Windows CE vs. Windows Mobile
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From: Petar Popara on 3 Feb 2006 10:31 > The types of apps you'd develop for Windows CE depend on the exact > hardware > and parts of CE that you're working with. As an oversimplification, CE > apps generally target industrial uses while Windows Mobile apps target > consumer uses, but I've written non-consumer apps for Windows Mobile too. Mine app should involve digital signing and digital certificates. I think the best OS would be Windows Mobile.
From: Ginny Caughey [MVP] on 3 Feb 2006 12:44 Petar, There's no support for smart device development in any of the Express products. You can download a trial version of VS 2005 here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/trial/ -- Ginny Caughey ..NET Compact Framework MVP "Petar Popara" <my.fake(a)mail.net> wrote in message news:OwWUQbNKGHA.3936(a)TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > >> You can use VS 2005 to develop for CE 5.0, but you need eVC to target >> earlier versions of CE. > > My task now is to investigate possibilities for development for PocketPC. > Is there a way to develop for PocketPC using Visual C++ 2005 Express > Edition? Because it is free of charge. I have Visual Studio 2003 Pro, but > I don't know when my (small) company will upgrade to 2005 version. I would > need some free or trial version of development tool for PocketPC to create > one simple app, just to get a "feeling" how it looks like to develop for > PocketPC and to give to my boss some estimation how long development of > our PocketPC project might last. >
From: r_z_aret on 3 Feb 2006 16:08 On Fri, 3 Feb 2006 16:30:08 +0100, "Petar Popara" <my.fake(a)mail.net> wrote: > >> You can use VS 2005 to develop for CE 5.0, but you need eVC to target >> earlier versions of CE. > >My task now is to investigate possibilities for development for PocketPC. Is >there a way to develop for PocketPC using Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition? >Because it is free of charge. I have Visual Studio 2003 Pro, but I don't >know when my (small) company will upgrade to 2005 version. I would need some >free or trial version of development tool for PocketPC to create one simple >app, just to get a "feeling" how it looks like to develop for PocketPC and >to give to my boss some estimation how long development of our PocketPC >project might last. Although Microsoft has stopped supporting eVC, it is still available as a free download on their web site. So you can use it if you're comfortable with C/C++. Look for eVC 4 and the Pocket PC 2003 SDK. You won't be able to debug on a newer device, and you might see a few extra warnings (at least at first), but you could get started. You can also get Microsoft's new, free emulator. It is meant to go with VS 2005, but it should run apps you build with eVC 4. > ----------------------------------------- To reply to me, remove the underscores (_) from my email address (and please indicate which newsgroup and message). Robert E. Zaret, eMVP PenFact, Inc. 20 Park Plaza, Suite 478 Boston, MA 02116 www.penfact.com
From: Daniel Moth on 3 Feb 2006 17:44 WM vs WinCE: http://blogs.msdn.com/marcpe/archive/2005/04/22/410778.aspx VS2005 support matrix: http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile/archive/2005/06/02/424382.aspx Free NETCF v2.0 development: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms172492(en-US,VS.80).aspx Cheers Daniel -- http://www.danielmoth.com/Blog/ "Petar Popara" <my.fake(a)mail.net> wrote in message news:e0SW8YKKGHA.668(a)TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... > > I am beginner in PocketPC development. Can you tell me what is the > difference between Windows CE and Windows Mobile? Is Windows CE older and > surpassed OS with far less functionality then Windows Mobile? >
From: Petar Popara on 6 Feb 2006 02:55
> You can download a trial version of VS 2005 here: > http://msdn.microsoft.com/trial/ Are you sure? It offers me only to oreder it on DVD. |