A couple of questions - help would be nice

[Guest The Undefeated]

Ok have an amazingly fantabulouse... console app, oh yeah, you know thats good.

1) can smartphones have console apps?

2) when writing code for smartphones can it be in C#? (best damn had)

3) to get my app to run on smartphones do i just compile it in a different compiler?

4) Input/Output, if you need to write a sentence like "hello how are you" INTO the app (when its running) do i need to add in some special code or do the other letters on a number come up as normal (if i press 2 three times will i get 'C' or just 'aaa' or even '222')

also dont take me for an idiot... unless i realy am. :roll:

thanks for any help :)

[Guest babybob]

Not being an expert on any level but,

1) Not as far as Im aware, they don't have any console that u can get to

2) C# / VB.NET / managed C++ its all the same once compiled into .NET intermediate language so it doesn't matter

3)You need to download and install the smartphone SDK then (assuming your using visual studio) you start a new project, choose "smart device application" then it lauches another wizard where you choose the type of smartdevice you want (Pocketpc / smartphone / Wince) and the type of project (windows app / empty project / Class library)

4) You can change the 'input' mode programatically look at this post:

http://www.modaco.com/viewtopic.php?t=112291

P.S. if your new to all this I advise you take a look at http://www.opennetcf.org a free library for smartdevices that fills in alot of the gaps microsoft has left in the compact framework

Hope that helps

Brian Norman

www.bbpsoftware.co.uk

[Guest The Undefeated]

Ok thanks