VB.Net and Making Phone apps..

[Guest MiG:uK]

Look at the pic below and please explain if im missing something to create an app for my phone:

This says it cant create a project to do so but why is it linking to creating it on a local webserver... i tried to whack it in my documents but no look.

Less i am full admin rights and have write permissions ect for the folder.

[Guest ian_b]

From the microsoft site: "...Pocket PC programming is not available in Visual Basic.NET Standard, it requires Visual Studio 2003 Professional, or higher."

[Guest MiG:uK]

Bugger...

[Guest chucky.egg]

:o

:oops:

[Guest ian_b]

There may be a way around it. You could use SharpDevelop, a free C# IDE. I think it also supports VB.NET now. It doesn't directly support developing PDA apps yet, but it can be done.

http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/

[Guest Tech]

no no no

you need .NET Framework installed and .NET compact framework installed.

once this is done, you need to install the mobile device (smartphone/pocket pc) SDK

once done, then in VS.NET 2003 you can create a SMARTPHONE/MOBILE project... and choose the language you want (C# or vb.net) to create an application. ASP.NET type apps are not supported on mobile devices unless you have WM5

[Guest ian_b]

He doesn't have VS2003.NET, he has VB.NET. Smartdevice development isn't supported by the VB.NET-only IDE.

[Guest Tech]

hmmm ok.

you should invest in VS.NET :o

[Guest MiG:uK]

its worth more than my pc, the price is around £700. :o :cry:

[Guest Tech]

quality is the key here :( when you get this.. there is no more spending :lol:

I think for VS.NET2005 (releasing in nov) it will have a free C# IDE available for download soon on Microsoft's website but of course very limited functionality

but still, i would invest in VS.NET as you won't regret it, and you can do alot more :o

[Guest MiG:uK]

im a poor student lol if i had £700 i would buy a nice 24" LCD not VS.net :o

[Guest ian_b]

If it's any use to you, you can get Visual Studio .NET 2003 Academic Edition for around 60 quid.

[Guest MiG:uK]

where lol ?

[Guest ian_b]

Try http://www.greymatter.com/buyers/63514

[Guest GuyAustin]

or buy the book visual basic .net by diane zak and get a full copy of

visual studio visual basic .net

this has only the vb .net components, no c++ c# or j+ stuff