Windows CE 2 Programming For Dummies [Paperback]

Nick Grattan (Author)

Book Description

Series: For Dummies (Computer/Tech) | Publication Date: February 1998

This text gives programmers the ins and outs of Windows CE programming, including information on how to create Windows CE companion applications to existing Windows applications, as well as how to build new, stand-alone applications. The book covers late-1990s technologies specifically designed to make creating Windows CE applications easy, like the Remote API (RAPI) that programmers can use to synchronize and share information between desktop and Windows CE applications.

Product Details

• Paperback: 375 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (Computers) (February 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764503049
• ISBN-13: 978-0764503047
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,709,144 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for jumping into Windows CE, July 9, 1998

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This review is from: Windows CE 2 Programming For Dummies (Paperback)

Nick Grattan has done an excellent job of covering the Windows CE 2 programming problems and has created a number of excellent examples. This book ranks in my mind with the classic K&R White Book on C.

The reader should keep in mind that you must have the CE Toolkit for C++ ($200 US) as well as a Windows CE PIM running version 2.0 to be able to use this book.

Unfortunately the first example doesn't work, but all of the other examples that I have tested have functioned exactly as described. The book suffers from a lack of tight editing on the part of IDG (but this is always the case). The author did a fine job, but one does expect publishing companies to do something such as editing. IDG has finally published a book I found to be useful.

The CD shipped with the book did not work correctly with VC++, but the author quickly responded with a fix (24 hours!).

Author has quickly responded to emails (that related to the book).

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Frustratingly small amount of information here, September 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Windows CE 2 Programming For Dummies (Paperback)

Being unexperienced with windows programming outside of visual basic and wanting to program for the CE platform, I thought this book might be a good place to start. Never again will I buy another dummies book on programming (maybe gardening.) I was disappointed by the lack of basic information here. The author manages to supply you with just enough to make the examples work, but not enough to do much else.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great for those familiar with using the API, October 27, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Windows CE 2 Programming For Dummies (Paperback)

Anyone comfortable using API functions will have no trouble at all with this book. All examples in each chapter is demonstrated using API, and at the end of each chapter is a paragraph that discusses MFC options. Definitely not for the beginner programmer.