AXIM X51 and Visual Studio 2005

[Rippo]

Hi
I have just bought a Axim X51-520 and now need to create a vb.net 2005
application to go on to it. However in Visual Studio I can not see a
form factor for any Dells nor in the device emulator manager.

I therefore have a few questions that I would really appreciate
somebody answering.

1. Can I download a AXIM plugin for Visual Studio 2005?
2. Can I emulate the AXIM in Visual Studio 2005?
3. When I create my VB.net app do I also need to install the .NET
Compact Framework 2.0 Redistributable?
4. Is there a cut down version of the .NET Compact Framework 2.0
Redistributable as it seems rather large at 24Mb
5. I have never developed on a mobile device before, is there any
guidelines that I can read? Is there any common mistakes newbies often
perform?

I look forward to reading any answers to these questions!
Thanks
Rippo

 

[Sachin Palewar]

Rippo,

You don't need any Dell specific emulators. You just need to start a
new project, select device project option and start building the
application. While testing the applicaiton you need to choose windows
mobile 5 VGA emulator from the list.

Also you will first need to install windows mobile 5 SDK after
downloading from Microsoft.

You will need to install CF on the device but you need not worry about
its size, actually it all will not go into your device, I think only
about 2 MB really gets loaded on device. Size is 24 MB because it
contains separate installations (CABs) for different processors, but
you will need only the one which is used by your device.

Cheers!

Sachin Palewar

Palewar Techno Solutions
Pocket PC & Mobile Software Development
Nagpur, India

http://www.palewar.com/