Using Visual C++ 7 instead of eVC++ 4.0

Hi,
I've been using embedded Visual C++ for a while now, and I also have Visual Studio .NET (not sure which version, I got it from school for Imagine Cup, I found that it's possible to make apps for CF in VS.NET, using C# and VB.NET atleast), but is it possible to use it instead of eVC++?

The reason I want to do this, is that I'm working on a project for both Win32 and PocketPC platform. Would make it alot easier just to change which platform I want to compile to, instead of having two projects, in two different programs...

I tried in VC++ to add a configuration in options for it, but the only platform that's listed is "Win32". (I'm downloading SP3 for eVC right now, gonna see if that changes anything).

Anyone have any experience or ideas about this?

andrew
Fri Jun 18 11:03:52 CDT 2004

No cant do it. You have to use eVC++.

I think I heard a future version of VisualStudio will support WindowsCE??


"Emil" <Emil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:53B06DCD-CAA0-4C2B-8908-A7759E640089@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I've been using embedded Visual C++ for a while now, and I also have
Visual Studio .NET (not sure which version, I got it from school for Imagine
Cup, I found that it's possible to make apps for CF in VS.NET, using C# and
VB.NET atleast), but is it possible to use it instead of eVC++?
>
> The reason I want to do this, is that I'm working on a project for both
Win32 and PocketPC platform. Would make it alot easier just to change which
platform I want to compile to, instead of having two projects, in two
different programs...
>
> I tried in VC++ to add a configuration in options for it, but the only
platform that's listed is "Win32". (I'm downloading SP3 for eVC right now,
gonna see if that changes anything).
>
> Anyone have any experience or ideas about this?

Ginny
Fri Jun 18 12:31:47 CDT 2004

Andrew,

You're right. Visual Studio 2005 (due out in about a year) will allow you to
use unmanaged C++ to target CE devices. At that point I assume that
development of eVC will end.

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"andrew" <someone@nospam.net> wrote in message
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> No cant do it. You have to use eVC++.
>
> I think I heard a future version of VisualStudio will support WindowsCE??
>
>
> "Emil" <Emil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:53B06DCD-CAA0-4C2B-8908-A7759E640089@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> > I've been using embedded Visual C++ for a while now, and I also have
> Visual Studio .NET (not sure which version, I got it from school for
Imagine
> Cup, I found that it's possible to make apps for CF in VS.NET, using C#
and
> VB.NET atleast), but is it possible to use it instead of eVC++?
> >
> > The reason I want to do this, is that I'm working on a project for both
> Win32 and PocketPC platform. Would make it alot easier just to change
which
> platform I want to compile to, instead of having two projects, in two
> different programs...
> >
> > I tried in VC++ to add a configuration in options for it, but the only
> platform that's listed is "Win32". (I'm downloading SP3 for eVC right now,
> gonna see if that changes anything).
> >
> > Anyone have any experience or ideas about this?
>
>

antispam
Fri Jun 18 14:51:54 CDT 2004

On 6/18/2004 4:50 PM, Emil wrote:
> The reason I want to do this, is that I'm working on a project
> for both Win32 and PocketPC platform.
> Would make it alot easier just to change
> which platform I want to compile to,
> instead of having two projects, in two different programs...

It is no problem to work in eVC++ and VS (big VS)
on the same project. Think about it. It is easy to organize
the project into one folder, create two projects/workspaces
(eVC++ and big VS), and add all your files to both of these projects.
You are even able to keep opened both projects: in eVC++ and VS.
It is not a problem.

Greets


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