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Windows PDA's - best programming tools ?

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  • 11-05-2005 6:39pm
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    Capt'n Midnight
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    I guess the microsoft one is the first port of call, but what other tools are there out there to write apps for PDA's or recompile GNU apps from sourceforge ?

    The enivronment would be Windows CE / Pocket PC MINIRANT why do they confuse versions CE vs. 2002 etc. /MINIRANT

    Are there any decent reference sites out there ?


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    Jim Kernsey
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    I used IBM's J9 JVM with J2ME.

    TBH I wouldn't recommend it, far too limited for my liking.

    IMO stick to Microsoft


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    aspnet
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    I would use the .NET compact framework and Visual Studio .NET


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    stevenmu
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    Visual Studio .Net is definitly a very easy way to go about it (especially if you've already done some .Net). It gives you a choice of languages (C#, VB.Net etc), excellent UI designer and all kinds of wizards for data and other tasks. It also has a built in emulator or can automatically transfer you program to your PDA if it's connected, and I think can run it in debug mode. Basically click the run button, pick between the internal emulator and your pda and it runs, simple as that. I think VS.Net 2005 beta 2 is still available free on microsofts site somewhere.

    Some sites that may be usefull:
    PocketPC Developers Network
    MSDN .NET Compact Framework


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    daymobrew
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    When I ported BusSched from Windows (written C++/MFC) to Pocket PC I downloaded a compiler from Microsoft along with the Pocket PC SDK. Similar for TrainSched - Windows first, then port to Pocket PC.

    I can check the version when I get home.
    I used the Pocket PC Emulator for testing as I only own a Palm PDA.
    I had to change a few things for where Windows and Pocket PC APIs are different.


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    daymobrew
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    I use:
    * Microsoft eMbedded Visual C++
    * Microsoft Pocket PC 2003 SDK

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/embedded/


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