How to port windows applications to compact framework applications?

Hi. Is ist possible to port a Windows Application develpoed with .Net
Framework to a Compact Framework application?
It is possibe to do it with a script or an plugin?
What is about developing of software that i can use on Windowsmobile
and Windows OS at the same time?

thx

Milosz

Chris
Thu Jun 09 14:23:03 CDT 2005

You can't "port" it with a script. There's a lot that is not supported in
the CF, plus the UI will be quite different. The best bet is to create a
new empty project, load in your source, hit compile and then start walking
through the errors.

CF assemblies are retargetable to the desktop. Daniel Moth's blog has a
good interop entry so Google that for more pointers.

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OpenNETCF.org
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<miloszl@gmx.de> wrote in message
news:1118343728.710025.290820@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Hi. Is ist possible to port a Windows Application develpoed with .Net
> Framework to a Compact Framework application?
> It is possibe to do it with a script or an plugin?
> What is about developing of software that i can use on Windowsmobile
> and Windows OS at the same time?
>
> thx
>
> Milosz
>

ME
Thu Jun 09 22:54:37 CDT 2005

You can also use Conditional compilation. Use two different Solution and
Project but use the same source files. This would allow you to develop
semi-simultaneously for both platforms. I recommend that you stray from
using the same source file for windows forms though.

Thanks,

Matt


"Chris Tacke, eMVP" <ctacke@spamfree-opennetcf.org> wrote in message
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> You can't "port" it with a script. There's a lot that is not supported in
> the CF, plus the UI will be quite different. The best bet is to create a
> new empty project, load in your source, hit compile and then start walking
> through the errors.
>
> CF assemblies are retargetable to the desktop. Daniel Moth's blog has a
> good interop entry so Google that for more pointers.
>
> --
> Chris Tacke
> Co-founder
> OpenNETCF.org
> Are you using the SDF? Let's do a case study.
> Email us at d c s @ o p e n n e t c f . c o m
> http://www.opennetcf.org/donate
>
>
> <miloszl@gmx.de> wrote in message
> news:1118343728.710025.290820@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> Hi. Is ist possible to port a Windows Application develpoed with .Net
>> Framework to a Compact Framework application?
>> It is possibe to do it with a script or an plugin?
>> What is about developing of software that i can use on Windowsmobile
>> and Windows OS at the same time?
>>
>> thx
>>
>> Milosz
>>
>
>

David
Thu Jun 09 23:55:10 CDT 2005

<miloszl@gmx.de> wrote in message
news:1118343728.710025.290820@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Hi. Is ist possible to port a Windows Application develpoed with .Net
> Framework to a Compact Framework application?
> It is possibe to do it with a script or an plugin?
> What is about developing of software that i can use on Windowsmobile
> and Windows OS at the same time?
>
> thx
>
> Milosz
>

While it is likely that you'll be able to reuse a large chunk of your
existing business logic code, the user interface development should be
considered a new project. User interfaces that are good on the desktop are
not appropriate on a mobile device. Not only do you have to consider the
obvious space constraints, but there are issues like not having a keyboard
and using a stylus instead of a mouse. It isn't difficult to build a good
mobile UI, it is just a different thought process.

-david
--
David McNamee
Mobility Architect
developerLabs, Inc
http://www.developerLabs.NET/

Daniel
Wed Jun 15 06:18:30 CDT 2005

http://www.danielmoth.com/Blog/2004/09/share-code-if-fullframe_17.html

Cheers
Daniel
--
http://www.danielmoth.com/Blog/


"ME" <trash.trash@comcast.netREMOVETHIS> wrote in message
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> You can also use Conditional compilation. Use two different Solution and
> Project but use the same source files. This would allow you to develop
> semi-simultaneously for both platforms. I recommend that you stray from
> using the same source file for windows forms though.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Matt
>
>
> "Chris Tacke, eMVP" <ctacke@spamfree-opennetcf.org> wrote in message
> news:%23YdTpiSbFHA.2444@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> You can't "port" it with a script. There's a lot that is not supported
>> in the CF, plus the UI will be quite different. The best bet is to
>> create a new empty project, load in your source, hit compile and then
>> start walking through the errors.
>>
>> CF assemblies are retargetable to the desktop. Daniel Moth's blog has a
>> good interop entry so Google that for more pointers.
>>
>> --
>> Chris Tacke
>> Co-founder
>> OpenNETCF.org
>> Are you using the SDF? Let's do a case study.
>> Email us at d c s @ o p e n n e t c f . c o m
>> http://www.opennetcf.org/donate
>>
>>
>> <miloszl@gmx.de> wrote in message
>> news:1118343728.710025.290820@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>>> Hi. Is ist possible to port a Windows Application develpoed with .Net
>>> Framework to a Compact Framework application?
>>> It is possibe to do it with a script or an plugin?
>>> What is about developing of software that i can use on Windowsmobile
>>> and Windows OS at the same time?
>>>
>>> thx
>>>
>>> Milosz
>>>
>>
>>
>
>