Convert Pocket PC appln to Tablet PC

[rajesh_s76]

Hi,

I have an application written in (VS2003->Visual
C#->SmartDeviceApplication), .NET Compact Framework, for the
Pocket PC. I used reference Microsoft.WindowsCE.Forms, OpenNETCF.Net,
OpenNETCF.Windows.Forms and System.Data.SqlServerCE.

I want to port this appln into Tablet PC.

My Query :

What would it take to port this to a Tablet PC( I dont need all the
Tablet PC specific functionality).

Is it Same references support in Tablet PC or any replacement for the
above mentioned ref. for Tablet PC?

For Pocket PC appln i am using SqlServerCE, what about in Tablet PC? i
can use SqlServerCE or any other ?

For creating Tablet PC aplln in VS2003 using Visual C# what template i
have select ( Windows Appln or anything else )?

Thanks & Regards,
Rajesh. S

 

[JimRoss]

First, a TabletPC app is just a standard Windows application. I'm not
sure that the OpenNetCF stuff will work on the desktop, but in many
cases it isn't necessary because you have the full .NET framework
available to you.

In the past, I've created two separate projects (one Windows Forms
application, one Pocket PC application) in the same folder. Then, I
share as many classes as I can between the two projects. I write
separate UIs for each, and separate data access layers. I try to reuse
as much business logic and entity classes as possible.

SQL CE does not work on Windows. You would need to use full SQL, SQL
MSDE, or Access. Synchronization is very different in SQL CE so you
would have to recode any of that.

HOWEVER, I just read somewhere that SQL Mobile (2005) is designed to
run on TabletPC. The idea being that people want to run mobile apps on
PocketPC and TabletPC without recoding. Have to dig around in the MSDN
VS2005 area to find out about that.

Good luck,
JR

 

[Laxmi Narsimha Rao ORUGANTI \(MSFT\)]

Yes, SQL Mobile (2005) works both on Table PC & Pocket PC. And, you
definitely do not need to recode.

Howerver, you need to have the licensing requirement fulfuilled to get SQL
Mobile (2005) work on the Tablet PC.

Thanks,
Laxmi

--
Laxmi NRO (MSFT), SQL Mobile,
Microsoft Design Engineer
NewsGroup: microsoft.public.sqlserver.ce

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