How do I correct the following error code: "Unable to Allocate memory - Out of IDs"

There are 2 possible causes:

1. There's some kind of corruption in your file.

2. You've hit one of Ecco's internal limits.

Here are possible steps you can take to resolve the problem. In *all* cases, take a backup before you do anything.

A. You can copy all the contents to a new file. If the problem is corruption, this might fix it.

B. You can do a File, Database, Recover. This will fix any corruption, but you will lose custom views and print catalogs.

C. You can read the Item Limits and Watchdog FAQs in the Files section, and run Watchdog. That will tell you whether you have hit a limit. If so, your only out is to delete a significant number of old items and then do File, Database, Compact.

How do I sync the Custom Palm fields with Ecco once they are created by installing the Ecco Palm Pilot Conduits?

Do the following:

1) Decide which Phonebook fields to place on CUSTOM1, CUSTOM2, CUSTOM3 and CUSTOM4.

2) Insert these Custom fields as column next to your phonebook field/column to be replaced (to control the merging process)!

3) Go to Column->Merge Column Values and copy "All Column Values from your choice of field" to Custom1 (2,3,4).

4) Delete the old Column/Folder and give Custom1 the original Column/Folder name.

5) Rename the Custom Fields on your Palm to correspond to the names in Ecco. Voila.

What is the best way to create a new file that duplicates the structure of an existing file?

If you want the structure without the data, make a copy of the existing file using Windows Explorer, which disconnects your synched copy (or do File - Properties - Disconnect, if synched!), and then delete all the data, do Edit - Find with the search box empty and all entries will show in the Search Results Notepad; click on the first entry, do Ctrl-Shift-End to highlight all and delete your data.

Don't forget: Compact the file, then save it, close it, then reopen it and save it again.

I installed Ecco Pro and started setting up my appointments. The problem is that even when I mark them as recurring they do not show up in the calendar. I then have to enter each one and paste in for the month. Does anyone have a solution?

Probably the old no-auto-recurrences-beyond-31 Dec 1999 problem, Ecco's Y2K bug. You need to set the recurrence of each item to "Custom", then set the "recurring type" and "until" date to be some appropriate time in the future. Remember, there is an Ecco build-in time window 1940 - 2067.

After some experimentation, I found that the following string sort of works: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie= UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q="<Name>".

I say "sort of works" because this gets Google to search for the string "Last Name, First Name". Obviously it would be much better to find a way to get it to search for "First Name"+"Last Name" but I can't figure out how.

Don't use double quotes, use single ones when you define your launchable tool on the launch command line and it works. The string will brake after the comma and only return "Last Name". (tools->launch->manage launch menu->new)

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=
'<Name>'

Does anyone understand the options in the Tool Available section of the Define Launchable Tool dialog box? Based on Folder seems pretty obvious, but what about Prefix, Suffix, and Contains, and Check Parent Item Values Also?

Prefix, Suffix and Contains relate to beginning, ending and middle text of the folder identified in "based on folder:". The tool will be available only to those items which have values in the "based on folder" which meet the Prefix, Suffix or Contains requirement. For example, if a tool was based on a folder "Web Address" and prefix was "www.", the tool would only be available for items which had a value in "Web Address" that began with "www.". "check parent item values also" tells Ecco to check not only the selected item but it's parent as well to see if the requirements are met for the tool to be available (e.g., the proper value in the based on folder).

The "don't launch tool on double click" option prevents the tool from launching when the item is double clicked.

A fellow Ecco user asked me to update my Mapquest launch tool, which launches www.mapquest.com with an Ecco business address. I thought I'd run through what I did to illustrate the simplicity of the updating.

a) First I went to Mapquest and entered an address. I got the following URL: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp? country=US&address=7540+LBJ+Frwy&city=Dallas&state= TX&zipcode=75251

b) Then I substituted in the Ecco address codes, like so: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp? country=US&address="<address 1 - business>"&city= "<City - business>"&state="<State - business>"&zipcode="<Zip - Business>"

c) Then I went to the Launch Menu and entered in the new command string for my tool. Presto, it works!

I'm unable to use my scroll wheel on my outline view.

Standard answer to this question is:
KatMouse "http://www.snapfiles.com/get/katmouse.html"

Contrary to its website it *does* work with Logitech mouse!

Minor aggravation: It won't scroll in the Phone book unless you hover the vertical scrollbar but in almost every other window it works just fine. Added bonus - in other applications it supports scrolling while window is in the background without having to click and bring it to the foreground!

How can I add Custom Holidays. They don't stick when entered through the Calendar->Options->Holidays Menu.

It requires a Registry edit (run regedit!):

Delete the default value in the key
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NETMANAGE\Ecco\Custom Holidays

and the default value in
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NETMANAGE\Ecco\Standard Holidays

In Windows XP, deleting changes the default value from "" to (value not set). Then Custom Holidays, etc. entered through Calendar->Options->Holidays does work.