Clean up task/contact/calendar Categories

[icky]

I notice that my 5455 run ppc2003 is merging categories. When I remove a category, it still shows up but reads "(not in category list)".

Is there a central program used to clean up and refresh categories?

-icky

[Menneisyys]

I notice that my 5455 run ppc2003 is merging categories. When I remove a category, it still shows up but reads "(not in category list)".

Is there a central program used to clean up and refresh categories?

-icky

First, welcome to PPCT :)

Exceuse for the next explanation's being a bit on the technical side – it's needed so that you know how to fix the problem.

This problem must be related to the fact that the categories that you delete from the PDA don't actually get wiped out completely: they remain in the \Categories system WindowsCE database. It's just two Integers (16388, which becomes non-zero and 16387, which becomes zero for deleted Categories) that the system uses to denote a particular category's having been deleted. The problem may be caused by this.

If you create a new category in Contacts, it'll be shown in the GUI as follows:

http://winmobiletech.com/kuvat/CategoriesSystemWinCeDB-2.gif.png

And, at the same time, it'll be stored in the \Categories system WindowsCE database as follows:

http://winmobiletech.com/kuvat/CategoriesSystemWinCeDB.gif.png

If you delete this category from Contacts, it'll still remain in the choosable category list:

http://winmobiletech.com/kuvat/CategoriesSystemWinCeDB-3.gif.png

Therefore, you'll need to delete the category from the WinCE database. To do this,

1, get PhatWare Pocket dbExplorer (http://www.phatware.com/hpcdbex.html)
2, install, start and enable system databases: View/Options/Show system databases
3, click the newly-displayed \Categories
4, choose TEXT at the bottom and press the right arrow until you see the to-be-deleted category name at the top window.
5, exactly at this record, choose Records/Delete.
6, do this for all the categories you want to finally wipe out.

Please keep us posted on the results.

[icky]

That worked. Thanks Menneisyys!

[Menneisyys]

That worked. Thanks Menneisyys!

You're welcome :)