need to go from win32 app TO wince app

[lagunasun]

Hello all,
I have a complete c++ win32 console app right now. I want to make it run on the win ce os, but I am currently at a standstill. Do I have to learn windows programming first, and then win ce programming? or can I somehow get the "meat and potatoes" for win ce and go with it? The win ce prog only needs approx 30 fields that can be tabbed through to allow the prog to make calculations on the input. Should I find a book? if so which one is good for a beginner? I am having tremendous difficulty finding any help on the web.
(FYI- i have ms embedded c++ 4.0 /free ver/ and the emulator along with the correct service pks. my sys is win xp. the console app is written in the msvs 6.0 IDE. Thank you in advance for any help given. lagunasun

 

[bboffin]

Most versions of WinCE/PocketPC don't have a 'console' that you can use in this way so it may depend on the target machine. I recall having seen a console emulator application that can be run on machines that don't have a console so I suggest a google around the PocketPC sites.

However I suspect that you will find that using a DOS style program will prove to be totally impractical on a machine that has a stylus as its only input device. If you rely on the popup keyboard then you lose about a third of your real estate so you may not have room for your 30 fields.

If you have access to Visual Studio .NET then you can use your C++ skills to write a simple Compact Framework application in C# (the syntax can be learned in a few minutes as you're a C++ programmer) and the GUI designer is trivial to master. You'll probably only need one form.


Bob Boffin

 

[lagunasun]

Thank you Bob,
I appreciate your response and will be looking into ms .net
etc.
best regards
allen/lagunasun