October 2000
Intermediate to advanced
544 pages
11h 34m
English
Overview
Windows CE 3.0 programming for Pocket PC, handheld PC, and embedded devices
Enterprise computing including COM, DCOM, database access using ADOCE, and Microsoft Message Queue
Communications, including Internet Web access with HTTP, TCP/IP, sockets, serial communications, and desktop synchronization with ActiveSync 3.0
Build and run applications in Visual C++ using Microsoft Foundation Classes
CD-ROM with eMbedded Visual C++ 3.0 and Pocket PC SDK
Beyond the user interface to hard-core programming
Full-scale networking and enterprise computing
Global communications from Pocket PCs
All the new features of Windows CE 3.0
Advanced techniques for serious Windows CE programmers.
Get beyond user interface programming and discover the behind-the-scenes operating system facilities that will let you make the most of the new features in Windows CE 3.0. This hot technology lets you control Pocket PCs, handheld PCs, and the embedded devices in hundreds of commercial products. Learn the lean and mean techniques that keep your programs humming on portable devices with limited memory, and the key data storage methods that make them possible. Master the communications protocols that keep Windows CE devices in contact with desktop computers and the Internet. In addition:
Build and run applications in Visual C++ 6.0 and eMbedded Visual C++ 3.0
Use the Windows CE API and Microsoft Foundation Classes
Communicate via HTTP, TCP/IP, sockets, remote access, and telephony
Access standard Windows CE databases and Microsoft SQL Server for Windows CE
Interface between desktop systems and Windows CE devices
This book is for serious developers with real programming experience. Besides familiarity with Windows CE devices and general Windows API programming, a basic knowledge of C and C++ is needed to understand the code samples.
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The accompanying CD-ROM contains all the code examples from the book, as well as a fully searchable index of all the book's examples, programs, and tutorials. The CD-ROM also contains a complete working copy of eMbedded Visual C++ 3.0 and Pocket PC SDK.
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