newbie question

[HelloWorld]

New to non-desktop world.

When I try to create a Smart Device application, the VS 2005 gives the following options:

PocketPC 2003
Smartphone 2003
WinCE 5.0

I can understand to select WinCE as that is my target, but what is the difference between these? Sorry, I am a long long time desktop developer. New to this wonderland.

Also, what is the latest WinCE? how do i load it?

Help on this will be greatly appreciated.

 

[Bjørn Brox]

HelloWorld skrev:

New to non-desktop world.

When I try to create a Smart Device application, the VS 2005 gives the
following options:

PocketPC 2003
Smartphone 2003
WinCE 5.0

I can understand to select WinCE as that is my target, but what is the
difference between these? Sorry, I am a long long time desktop
developer. New to this wonderland.

Also, what is the latest WinCE? how do i load it?

Help on this will be greatly appreciated.

You should turn it around and ask yourself what kind of smartdevice you
want to develop a program for. We cannot give you that answer.

The "latest" OS for smartdevices is Windows Mobile 6.1, and you should
probably start your job by download and installing the Windows Mobile 6
SDK, and take a look on what kind of options that comes up then.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...3A-A651-4745-88EF-3D48091A390B&displaylang=en

Just be aware that you cannot use the latest version of Compact
Framework (3.5) in Visual Studio 2005, and the Express and Standard
version of VS 2008 cannot be used to program mobile devices.

 

[Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]]

Windows CE is a *componentized* operating system on which a device OEM can
base their device. That is, you might have one device that has *no display*
support, while another might almost look like a Windows XP terminal. Two
other types of devices that OEMs produce are Pocket PCs and Smart Phones,
devices which are defined, in terms of what operating system components they
use by Microsoft (so, if you buy a Pocket PC 2003 from one vendor, it will
be very similar to one that you buy from another vendor).

The Pocket PC and Smart Phone targets are listed separately because there
are specific classes that the .NET Compact Framework provides that exist on
those devices but *do not* on normal Windows CE 5.0-based devices. Once you
have created your application, it's a good idea to change the target
platform for which you are building to match the *actual* device which you
are targeting. You should be able to get an SDK for the real device from
your device vendor.

Paul T.

"HelloWorld" <no_mails_AT_to_me_.com> wrote in message
New to non-desktop world.

When I try to create a Smart Device application, the VS 2005 gives the
following options:

PocketPC 2003
Smartphone 2003
WinCE 5.0

I can understand to select WinCE as that is my target, but what is the
difference between these? Sorry, I am a long long time desktop developer.
New to this wonderland.

Also, what is the latest WinCE? how do i load it?

Help on this will be greatly appreciated.