This needs all open applications closing, as neither
ArcLink5 nor PsiRisc
will do that automatically, and PsiRisc doesn't currently cope with long
file names. Hence, there needs to be some way to close all files before
backing up, and re-open them afterwards. The routines Psion provide in
PsiWin for PC owners don't do this properly, as they only deal with
the main built-in applications. Consequently John Boyce, the prolific
freeware author for the S3a, has produced something to do the job. Having
developed JBStopGo to do this for the S3a, he has now done the same
for the S5. Called JB5StopGo, it is downloadable from here, or directly from John's Web Site.
Install it on your S5, and when run it will close down all open
applications and start the Link. Run it again, and it will turn the Link off
and restart the applications it previously closed. If you don't want the
Link to be turned on, but would prefer to launch the small file that
connects the S5 to ArcLink5, that is also possible thanks to John
Boyce adding that feature at my request. If you press <J> within a
few seconds of starting JB5StopGo on the Series 5, a configuration
menu will appear:
John has been such a superb producer of high quality Psion software, and it's good to see him starting to produce useful software for the Series 5, and incidentally justifying me putting a link in to his Web site!
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