What do I need to develop? (PPC newbie)

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Jim

Hi,

I have VB.net standard version 2002. Can it build PocketPC apps? Doesn't
look like it but maybe I'm missing something? Is there an upgrade path
to 2003 or do I get stuck with buying the full version again?

I have EVB3 and made a simple app which installs and runs on PPC2002
(Toshiba E310) but on PPC2003 (iPaq 4155) it does nothing (no error). Is
EVB3 incompatible? I did install the runtime files.

Thanks
 
No, you don't have the right stuff, yet. You need Visual Studio.NET (not a
single-language product like VB.NET) *2003* or later. I don't know if there
is an upgrade from VB.NET 2002 to VS.NET 2003, but you could check with your
local MS retailer or a software catalog house like Programmer's Paradise,
Provantage, etc.

The PPC 2003 devices don't have the necessary run-time files to interpret
your eVB code, by default. You'd have to install that stuff on the device
to run your program. I think that we've covered that before in the eVB
newsgroup. You can use this link to search all Windows CE newsgroups for
old posts:

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&group=microsoft.public.windowsce

Paul T.
 
Jim said:
I have VB.net standard version 2002. Can it build PocketPC apps?
Click to expand...

You need Visual Studio .Net Pro 2003 at a minimum to develop Pocket PC apps with Compact
Framework in either VB or C#. Standard edition of either VB or C# is not good enough.

I don't know anything about the older development environments, embedded VB or C++, or whether
there are any other alternatives to VS.Net Pro 2003.

--TWestley
 
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