Smart Device Walkthroughs
This topic has been updated for Visual Studio 2005 SP1.
These walkthroughs provide step-by-step instructions for implementing various tasks in smart device projects. Each walkthrough provides procedures for developing a specific type of device application. Visual Studio walkthroughs designed for desktop applications typically do not work without modification in device applications, primarily because one or more classes available in the .NET Framework are not present in the .NET Compact Framework.
The default target device used in the following walkthroughs is the emulator, so you can complete the walkthroughs without a physical device. If you have a physical device connected to and communicating with the development computer, you can target that device instead of the emulator. For more information, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Smart Device Projects.
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| Some interface elements, such as the New Project Wizard, can obscure the text of a walkthrough. One workaround is to switch the Help viewer from the Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE) browser to an external window. To make this change, on the Tools menu, click Options, click Environment, and then click Help. Select External help and restart the IDE for the change to take effect. |
The following table has been updated for Visual Studio 2005 SP1.
In This Section
- Walkthrough: Creating Windows Forms Applications for a Device
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Describes how to develop a simple Windows Forms application and how to download it to a smart device.
- Walkthrough: Authoring User Controls for Devices
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Demonstrates how to author a user control in managed device projects.
- Walkthrough: Adding a Simple Attribute to a User Control
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Describes customizing user controls in device projects.
- Walkthrough: A Database Master-Detail Application
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Describes how to establish a SQL Server Mobile or SQL Server Compact Edition database as a data source, drag data objects bound to controls onto a Windows Form, configure a master-detail relationship, and more.
- Walkthrough: A Parameterized Query Application
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Describes how to establish a SQL Server Mobile or SQL Server Compact Edition database as a data source, drag data objects bound to controls onto a Windows Form, and include a parameterized query in the application.
- Walkthrough: Hello World: A COM Interop Example for Smart Devices
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Demonstrates how a managed project can host a COM object.
- How to: Create a Multiplatform Device project (Visual C++)
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Describes how to target multiple devices.
- Walkthrough: Creating a Multiplatform MFC Application for Smart Devices
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Describes how to build an MFC application that targets multiple platforms.
- Walkthrough: Creating an MFC Multiplatform ActiveX Control for Smart Devices
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Describes how to build an MFC ActiveX control.
- Walkthrough: Creating an ATL Multiplatform ActiveX Control for Smart Devices
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Describes how to create a multiplatform smart device ATL project and simple ATL control.
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