PocketPC Programing Requirements

[MotoMan_Yz400]

I just purchased a Pocket PC and would like to make programs (games/utils) for it. As far as I've researched, it requires Visual Studios. I currently have the express versions of VB.NET and C#.net. Is there anyway to create PocketPC applications with out purchasing VStudios? I'm doing this to create programs for myself, and do not have intent to sell what I create.

David

[sapator]

You don't specify with VS version you have but anyway you need the Compact Framework in order to develop Mobile Apps.

CF5 is not the lower level to start with. Also i have never used express VS versions so i cannot be sure for the limitations they have for Pocket Pc's.

[petevick]

Hi,
express does not support Compact Framework - sorry.

You need to have at least Professional to create CF applications, if I remember correctly.

Pete

[AcerN30]

Try Visual studio 2008 trial, three months. I'm using that. Pro edition. Express doesn't support wm 2003 or 5.

[chaser74]

I am currently using VS 2008 pro and when i try to open the smartphone template in Vb i get 2 errors during the build. i am at a loss as the smartphone template will work fine in c# but i am totally lost programing in c#. If this is the best to do it are there tutorials (sp) online that give a guy some wuick lessons. I have not messed with VB since college about 4 years ago.

thanks

[Shaggy Hiker]

What are the errors?

[chaser74]

I am at the office but i will post them when i get home. i know when i cleck the show list of erros there are 19 of them.

thanks

[chaser74]

Warning 1 An error occurred while parsing EntityName. Line 2, position 51. 2 0


Instances of this error (1)

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at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(Exception e)
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(String res, String arg)
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(String res)
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseEntityName()
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseAttributeValueSlow(Int32 curPos, Char quoteChar, NodeData attr)
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseAttributes()
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseElement()
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseElementContent()
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Read()
at System.Xml.XmlTextReader.Read()
at Microsoft.CompactFramework.Design.DeviceTypeResolutionService.GeneratedAssemblyEntry.RealizeMoniker( String moniker)
at Microsoft.CompactFramework.Design.DeviceTypeResolutionService.GeneratedAssemblyEntry.get_FileName()
at Microsoft.CompactFramework.Design.DeviceTypeResolutionService.AssemblyEntry.get_ReflectAssemblyName( )
at Microsoft.CompactFramework.Design.DeviceTypeResolutionService.AssemblyEntry.GetAssemblyName(Boolean reflectionBased)
at Microsoft.CompactFramework.Design.DeviceTypeResolutionService.AssemblyEntry.Search(String fullName, String typeName, Boolean ignoreTypeCase, Boolean reflectionBased, Assembly& assembly, String description)
at Microsoft.CompactFramework.Design.DeviceTypeResolutionService.SearchGeneratedEntries(AssemblyName assemblyName, String typeName, Boolean ignoreTypeCase, Boolean reflectionBased, Assembly& assembly)
at Microsoft.CompactFramework.Design.DeviceTypeResolutionService.SearchEntries(AssemblyName assemblyName, String typeName, Boolean ignoreCase, Boolean reflectionBased, Assembly& assembly, ReferenceType refType)
at Microsoft.CompactFramework.Design.DeviceTypeResolutionService.SearchEntries(AssemblyName assemblyName, String typeName, Boolean ignoreTypeCase, Boolean reflectionBased, Assembly& assembly)
at Microsoft.CompactFramework.Design.DeviceTypeResolutionService.GetDeviceType(String typeName, Boolean throwOnError, Boolean ignoreCase)
at Microsoft.CompactFramework.Design.DeviceTypeResolutionService.GetType(String typeName, Boolean throwOnError, Boolean ignoreCase, ReferenceType refType)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Design.Serialization.CodeDom.AggregateTypeResolutionService.GetType(String name, Boolean throwOnError, Boolean ignoreCase)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Design.Serialization.CodeDom.AggregateTypeResolutionService.GetType(String name)
at System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerHost.System.ComponentModel.Design.IDesignerHost.GetType(String typeName)
at System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.CodeDomDesignerLoader.EnsureDocument(IDesignerSerializati onManager manager)
at System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.CodeDomDesignerLoader.PerformLoad(IDesignerSerializationM anager manager)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Design.Serialization.CodeDom.VSCodeDomDesignerLoader.PerformLoad(IDesignerSer ializationManager serializationManager)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Design.Serialization.CodeDom.VSCodeDomDesignerLoader.DeferredLoadHandler.Micr osoft.VisualStudio.TextManager.Interop.IVsTextBufferDataEvents.OnLoadCompleted(Int32 fReload)

there is the error code i get when itry to opena new project in VB using the smartphone application template