I have to develop an application for the Motorola MC70 which runs Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.01.0478 (Pocket PC?).
I have no idea how to make an application for those devices… I tested regular exe which gave me the expected “‘x’ is not a valid Pocket PC application”.
Is Visual Studio the only way to develop for these devices? I only used Visual Studio for like 3 days in 2006 (for a C# .NET course). I have 4 years of full time experience with C++, 12 years of (part-time) experience with Delphi and 2+ years of full-time PHP experience.
So my question is:
- Is Visual Studio is the only IDE to develop for Windows Mobile (if not, what are the alternatives)?
- Which version of the suggested IDE I should use?
- Is there free version of this IDE which can do the work?
Thanks!
To answer your questions:
1.Is Visual Studio is the only IDE to develop for Windows Mobile (if not, what are the alternatives)?
A. Without making things really difficult for yourself. No, Visual Studio is your only real option.
2.Which version of the suggested IDE I should use?
A. For Visual Studio 2008 you need the Professional or Team System Edition
3.Is there free version of this IDE which can do the work?
A. No the free version of Visual Studio (Express) cannot be used to develop for Windows Mobile.