Articles that may be of interest to VBCE developers.
(Newest articles are listed at the top).
User Data Types (UDT's) are possible!
- With VBCE, many API calls
can't be called because Data Types (UDT's) are not supported..... until now.....
ActiveX Controls for Windows CE
- After you create an ActiveX control it is a mysterious process of how to create the
"desktop" version so it can be used in VBCE.
Adding an Icon to Your VBCE
Application - VBCE doesn't support an application icon, but there is a way to fake it.
The VBCE Datatype: Variant - Learn
about what a variant is, what types of data it can hold and how to convert to and from
different types of variant types to others.
VBCE Coding Conventions - Coding
conventions are simply a collection of suggestions that can aid in the coding, debugging,
and the maintaining of programs. Coding conventions can include naming conventions for
objects, variables, and procedures, commenting conventions, text formatting and indenting
guidelines.
Incorporating Error Handling in
VBCE - Error handling is a bit different in
VBCE than in regular Visual Basic. Because the program flow in VBCE is basically VBScript,
there are many error handling techniques that you would normally use in Visual Basic that
you cannot use in VBCE. This article discusses a few ways to incorporate error handling in
your VBCE app.
The EmpFile Utility, a Hidden Gem!
- Buried in the dark reaches of the Windows CE 2.0 emulator directory lies a little
utility that some programmers may find very useful. This utility allows you to do several
really neat things.
Articles that may be of interest to Windows CE developers.
Windows
CE tools flooding forth - by John Swenson (MSDN Online)
'From the Road' Report on Windows CE Dev Con, Windows World. Microsoft Product Manager
Jim Floyd gives his perspective on the Handheld PC at the third Windows CE Developer
Conference and Windows World 98. Also, find out how Jim gets ready for travel by packing
his Handheld PC with cool software and accessories.
Bill Gates Discusses Vision for Windows CE at
Windows World 98. Bill Gates talked about how Microsoft Windows CE fits into the
Microsoft strategy for the Windows family of products during his Windows World 98 keynote.
Find out about the key principles behind Windows and how they apply to Windows CE.
Microsoft Windows CE 2.0: It's Not Just for Handheld PCs Any More -
MSJ article, If you think Windows CE is just a pared-down version of
Windows 95, or that it's only for the Handheld PC, take a closer look at version 2.0.
Designed to be small, portable, fast, and scalable, Windows CE is far more comprehensive
than you may imagine.
In 1998 Windows CE will be everywhere. - Expect to see it in
Internet-enhanced cable boxes, cellular phones and even your microwave oven.
Microsoft
and Intel jump on the PDA bandwagon - Reviews of seven of the latest PDAs and Handheld
PCs
Bill Gates Predicts Explosive Growth for Windows CE-powered Platforms
- Armed with two surprise announcements as well as demos of some of the latest Microsoft
products, Bill Gates predicted big things for Microsoft® Windows® CE during an
hour-and-a-half keynote address at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
Windows CE Creates Opportunities- New Microsoft OS Allows Many CPU
Vendors to Compete with Intel, from the Microprocessor Report
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