How do I start the first mobile app

[mohey.elbaz]

Hey, people
i'm new in vb.net
i work with Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition

i want to start first app to mobile
so i want to know :
1- tools i wnat ?
2- how to program small app and transfer it to mobile


Thanks

[Hack]

Welcome to the forums.

Then even before you get started you need to be aware that you are limiting your audience.

Phones that can use your app have to be a windows moble phone. Although I don't know all of them, I believe there are some Noika models that do not fit this criteria.

For those phones that do, they need to run the moble compact .net framework. This is a subset of the full .net framework, so you would need to make sure your application does not call any .net framework calls that are not in the compact version.

I would suggest you take a moment and step away from the app and do some research into what phones are capable of running the compact version of the .net framework.

Java might be a better way to go actually (J2ME)

[petevick]

Hi,
Express editions don't allow you to develop applications - http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vst...vPlatformTools

You need at least the 'Pro' version for smart device development.

Strider put together an excellent set of resources for beginning mobile development here

[Hack]

Strider put together an excellent set of resources for beginning mobile development here

Unfortunately, all of the MSDN Links in this link are no longer valid.

[Kasracer]

Hi,
Express editions don't allow you to develop applications - http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vst...vPlatformTools

You need at least the 'Pro' version for smart device development.

This is incorrect. The standard edition of 2003 and 2005 allow you to develop for windows mobile. I would imagine it's the same with 2008 but I haven't used standard so I wouldn't know for sure.

Also, if you really wanted to you could work in Express to do this. You'd just have to manually compile your application and you wouldn't get all of the great intellisense features.

[mohey.elbaz]

Thank you Hack very

Java might be a better way to go actually (J2ME)

Actually may prefer to use Java instead of VB.Net and now
So
What are the tools that need is there. and books or links explaining this subject

[mohey.elbaz]

Hi,
Express editions don't allow you to develop applications - http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vst...vPlatformTools

You need at least the 'Pro' version for smart device development.

Strider put together an excellent set of resources for beginning mobile development here

Thank you for Link