drew
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May 6th, @11:25AM
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Re: Programing for Pocket PC 2003 - .NET CF
which version of Visual Studio are you using? I believe you can code for PPC2003 with .NET 2003 and above.
I would recommend AGAINST designing only for PPC2003 as it's several years old.
Download the SDK from »www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta···ylang=en
It's really not that much different.
Oh, and most retail bar code scanners that are built in or added on using CF/SD have drivers that make them act as a Key wedge (like a keyboard) so you might not need to do the hard stuff like take it from the laser.. just utilize the data the laser gives you. |
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drew
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| Something to add: enjoy the emulator for debugging and testing how things work. Nothing like having it deploy the CF every time you deploy the app.
But seriously, I enjoy doing a bit of dabbling in .NET CF since things are "simpler." Just don't try to do FTP in .NET for WM5 SmartPhones. They did not build in System.Net.FTP or whatever into CF 2.0 for Smartphones  |
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May 6th, @11:40AM
| I am using VS 2005
Would i be able to access networks shares and write files to it....?
I need to be able to write a file to a network path, that file will be formatted in way that the BarTender server will recognize so that it can be printed... |
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drew
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| I know that you can use a PPC2003's File Explorer to access network shares, so I would extend that capability to something you can program using .NET.
Interesting discussion, considering the company I work for does POS applications but we use Delphi for everything. Our customers are screaming for a Windows Mobile device they can use for mobile waitstaff. |
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PToN
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Houston, TX | I am not going to write it for PPC2003. I think i ll just stick with .NET CF
Thanks..! |
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drew
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clubs: | If you have a specific device or devices in mind, tell VS.NET that you're going to be writing for THAT "OS" so to speak.
If you're writing for say, Dell Axim v51s, tell VS.NET you're making a WM5 Pocket PC app |
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PToN
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| WOW..
This is looking a lot easier than what i was expecting... The development kits make it so easy to get inputs from the laser tha i can do it with my eyes closed..
I guess i ll wait till i get further into the application to see how hard it gets, but so far it feels like developing a regular windows app..
Thanks for the tips drew... |
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drew
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clubs: | absolutely. developing for PPC was meant to be as easy as developing for windows... MS has made it very easy.
Good luck and please keep us posted. |
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