Convert Pocket PC Application to Smartphone Application

[kshama.bafna]

Hi,

I am using Visual Studio 2005 and want to convert my Pocket PC
Application to Smartphone Application. Is there any way of
automatically doing this?

Thanks,
Kshama

 

[Erwin van Hunen]

Hi,

I am using Visual Studio 2005 and want to convert my Pocket PC
Application to Smartphone Application. Is there any way of
automatically doing this?

Thanks,
Kshama

Hi!

If the application is based on Windows Mobile 5.0 (e.g. .NET 2.0) you
can change the target platform to the Smartphone SDK (right click no
your project in the solution explorer). However, that process will do
something, but not everything. For instance you will for sure run into
the differences of end user input (no on screen keyboard) between the 2
platforms, and the fact that some form controls like DomainUpDown are
not available for the Smartphone.

You will probably end up changing your forms anyhow.

The business logic in your application however will migrate happily.

/Erwin

 

[kshama.bafna]

Hi,

I developed the application on Pocket PC using Visual Studio 2005. When
i click on Change target platform, i am not able to view Smartphone
2003 as an option. I can only see Windows Mobile 5.0 as an option.
Is it the case that as Smartphone 2003 is not present in Compact
Framework 2.0, so i am not able to convert Pocket PC applications to
Smartphone?
Or is there any other way so that i get Smartphone as an option in the
Change Target Platform dialog?

Thanks,
Kshama

 

[Erwin van Hunen]

Hi,

the CF 2.0 is not available for Smartphone 2003 unfortunately, only for
Pocket PC 2003, which is the reason you do not see it as an option to
convert it to Smartphone 2003. If you want to convert your application
to Smartphone 2003 it will basically mean you have to move things over
manually to a new solution you create for Smartphone 2003.

/Erwin