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miloszl@gmx.de
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      9th Jun 2005
Hi. Is ist possible to port a Windows Application develpoed with .Net
Framework to a Compact Framework application?
It is possibe to do it with a script or an plugin?
What is about developing of software that i can use on Windowsmobile
and Windows OS at the same time?

thx

Milosz

 
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Chris Tacke, eMVP
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      9th Jun 2005
You can't "port" it with a script. There's a lot that is not supported in
the CF, plus the UI will be quite different. The best bet is to create a
new empty project, load in your source, hit compile and then start walking
through the errors.

CF assemblies are retargetable to the desktop. Daniel Moth's blog has a
good interop entry so Google that for more pointers.

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> Hi. Is ist possible to port a Windows Application develpoed with .Net
> Framework to a Compact Framework application?
> It is possibe to do it with a script or an plugin?
> What is about developing of software that i can use on Windowsmobile
> and Windows OS at the same time?
>
> thx
>
> Milosz
>



 
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      10th Jun 2005
You can also use Conditional compilation. Use two different Solution and
Project but use the same source files. This would allow you to develop
semi-simultaneously for both platforms. I recommend that you stray from
using the same source file for windows forms though.

Thanks,

Matt


"Chris Tacke, eMVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> You can't "port" it with a script. There's a lot that is not supported in
> the CF, plus the UI will be quite different. The best bet is to create a
> new empty project, load in your source, hit compile and then start walking
> through the errors.
>
> CF assemblies are retargetable to the desktop. Daniel Moth's blog has a
> good interop entry so Google that for more pointers.
>
> --
> Chris Tacke
> Co-founder
> OpenNETCF.org
> Are you using the SDF? Let's do a case study.
> Email us at d c s @ o p e n n e t c f . c o m
> http://www.opennetcf.org/donate
>
>
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi. Is ist possible to port a Windows Application develpoed with .Net
>> Framework to a Compact Framework application?
>> It is possibe to do it with a script or an plugin?
>> What is about developing of software that i can use on Windowsmobile
>> and Windows OS at the same time?
>>
>> thx
>>
>> Milosz
>>

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David McNamee
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      10th Jun 2005
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi. Is ist possible to port a Windows Application develpoed with .Net
> Framework to a Compact Framework application?
> It is possibe to do it with a script or an plugin?
> What is about developing of software that i can use on Windowsmobile
> and Windows OS at the same time?
>
> thx
>
> Milosz
>


While it is likely that you'll be able to reuse a large chunk of your
existing business logic code, the user interface development should be
considered a new project. User interfaces that are good on the desktop are
not appropriate on a mobile device. Not only do you have to consider the
obvious space constraints, but there are issues like not having a keyboard
and using a stylus instead of a mouse. It isn't difficult to build a good
mobile UI, it is just a different thought process.

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Daniel Moth
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      15th Jun 2005
http://www.danielmoth.com/Blog/2004/...lframe_17.html

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"ME" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> You can also use Conditional compilation. Use two different Solution and
> Project but use the same source files. This would allow you to develop
> semi-simultaneously for both platforms. I recommend that you stray from
> using the same source file for windows forms though.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Matt
>
>
> "Chris Tacke, eMVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> You can't "port" it with a script. There's a lot that is not supported
>> in the CF, plus the UI will be quite different. The best bet is to
>> create a new empty project, load in your source, hit compile and then
>> start walking through the errors.
>>
>> CF assemblies are retargetable to the desktop. Daniel Moth's blog has a
>> good interop entry so Google that for more pointers.
>>
>> --
>> Chris Tacke
>> Co-founder
>> OpenNETCF.org
>> Are you using the SDF? Let's do a case study.
>> Email us at d c s @ o p e n n e t c f . c o m
>> http://www.opennetcf.org/donate
>>
>>
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Hi. Is ist possible to port a Windows Application develpoed with .Net
>>> Framework to a Compact Framework application?
>>> It is possibe to do it with a script or an plugin?
>>> What is about developing of software that i can use on Windowsmobile
>>> and Windows OS at the same time?
>>>
>>> thx
>>>
>>> Milosz
>>>

>>
>>

>
>


 
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