Professional Windows® Embedded Compact 7

DEVELOPING COMPACT 7 APPLICATIONS

You can develop all Windows Embedded Compact 7 applications from the VS2008 IDE. Writing code for a Compact 7 application is not much different from writing code for an application for the desktop Windows OS. Whether you code in C++, C#, or Visual Basic, the fundamental coding practices and syntax are the same. If you already use the Visual Studio development IDE, your experience can help you quickly master Compact 7 application development.

The best approach to learn Compact 7 application development is to jump right in, start writing code, and learn as you move along. When creating a new application project, the VS2008 IDE has different wizards, each with multiple project templates, to help you establish the initial project workspace. With a Compact 7 application project workspace properly created by the wizard, all you need to do is to write code to add functionality.

To support Compact 7 application development, the following framework, library, and resources are available as part of the Platform Builder resources:

• .NET Compact Framework
• Active Template Library (ATL)
• C/C++ Libraries for Windows Embedded Compact
• COM and DCOM
• Internet Explorer Script Support
• Messaging API
• Pocket Outlook Object Model
• Silverlight for Windows Embedded
• XML
• XmlLite

In addition to the general application framework and library resources, a large collection of application-specific resources and sample application projects are provided as part of the Platform Builder ...