I am a web developer and have a jewelry store as a client. The owner
needs to be able to keep an inventory of his diamonds (Cut,Color,Carat
Weight, Clarity, etc) in a Palm database. The software must have the
ability to import its records from an ASCII text file. Does not need
to have an export feature, as the Palm is simply a BROWSER, no
changing to the inventory will be done via the Palm.   Any help would
be greatly appreciated!

Hi Jimmyjames,


   Good day. Your question regarding diamond inventory software for
the Palm has returned 2 matches.


DiamondAct and JewelAct Suite of Programs
http://www.interactwebinc.com
Complete suite of jewelry specific software, extremely easy to use,
full feature loaded, for use by diamond dealers, jewelry manufacturers
and retailers. Also fully web-enabled with full e-commerce and site
creation services. Expert web site design capabilities. Over 100 web
sites designed by us are presently using our programs. Integrates with
web site and palm devices.
Cost: $500 (plus costs for modules: $300+)
Contact: Eli Borochoff 
(212) 398-3087            Fax: (212) 398-3089
Iteractweb, Inc.
2 West 47th Street, Room 400, New York, NY 10036


JTAG and JTRAC
http://www.tagtics.com
JTAG – jewelry labeling software for the Citizen CLP2001 and Eltron
TLP2742 printers. JTRAC – physical inventory software using the Palm
Pilot handheld computer with built-in scanner – symbol SPT1500.
Contact: Chandru Nambiar 
(813) 258-1228            Fax: (813) 258-1488
E-Mail : sales@tagtics.com         
Tag-Tics Inc.
108 West Davis Blvd., Tampa, FL 33606


I hope this answers your question. If you have any clarifications,
please do ask.

Cheers,
aditya2k.

Search terms
diamond inventory palm

If the great answer above doesn't bring you to a software package that
works well, something I use for this exact thing is (well.. not
diamonds, but..) ThinkBytes Technology's ThinkDB.

I have the 2.0 version, but I believe they have progressed since then.
The software is easy to setup for any type of database, downloads,
uploads and syncs with a number of other ODBC databases. Also you can
setup forms and order taking features without too much hair loss :-)

search on Google for 
+"ThinkBytes Technology" +ThinkDB

or go to 
http://www.thinkingbytes.com

The page is slow but probably worth the wait. 

Good luck with your project.

webadept-ga

You can also post your requirement to freelance website (my favorite
is: http://www.rentacoder.com) where you can invite developers to bid.
You will be amazed on how low one can bid for your custom project.
Your project description sounds pretty simple (I myself do Palm
programming) and an amount of anywhere between $50 - $150 might get
you what you need.