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Bill - 20 Apr 2006 22:39 GMT

Ok, so I’m getting started converting my projects from the “Pocket PC 2003”
project type to the “Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC” project type because new
PPC’s have it installed. The app I’m converting uses the OpenNETCF’s SDF
v2.0 Beta binaries. Will those binaries work with on a WM 5.0 powered PPC?
I suppose the only workaround is to get the source code and DIY. (Somebody
suggested I try the same manuever to the purpose of getting OpenNETCF v1.4 to
work with VS2005 before the V2.0 beta came out... boy was that ever a good
idea!)

BTW, what gives about Win Mobile 5.0 being so different that it requires a
separate project? I thought that the beauty of IL was that it was portable.
Per Wigley & Wheelwright p39; “When you build the application, the .NET
compilers output Microsoft Intermediate Language (MISL), which is a
representation of your code that is independent of the target platform.”
(Jeeze I wish those two would come out with a second edition of that book!)

Bill

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Mark Arteaga <MVP> - 21 Apr 2006 04:28 GMT

FOr the first part of your question, yes the OpenNETCF SDF 2.0 binaries will
work on WM5.0 devices. It will also work on 2003 devices. The only
requirment is that you use CF2.0.

For the second part of your question, WM5.0 provides extra functionality and
APIs not available in pre WM5.0 devices. That's why you get a WM5.0 project
type. You can also change your project by Right click on your project and
click Change Target Platform. But if you use WM5 specific APIs it won't
work/compile on say PPC2003 platform, but all other generic code will
work/compile.

HTH

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OpenNETCF Consulting
.NET Compact Framework MVP
http://www.opennetcf.com | http://blog.opennetcf.com/marteaga

> Ok, so I’m getting started converting my projects from the “Pocket PC 2003”
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<ctacke/> - 21 Apr 2006 04:43 GMT

The 2.0 binaries will work with any target that CF 2.0 is supported on, so
WM 5.0 or pocket PC 2003 will work the same. SDF 2.0 only works with CF 2.0
(and consequently only Studio 2005).

-Chris

> Ok, so I'm getting started converting my projects from the "Pocket PC
> 2003"
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