Hi,

can I use CF .NET assemblies in a .NET Win Form app on a regular PC (since
CF is a subset of the full .NET framework)? - If yes, can I use the (CF) SQL
CE assembly to read from a SQL Server CE file (.sdf)?

Best regards,

Marc Hoeppner
NeoGeo

If you didn't use .NETcf specific classes or API, the answer is yes.
You can even execute the .NETcf program in PC.

However, SQLCE is .NETcf specific namespace, you can NOT
read .sdf on PC.

--
Best Regards,
Jan Yeh

MCP, .NETcf Developer & Consultant
Mobile Mind Co., Ltd. @ Taiwan

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> Hi,
>
> can I use CF .NET assemblies in a .NET Win Form app on a regular PC (since
> CF is a subset of the full .NET framework)? - If yes, can I use the (CF)
SQL
> CE assembly to read from a SQL Server CE file (.sdf)?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Marc Hoeppner
> NeoGeo
>
>

> can I use CF .NET assemblies in a .NET Win Form app on a regular PC (since
> CF is a subset of the full .NET framework)?

Yes.

- If yes, can I use the (CF) SQL
> CE assembly to read from a SQL Server CE file (.sdf)?

No.

Thanks Chris! - Could you elaborate a little what the problem is with using
the SQL CE assembly on a PC? - Just curious!

"Chris Tacke, eMVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > can I use CF .NET assemblies in a .NET Win Form app on a regular PC
(since
> > CF is a subset of the full .NET framework)?
>
> Yes.
>
> - If yes, can I use the (CF) SQL
> > CE assembly to read from a SQL Server CE file (.sdf)?
>
> No.
>
>

There's no desktop engine for the SqlCe classes to use (the SQL CE Dlls).

--
Chris Tacke, eMVP
Co-Founder and Advisory Board Member
www.OpenNETCF.org
---
Windows CE Product Manager
Applied Data Systems
www.applieddata.net


"Marc Hoeppner" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Thanks Chris! - Could you elaborate a little what the problem is with
using
> the SQL CE assembly on a PC? - Just curious!
>
> "Chris Tacke, eMVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > can I use CF .NET assemblies in a .NET Win Form app on a regular PC
> (since
> > > CF is a subset of the full .NET framework)?
> >
> > Yes.
> >
> > - If yes, can I use the (CF) SQL
> > > CE assembly to read from a SQL Server CE file (.sdf)?
> >
> > No.
> >
> >
>
>

got it! - thanks!!

"Chris Tacke, eMVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:OCs#(E-Mail Removed)...
> There's no desktop engine for the SqlCe classes to use (the SQL CE Dlls).
>
> --
> Chris Tacke, eMVP
> Co-Founder and Advisory Board Member
> www.OpenNETCF.org
> ---
> Windows CE Product Manager
> Applied Data Systems
> www.applieddata.net
>
>
> "Marc Hoeppner" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Thanks Chris! - Could you elaborate a little what the problem is with
> using
> > the SQL CE assembly on a PC? - Just curious!
> >
> > "Chris Tacke, eMVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > can I use CF .NET assemblies in a .NET Win Form app on a regular PC
> > (since
> > > > CF is a subset of the full .NET framework)?
> > >
> > > Yes.
> > >
> > > - If yes, can I use the (CF) SQL
> > > > CE assembly to read from a SQL Server CE file (.sdf)?
> > >
> > > No.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>