VB 6.0 & PPC/mobile

[mattal]

can any one tell me :
is it possible to make program for Pocket PC/ mobile by VB6.0??
if yes then, how can i start??

thnz

[petevick]

Hi,
you used to be able to, but not anymore - sorry.

Development route is firmly channeled to .Net

Pete

[mattal]

is it possible in .Net?? how can i start .net?? as know vb 6.0.

[Pasvorto]

Yes, in VB2005. Create a new project of "Mobile" type. Select your device (PPC, Windows CE, etc), and go to town.

[sapator]

You must also download the Compact Framework (5.0 or 6.0) from Microsoft.

[Shaggy Hiker]

You won't have anything to download if you get a sufficiently high enough level of .NET. I think that the free 2005 Express doesn't support mobile dev, but higher levels do.

By the way, prior to .NET, there was something called eVB which allowed you to program for portables in a language similar to VB6, but it wasn't VB6, it was VBScript, and was a miserable experience. If you search around, you might find eVB, but you won't be able to write for any newer pda's (I think). You might also see if AppForge is still around, and see if they have anything, but you'll pay some bucks for that and for what?

I didn't really get into .NET until I had to write for PDA's. I tried eVB, and was pretty unhappy with it, so I started into .NET simply for that reason. Once you get going with .NET, you may find, as I did, that you never want to go back to VB6.