Mobility

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Mobility

• Nick Randolph(nick_at_SoftTeq.com)

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Lets get started

• What do I need?
• .NET CF v1 VS2003/VS2005
• .NET CF v2 VS2005
• WM5 VS2005 w WM5 SDK
• What devices can I target?
• Smartphone
• PocketPC

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Many ways to skin a form

• Design Skins
• Pocket PC
• Smartphone
• Palm Treo
• Skin features
• Hide/Show (Tools ? Options)
• Screen size/orientation
• Buttons

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Emulators

• New Emulators
• WM2003 SE
• WM5
• ARM emulators - can be run in a VPC
• Device Emulator Manager
• Runs emulator standalone
• Cradle
• Allows connection to device using ActiveSync

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Demo

• Say Hello World!
• Device Project
• Skins
• Emulator

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Device Controls

• Hardware Button
• Application Keys 1-6
• Input Panel
• Handles SIP for resizing
• Notification
• HTML document
• Response via URL parameter style string
• Eg name1value1name2value2

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Demo

• Control resizing
• Doesnt resize with SIP

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Working with Data

• Data Sources Window
• Data Grid
• Generated View and Edit Forms
• SQLResultSet
• MSDatasetGenerator vs MSResultSetGenerator

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Demo

• Northwind
• Working with Customers

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Windows Mobile 5.0

• Managed APIs
• Configuration
• Forms
• PocketOutlook
• Status
• Telephony
• Notification Broker

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Demo

• Capture Photo
• Send Email
• Intercept PhoneCellBroadcast

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Deployment

• CAB
• Similar to desktop installer
• MSI
• Create a CAB
• Create desktop installer
• Add custom installer
• Copies CAB to CEAppMgr folder
• Launch CEAppMgr

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Demo

• CAB

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Mobile Frameworks

• OpenNETCF
• SDF v1.0 and v2.0
• Application Blocks
• Mobile Client Software Factory
• GotDotNet/PP project early stages
• Components
• Device Testing Framework
• Application Blocks
• Composite UI Block

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Demo

• Application Blocks (PAG)
• Connection Manager
• Data Access
• Data Mapper
• Subscription Manager
• Disconnected Service
• Dynamic Resolution

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Questions?