Chris,
I appreciate the response. I didn't think it was going to be easy.
Would it be easier if I converted my data and stored it in an XML file
(database) and read it from there and updated back to the XML file? Is
the CF any good at that?
Thanks again!
David Hearn
On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 22:08:55 -0400, "Chris Tacke, eMVP"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Sure. My thought is that just about everything can be done, the question is
>is whether it's worth the time and effort required to implement. Take this
>case - can it be done? Sure. Is it easy? Definitely no. Is it worth
>doing? Well, it's not going to be extensible or scalable, and maintenace
>will suck. If the decision were mine I would seriously look at architecting
>some alternative solution. Now I realize that's not always possible. We're
>in the real world, we've got real customers and real projects. If you must
>do this, you'll need to write something that resides on the PC. It will
>"listen" - likely through a socket - for requests from your app on the CE
>device. It then processes ther requests and returns the result. The
>challenges will be in what you require. If you need synchronization, that's
>extra complexity. If you have multiple possible clients, then you need
>conflict resolution - another layer of complexity. Ultimately, it's your
>choice and only you can decise if it's worth doing. Me, I'd keep my
>fingerprints of that train wreck.
>
>-Chris
>
>
>
>"David Hearn" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I have an existing Windows application written in VB.NET on my desktop
>> that uses an Access 2000 database for storage of data. I am writing an
>> application for my PPC that needs to gain access to those records over
>> a network (WI-FI) so that I can modify them and then save them back. I
>> have been reading some of the posts in this group, but now I am more
>> confused than I was before. Some posts make it sound like it can't be
>> done at all and some of them make it sound like it can be done, but
>> that it is a major pain. I have several .NET apps under my belt now,
>> but I am a newbie to the CF and WI-FI as well.
>>
>> First of all, can someone give me a straight answer on this? If what I
>> want to do is not possible, what are my alternatives? Also, can
>> someone recommend a good book (or books) about the CF and programming
>> for WI-FI or maybe some good articles on web sites that I can read and
>> maybe download some examples, preferrably in VB.NET?
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>
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