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  • Terry Metcalfe
    #1

    Pocket PC

    I have an Asus A696 pocket PC. I have written a small test program in VB6
    called "Pocket PC" and compiled it just as I would normally do to run on my
    desk top. It runs on my desk top perfectly normally. I then copied the
    application file to my Pocket PC.
    When I try to run it on my Pocket PC I get the error message " 'Pocket PC'
    is not a valid Pocket PC application ".

    I am right in assuming that I cannot use VB6 to write programs for the
    Pocket PC?

    What language can I use to write small applications for the Pocket PC?

    Many thanks

    Terry Metcalfe


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    • Bill Leary
      #2
      Re: Pocket PC

      "Terry Metcalfe" <terrymetcalfe@ btinternet.comw rote in message
      news:boCdnc0ula leXWzVRVnyhAA@b t.com...
      >I have an Asus A696 pocket PC. I have written a small test program in VB6
      >called "Pocket PC" and compiled it just as I would normally do to run on my
      >desk top. It runs on my desk top perfectly normally. I then copied the
      >application file to my Pocket PC.
      When I try to run it on my Pocket PC I get the error message " 'Pocket
      PC' is not a valid Pocket PC application ".
      >
      I am right in assuming that I cannot use VB6 to write programs for the
      Pocket PC?
      Yes. Your desktop system has a processor with some variant of the x86
      archetecture. The A696 has an Intel XScale processor, which is a version of
      the ARM architecture.
      What language can I use to write small applications for the Pocket PC?
      The CE version of NSBasic http://www.nsbasic.com/ might work. I'm not sure
      what versions of Windows or CPUs they support.

      Pocket C for CE http://www.orbworks.com/ might also work. Same cautions as
      above.

      I can't really say for either. All of my hand-held work targets either Palm
      OS or a rather old Poquet PC. For the PalmOS I've used both NSBasic and
      Pocket C and found them both to be rather good. I use Pocket C now mostly
      because I use C at my day job and it was easier to use a single language
      most of the time.

      Final note: While looking for languages to use on my Palm I ran across
      something that use VB as the IDE and then translated the compiled program to
      run on a Palm. They may have had a version for a Pocket PC as well. I'm
      unable to turn it up searching right now, but perhaps you'll have better
      luck.

      - Bill

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        • Dean Earley
          #3
          Re: Pocket PC

          Terry Metcalfe wrote:
          I have an Asus A696 pocket PC. I have written a small test program in VB6
          called "Pocket PC" and compiled it just as I would normally do to run on my
          desk top. It runs on my desk top perfectly normally. I then copied the
          application file to my Pocket PC.
          When I try to run it on my Pocket PC I get the error message " 'Pocket PC'
          is not a valid Pocket PC application ".
          >
          I am right in assuming that I cannot use VB6 to write programs for the
          Pocket PC?
          VB6 natively can't, but there was an MS addon that allowed cross compiling.
          What language can I use to write small applications for the Pocket PC?
          Personally, I use c# and the .NET compact framework.
          Most devices have at least .NET 1.0.

          --
          Dean Earley (dean.earley@ic ode.co.uk)
          i-Catcher Development Team

          iCode Systems

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            • myford100@yahoo.com
              #4
              Re: Pocket PC

              The professional version of VB 2005 had the capability of writing to
              such devices. It even had a simulator, so you could see what it was
              going to look like.

              I don't know of anything earlier that had the feature built in.

              On Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:17:55 +0100, "Terry Metcalfe"
              <terrymetcalfe@ btinternet.comw rote:
              >I have an Asus A696 pocket PC. I have written a small test program in VB6
              >called "Pocket PC" and compiled it just as I would normally do to run on my
              >desk top. It runs on my desk top perfectly normally. I then copied the
              >application file to my Pocket PC.
              >When I try to run it on my Pocket PC I get the error message " 'Pocket PC'
              >is not a valid Pocket PC application ".
              >
              >I am right in assuming that I cannot use VB6 to write programs for the
              >Pocket PC?
              >
              >What language can I use to write small applications for the Pocket PC?
              >
              >Many thanks
              >
              >Terry Metcalfe
              >

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                • Reverend Fuzzy
                  #5
                  Re: Pocket PC

                  Have you tried the "Windows CE Toolkit" for Visual Basic ?

                  "Terry Metcalfe" <terrymetcalfe@ btinternet.comw rote in message
                  news:boCdnc0ula leXWzVRVnyhAA@b t.com...
                  >I have an Asus A696 pocket PC. I have written a small test program in VB6
                  >called "Pocket PC" and compiled it just as I would normally do to run on my
                  >desk top. It runs on my desk top perfectly normally. I then copied the
                  >application file to my Pocket PC.
                  When I try to run it on my Pocket PC I get the error message " 'Pocket
                  PC' is not a valid Pocket PC application ".
                  >
                  I am right in assuming that I cannot use VB6 to write programs for the
                  Pocket PC?
                  >
                  What language can I use to write small applications for the Pocket PC?
                  >
                  Many thanks
                  >
                  Terry Metcalfe
                  >
                  >

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                    • Terry Metcalfe
                      #6
                      Re: Pocket PC

                      Thanks for those who responded to my request for details as below.

                      It seems that I need Windows CE toolkit for VB 6.

                      Now all I need to do is to find a copy at a reasonable price


                      Thanks again

                      Terry Metcalfe
                      "Terry Metcalfe" <terrymetcalfe@ btinternet.comw rote in message
                      news:boCdnc0ula leXWzVRVnyhAA@b t.com...
                      >I have an Asus A696 pocket PC. I have written a small test program in VB6
                      >called "Pocket PC" and compiled it just as I would normally do to run on my
                      >desk top. It runs on my desk top perfectly normally. I then copied the
                      >application file to my Pocket PC.
                      When I try to run it on my Pocket PC I get the error message " 'Pocket
                      PC' is not a valid Pocket PC application ".
                      >
                      I am right in assuming that I cannot use VB6 to write programs for the
                      Pocket PC?
                      >
                      What language can I use to write small applications for the Pocket PC?
                      >
                      Many thanks
                      >
                      Terry Metcalfe
                      >
                      >

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