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PocketPC Emulator connecting to a Microsoft SQL Server

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  • 27-01-2004 4:11pm
    #1
    scojones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,230 ✭✭✭


    Hey there!
    Before i start, i'm not looking for any code. As part of my project for diploma, i'm doing a mobile device application for the pocket pc in c#. That's all fine and dandy, but i haven't been given a pocket pc from the college yet, they won't get here until next week or so - so i'm stuck with the emulator (pocket pc emulator 2002 sdk). Now i've been searching the net for about an hour or so, using google, altavista, etc.. and i can't find anything helpful to me. What i need to do with the emulator, for now, is connect to a Microsoft SQL Server that is running locally, and just play with the database. So i have a few questions that i need answered because it's a bit blurry.... Can microsoft sql server ce be installed onto the emulator, if so, how!? Can the emulator connect to a local microsoft sql server and retrieve data? If this isn't possible i'm going to have to switch to local xml files ( if it's possible to create them on the emulator) instead of a db with xml reader, which is something that i don't want to do.
    Your help is very much appreciated.
    Cheers


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    Hobbes
    Registered Users Posts: 21,264 ✭✭✭✭Hobbes


    I dont have a real answer for you regards the pocket pc, but you should be access it via a web interface I would suspect.

    Does your emulator allow you to emulate a wireless connection?


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    scojones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,230 ✭✭✭scojones


    Originally posted by Hobbes
    I dont have a real answer for you regards the pocket pc, but you should be access it via a web interface I would suspect.

    Does your emulator allow you to emulate a wireless connection?

    Not that i know of Hobbes.


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    str8_away
    Registered Users Posts: 629 ✭✭✭str8_away


    How do you intent to connect to SQL server when you have your DPA?

    AFAIK pocket pc emulator, is very limited it cannot emulate com connection or wireless.

    Did you know that there is a SQL server for windows CE from MS?


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    scojones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,230 ✭✭✭scojones


    Its ok, i figured it out and got it working now. Thanks anyway though!


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    Hobbes
    Registered Users Posts: 21,264 ✭✭✭✭Hobbes


    When you figure things out, can you share with the rest of us? Thanks. :)


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    scojones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,230 ✭✭✭scojones


    The emulator needed to have a virtual network, so i had to set up microsoft loopback adapter and then it talked to the SQL Server. I also had to perform other tweaks, check out this http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dv_vstechart/html/grfUsingEmulatorInSmartDeviceProjects.asp

    Tis where i got all the info :)


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