WM5 Dev & VisualStudio 2005

[Guest Stoic]

I have just installed VisualStudio 2005 (Beta 2), and wanted to play around with developing a Windows Mobile 5 Smartphone application, but I can only find options for creating Smartphone 2003SE applications..

Went to the MS site and found the ‘Windows Mobile 5.0 SDK for Smartphone’ which I downloaded and installed.. but still have no options in VS2005 to compile and emulate to windows mobile 5..

There is an option for ‘Windows Mobile 5 CE’ but that’s makes an app that’s not designed for Smartphone and by the looks of it not for PocketPC’s either..

Just want to get coding away with WM5 what am I doing wrong..

Thanks

[Guest Zone-MR]

When you install the Smartphone SDK, new projects you create will have WM5 Smartphone in the target platform list.

However, existing projects will not have that option until you create a new configuration.

[Guest Stoic]

Thanks.. but still nothing, re-installed the Smartphone SDK & VS2005 but still only get Smartphone 2003.. am i doing something stupid.. are you supposed to install them in special directories or configure visual studio to know that the WM5 SDK is on the machine..

so frustrating all i wanna do is start playing with it..

[Guest MiG:uK]

windows ce 5.0 is the one you want, since windows mobile 2003 is windows ce 4.3

I think thats right . :|

[Guest indiekiduk]

Hi, I have the same problem except I am using VS 2005 final. I have the windows mobile 5.0 pocket pc and smartphone SDKs installed. However only pocket pc shows up in the new project window. Any ideas?

A windows CE 5.0 project is not what we want.

[Guest indiekiduk]

Hi, I have the same problem except I am using VS 2005 final. I have the windows mobile 5.0 pocket pc and smartphone SDKs installed. However only pocket pc shows up in the new project window. Any ideas?

A windows CE 5.0 project is not what we want.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Ok I installed the SDK again and now it appears :-)

[Guest Stoic]

Did you install them to the default directory, cos i just re-installed both PocketPC and SmartPhone SDK's and non appear.. cant believe its so messy to install..

[Guest Stoic]

Fixed: Problem was due to corrupt Microsoft Windows Script 5.x application..

[Guest waroffice]

is it possible to program in visualbasic for wm5 or do i have to learn c++

[Guest Allan Olesen]

is it possible to program in visualbasic for wm5 or do i have to learn c++

You can use both VB and C# in Visual Studio.

C# is more or less VB with added semicolons to make it appear like C or C++ (a joke with some truth in it). The transisition from VB is quite easy, and after a while you will probably prefer it since there are more examples available online.

[Guest waroffice]

i will try c# then....

Thanks