Q: I'm trying to read the "datebook.dat", "address.dat", "todo.dat" or
"memopad.dat" files created by the HotSync desktop tool, but it
doesn't work.
A: Those files aren't PDB files, so these modules can't read them. It
looks as if the HotSync conduits don't store a backup PDB file of
the database.
In any case, I don't know what format those files are in.
http://web.archive.org/web/20050718081526/http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3216/palmrecs.htm
appears to have information about the file formats used by HotSync.
The Pilot:: Perl package by John Wiegley might also prove
useful. See:
https://metacpan.org/release/Pilot