How to send data between a handheld device and a PC?

[Martin]

Hi

I'm new to mobile development so I'm looking for help on how to send
data between a handheld device (HP iPAQ RX 3715) and a PC. The
communication will be wireless. The development will be done using
Microsoft Visual Studio and C# as the language.

The server application running on a PC will contact the handheld
device which then returns a few values (unique ID for the handheld
device and a value).

Should I do this communication using sockets or is this something I
could use a web service for? Might be a stupid question but as stated
earlier, I'm new to mobile development

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

/ Martin

 

[Ginny Caughey [MVP]]

Martin,

It's certainly not a stupid question, but you could actually use either
sockets or a Web Service to do what you want. Probably the Web Service
approach would be easier.

 

[Guest]

Hi Martin,

I have written a custom synchronize module for my Pocket PC app which was
the process of a long debate and decision process due to the fact that there
are so many ways to do this, so your question is not a stupid one at all.

As Ginny pointed out Web Services is probebly the easiest, but you do have
choices depending on how complex your app might be or your requirements. For
instance, you can use RAPI, ActiveSync, sockets, SQL supported replication,
and Web Services.

Regards
Simon.