It would be nice to have real time functionality. The only thing I have come up with so far is using incoming/outgoing text files and having each program read/post to the files. I'm thinking about the sleep command to scan the incoming file about 4 times a second. If any data exists, I can work with it within filepro and generate output to an outgoing file. The program in the palm would have to be capable of the same for this to work.

I guess I'm looking for other options. I only want to do this once, The right way, The first time.

Any feedback on which handhelds work best, access points to use, etc... would be greatly appreciated.

Thank You, Mike Fedko
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