This book provides the expertise and techniques needed to develop applications for the handheld computer using the Visual Basic for Windows CE Toolkit. TThe VBCE Toolkit combines the rapid development environment of Visual Basic with the features of Windows CE.VB for CE is a new product that will for the first time allow application developers to build custom CE applications quickly and effectively. It will take you through the the features of the VBCE Toolkit, including ADO CE; and step by step, it will help you to avoidd many of the common pitfalls with the Toolkit. It will also show how to get the most out of the VCBE language, so that you can write professional CE-compatible applications. With the popularity of handhelds increasing daily,it will help you to exploit this expanding market by giving you the ability to produce elaborate, commercial quality applications.
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This guidebook shows you how to be productive quickly using Visual Basic (VB) tools for the Windows CE platform. The book starts with a guide to installing and using the Microsoft VBCE Toolkit, and then outlines the major differences between ordinary VB development and the (restricted) CE version. After introducing a simple time-manager sample, Roof offers helpful tips for dealing with the reduced capabilities of hand-held devices.
Next, Roof covers add-ons to the Microsoft VBCE. He explores ActiveX controls for Windows CE such as the grid, ListView, and TreeView controls. Later, he looks at database programming, using the Windows CE ADO CE SDK add-on.
Roof spends a good deal of time on the different conventions of working with files in VBCE, illustrated with a simple editor. There are issues specific to the Windows CE platform, such as synchronizing data between desktop PCs and hand-held devices. He presents several solutions on this topic (including using the Internet to transfer data), and also includes a chapter on Microsoft's new HTML-based help system.
The book finishes off with two nicely functional samples, an Inventory Manager (which uses bar codes) and a Note Manager (for organizing notes). Illustrated with plenty of screen shots, Professional Visual Basic Windows CE Programming delivers a useful guide to the exciting world of Windows CE development for the Visual Basic programmer. --Richard Dragan
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The market for handheld PC applications is poised for massive growth. More than 40% of all jobs in the developed economies of the world don't involve sitting at a desk, and all these workers are now poised to benefit from custom information served up in the palm of their hands. What's been holding all palmtops back has been the complexity and outright lack of development tools to build these applications. VB for CE meets that need. It will allow existing VB programmers to add CE clients to their applications and databases. The book assumes that the main audience will already be VB proficient and cuts right to the chase.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
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Good intro & intermediate information,
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This review is from: Professional Visual Basic Windows Ce Programming (Paperback)
I agree that 'professional' is a stretch with the title. The material's scope is from beginner to intermediate. Also, because I am working with Windows CE 3 & Visual Tools 3, some of the information is clealy dated (time for the next version of the book). However, as an experienced VB developer, new to the windows CE platform, the book was an excellent first step. There are several books on windows CE, but few devoted to VB & CE. The reason is obvious -- VB tools for Windows CE 3 is very limited, and any serious application development will require C++. I recommend this book for VB developers new to the CE platform. Just don't expect to be able to run all the examples as is.
12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
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Visual Basic Windows CE Programming --- another review,
This review is from: Professional Visual Basic Windows Ce Programming (Paperback)
I thought the book was very well documented with helpful examples. One of the other reviews was simply put "out of date". Concepts and ideas never go out of date, and this book is the first one with complete examples covering topics which are directed at the type of product it supports. I have not found any other book with the explicit subject matter of VB for CE development as this one. I would suggest this book to anyone who is interested in getting directly into VB-CE development especially ASP/internet access for data. Cheers....!
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great intro to VB CE for an experienced VB programmer.,
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This review is from: Professional Visual Basic Windows Ce Programming (Paperback)
Although some of the information specific to the VB CE Toolkit installation no longer match the actual install steps, I found this book extremely helpful. The discussion of the controls and the examples are easily understood. I recommend this book for any experienced VB programmer who wants to learn VB CE.
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