The Windows CE Technology Tutorial, w. CD-ROM

If you want the straight shot on writing code for the hottest information appliances powered by Windows CE, this book is your guiding light. A must for any serious developer of Windows CE-based applications!
--Scott Henson, Group Manager, Windows CE Developer Evangelism, Microsoft Corporation
This practical guide is designed to get programmers up and running with Windows CE, Microsoft's emerging operating system for handheld PCs and other alternative computing devices. This book helps you learn Windows CE programming by building on your experience with Windows 98 and NT. Although other resources may take a more theoretical approach to Windows CE, The Windows CE Technology Tutorial focuses on the essential topics and practical programming techniques you will need to create real-world Windows CE applications.

By using a sample application that is explored throughout the book, Muench walks you step-by-step through all of Windows CE's major technologies, functions, and capabilities--from the most basic skills through advanced techniques. Making extensive use of COM technology, he shows you how to create an application framework and prototype, work with the file system and registry, program for graphics and sound, design the user interface, and enable printing and connectivity. By book's end, this sample application is ready for deployment, complete with a redistributable setup. Smaller code snippets are also used to illustrate important techniques and concepts.

You will find coverage of such specific topics as:

Choosing the proper device and installing Windows CE
Available Windows CE development tools
Windows CE application development with Visual C++ and Visual Basic
Creating a COM server and ActiveX control
Distributed COM and DeviceCOM
The Windows CE registry
ADOCE for database access
Windows CE Internet integration
Adding support for such remote technologies as RAPI, WinSocks, infrared communication, and an ActiveSync provider
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