Smart Device vs. Windows app

[Guest]

Hello,
We are in need of developing an app on a Portable data collection device.
The ones we are looking at run Win CE .NET. I can create simple VB .NET
apps. In VS .NET I assume I need to create a Smart Device app now. How much
different is this than doing a VB .NET app? Big differences?

Obviously, I am just starting, I was just given this task, this is very new
for us. I am trying to find anything out I can on how to create this app to
run on this device and get it deployed. ANY help is greatly appriciated!!

Thanks,
Steve

 

[Daniel Moth]

It is very different and not that different at all depending on what your
existing code looks like and your expectations.

1. Create a smart device project, have a play with a hello world app to get
the hung of it. Intelisense will show you what's missing (most of the time).
Get the target device.

2. Learn to use the archives of this group which are full of golden info:
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.compactframework

3. Buy a book (see Amazon, this was discussed today in this ng)

4. Use the SDF (or at least learn from the online source code):
http://www.opennetcf.org/library/

5. When none of the above help you, use this group

Oh, and since you have an existing project you are trying to port, this
might be useful:
http://www.danielmoth.com/Blog/2004/09/share-code-if-fullframe_17.html

Cheers
Daniel

 

[Guest]

Daniel,

Thanks! That was a lot of information. I will try to process it all and
start looking at the references you gave me.

Thanks again.