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skang902143
02-03-2005, 05:27 PM
Hello All I currently work for 3M in the UK and I am last year student at University and I am currently working on my Dissertation.

Could anybody tell me....

What is currently out there to develop PDA Applications?

I am currently aware of J2ME which allows you to create MIDlets is there anything else out there as I wish to investigate what is the difference between these Developing Framewoks compared to J2ME.

Many web pages talk about J2ME is there anything else i can research on?



Thank you
WolfUK
02-03-2005, 05:43 PM
Have a look at:
http://www.palmos.com/dev/tools/
http://msdn.microsoft.com/mobility/understanding/gettingstarted/windowsmobile/default.aspx?pull=/library/en-us/dnppcgen/html/devtoolsmobileapps.asp
Wiggster
02-03-2005, 05:46 PM
J2ME isn't exactly a common development method for the Pocket PC. I'd wager that only a minority of users have it installed.

If you have Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, you have .NET Compact Framework (http://msdn.microsoft.com/smartclient/understanding/netcf/), which lets you code in C++, C#, or VB. This is a costly solution, but the most robust. There's also eMbedded Visual C++ and eMbedded Visual Basic (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=F663BF48-31EE-4CBE-AAC5-0AFFD5FB27DD&displaylang=en), which are the outdated, but free, MIcrosoft brand of development. There are others, but I've only stuck with MS for developing for Pocket PC.

Hope this helps a little! :D
shaxs
02-04-2005, 09:54 AM
So, I have VB.NET standard from school which I am taking a programming course in. Can I develop applications for the pocket pc using this? If so, what do I need to do to convert what I make on the pc to run on the Pocket Pc?
WolfUK
02-04-2005, 10:18 AM
So, I have VB.NET standard from school which I am taking a programming course in. Can I develop applications for the pocket pc using this? If so, what do I need to do to convert what I make on the pc to run on the Pocket Pc?
I don't believe that VB.NET can create applications for mobile devices and that you need the full Visual Studio .NET for that.