 A guide to developing applications for the
main types of modern mobile devices-the Palm OS and the Pocket
PC, this book focuses on using the new MobileVB tool from
AppForge to create PDA applications.
The applications developed
are specifically for Palm devices, pocket computers with the
Pocket PC/Windows CE operating system, and for Kyocera and
similar communicators.
Descriptions are of a different, free development environment
from Microsoft-eMbedded Visual Basic 3.0-that allows programmers
to create applications for pocket computers with the Pocket PC
OS and its previous version, Windows CE. Tasks that use
databases including a compact version of the SQL server are
emphasized.
Described are the basic features of MobileVB and eVB and their
limitations when compared to standard Visual Basic. A detailed
description is given of the controls (ingots) of each of the
languages, the library functions, and the accompanying
utilities.
Also covered are a wide range of possible programs including
games, applications that use databases, and Internet
technologies.
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