Read the following notes regardless of whether you are installing for the first time or upgrading

Do not under any circumstances
blindly delete dbAlarm

If you delete dbAlarm from the Palm OS, the Palm OS will erase your datebook database because for dbAlarm to work, it must have the same creator ID as the built-in datebook application which in turn has the same creator ID as the datebook database (and the Palm OS removes ALL items with the same creatorID as the item you are deleting). To safely delete dbAlarm, use the attached freeware file utility: Z'Catalog

Installation Instructions

Install dbAlarm.prc like any Palm OS program - just double-click on the PRC file or use the Palm Install Tool to install it and then hotsync to copy it to your PalmDevice.

Operational Note

During a hotsync, the hotsync application may display a note about synchronizing dbAlarm instead of synchronizing the datebook database as it finds dbAlarm with the same creator ID and thinks that might be the database being synchronized. This is purely a cosmetic issue - your datebook database is being synchronized normally and properly.

Removal Instructions

Install Z'Catalog (again in the same way you would install any Palm OS program).
Launch Z'Catalog from the main application screen
Select PREFERENCES from the OPTIONS menu, check the box Allow Dangerous Actions and tap on Done
Select dbAlarm in the left name column by tapping on it.
Select Delete from the DB
Answer Yes to the delete confirmation dialog.

Files in the dbAlarm.zip Archive

dbAlarm.prc- the applet that will prevent duplicate alarms
READ-ME-FIRST-before installing dbAlarm.htm - the file you are now reading
ZarfCatalog-10.prc - a freeware file utility that you can use to safely remove dbAlarm if you no longer want to use it. Usually referred to as Z'Catalog.

Note on use with DateBk5

If you are using DateBk5, you do not have to use Z'Catalog to remove the alarm applet - just uncheck the box DateBk5 Handles Alarms in the Alarms Tab of the main preference panel and you will then be able to safely delete dbAlarm from the main application screen (tap on the Do Not Delete icon first to confirm that it is safe to delete it).

Cheers!
C. E. Steuart Dewar (aka CESD), Pimlico Software, Inc.
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