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   Dean Earley to Terry Metcalfe   
   Re: Pocket PC   
   13 Oct 08 10:47:49   
   
   From: dean.earley@icode.co.uk   
      
   Terry Metcalfe wrote:   
   > I have an Asus A696 pocket PC.   I have written a small test program in VB6   
   > called "Pocket PC" and compiled it just as I would normally do to run on my   
   > desk top.  It runs on my desk top perfectly normally.  I then copied the   
   > application file to my Pocket PC.   
   > When I try to run it on my Pocket PC I get the error message "  'Pocket PC'   
   > is not a valid Pocket PC application  ".   
   >   
   > I am right in assuming that I cannot use VB6 to write programs for the   
   > Pocket PC?   
      
   VB6 natively can't, but there was an MS addon that allowed cross compiling.   
      
   > What language can I use to write small applications for the Pocket PC?   
      
   Personally, I use c# and the .NET compact framework.   
   Most devices have at least .NET 1.0.   
      
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   Dean Earley (dean.earley@icode.co.uk)   
   i-Catcher Development Team   
      
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