Pocket PC Programming

[QueHuong]

I need some things to be cleared up for me.

Visual Studio.Net
.Net Compact Framework
emBedded C++

Now how does it all fit in?

Basically, I have a Dell Axim PocketPC 2003 SE and want to program some simple programs in both Visual Basic .Net and C++. VB.Net is totally new for me; and can already program elementary C++ (but have never used C++ .Net). And I want to primarily make programs for PPC 2003, I would like it to be compatible with previous versions. So how do I get started?

 

[SelArom]

This should help get you going. Basically you just create a project in visual basic .net for pocket pc.

I've never used embedded c++ so I can't comment on that, sorry. hope this helps!

 

[NuclearNed]

Get a copy of MS Embedded Visual C++ 4.0 - it's everything you need for C++ PocketPC programs. It is a different product than Visual Studio .NET (for now).

 

[oog]

You can get the Embedded Visual C++ compiler and target pretty much any CE-based device including Windows Mobile 2003. You will need to program with C++ though.

Alternately, if you have the .NET Compact Framework on the device, you can run .NET applications that you build to target the device. .NET code usually ends up being much faster to write than C++ as the .NET framework gives you a richer set of libraries to use. You do end up needing that .NET Compact Framework runtime though.

 

[Schrodinger]

With VS .NET and the .NET compact framework, making pocket pc apps is pretty damn easy.

I've only used the basics, but I like it.

VS .NET has templates in VB and C# for pocket pc/"mobile" clients. You can easily re-use the logic and code-behind (classes) from regular full-featured desktop clients like a regular forms project, and just change the interface around for the mobile version.

I haven't learned a whole lot about it yet but I made a quick little sockets program that would communicate from my Axim through wifi to a service I wrote on my server machine in a few moments of spare time. I barely put any effort into it. Was pretty cool.

I'd use VB .NET or C# .NET.... don't bother using C++ and older kits for pocket pc apps.