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Resource Page Description Here is a video that shows you how to create your first Windows Mobile 6 (Professional) application using Visual Studio 2008. You will learn why and how to install the Windows Mobile 6 SDKs, you will also learn how to change properties of User Interface Controls that you are using inside your application and you will learn how to add functionality to your application. Finally, you will learn how to make use of the Device Emulator to test your first Windows Mobile application. The sample code that is shown in the video is also available for download. Feel free to use and extend this sample code. For more information on how to develop applications for Windows Mobile devices, make sure to visit the Windows Mobile Developer Center.
Last edited Dec 2 2008 at 12:38 PM by Maarten_MVP, version 4
Comments vikrantkpr wrote Mar 8 at 8:09 PM Hey Friends I am just trying to find out stuff about development for mobile, found that Windows Mobile, Symbian, and Java are the available options after searching on http://www.live.com . This Page with tabs are the best startup i have found. The Document Outlines to download SDK, then it gives link to video and source code, so that when i will be watching video, i will be able to pause it and have a look at the source code provided. This is really brilliant, never found such a fantastic page on microsoft site before. I am going to download the stuff , grab a tea, and then will study and will try to make best out of it. Hey Maarteen and team, thanks a lot for the brilliantest Page. Regards Maarten_MVP wrote Apr 12 at 8:19 AM Thank you very much, vikrantkpr! I am glad you enjoyed the video. Over the upcoming months I will create more videos around developing applications for Windows Mobile Devices. Starting in two weeks or so I will show how to create a full blown Windows Mobile application that will run on different devices with different form factors, using 1 single code base. The application will be location aware, stores data in a SQL CE Database, calls out to a number of Web Services and can be your starting point to develop your own real world applications. I will record each and every step I take to develop this application and all source code will be available for everybody, for free! Just check out http://www.dotnetfordevices.com over the upcoming weeks / month to join me for this series. And of course everybody else is welcome to take a look at this application being developed. Maarten jdoran wrote Apr 16 at 6:04 PM is it me? how do you view the video . . .? Maarten_MVP wrote Apr 17 at 7:17 AM I pulled the release from this page. If you want to watch the video, here is the link where you can get it: http://www.dotnetfordevices.com/snippets/16.html. Maarten mwtoews wrote Apr 29 at 9:32 PM I can't figure out how to install the SDK. I recently bought and installed VS 2008 Standard, and I've installed the two prerequisites. However the Mobile 6 SDK refresh indicates that Visual Studio 2005 SP1 or later is not installed. As suggested in the video, I'm attempting to install the SDK after installing VS 2008. The prerequisites for the SDK only mention VS 2005 with not a whisper of 2008, making me wonder about my investment... Maarten_MVP wrote May 1 at 9:15 AM Unfortunately, AFAIK you need VS2008 Pro, see this link: http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/professional/default.mspx and compare it to the product info of VS2008 Standard. Hopefully you can either change the license or maybe trade it in for a VS2005 Standard license. Impromptu wrote May 4 at 9:35 AM This video is unfortunatly more an introduction to VisualStudio than Windows Mobile application writing. I did learn some new things but mostly he talks about things all previous users of VisualStudio should know (Control properties, intellisense, doubleclicking a button in designer generetes code...) jdoran wrote May 19 at 1:35 AM Maarten, thank you for the link to download the video. Maarten_MVP wrote May 19 at 11:01 PM Thanks for your feedback. Check out http://www.dotnetfordevices.com for more cool videos around developing Windows Mobile Applications. We just started a brand new initiative to develop an application from scratch and sharing everything through videos and white papers. The application will contain location awareness, makes use of SQL Server CE, runs on multiple devices with different form factors and is localized. So check out http://www.dotnetfordevices.com, your independent information source for developing Windows Mobile Applications. Hopefully you will agree with me that this is your first stop for independent information to start developing apps for Windows Mobile. Maarten (former MVP, even though it shows differently, I guess Microsoft has a hard time to fix this). felixCat wrote Jun 24 at 7:43 PM Can I implement voice in the mobile applications? Rob_van_Hoose wrote Jul 9 at 6:05 PM Maarten: if you pulled the release from this page, are you aware that the Microsoft Mobile App Store sign up page is listing this video and linking directly here (as of July 8, 2009)? http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsmobile/bb250560.aspx Maarten_MVP wrote Jul 13 at 7:56 AM I am sorry for any direct links to this release on other MSDN pages. Unfortunately Microsoft seems not to check and update links to content, but that is beyond my control since I am no longer part of the 'official' Microsoft community. The content is available through DotNETForDevices, together with much more Windows Mobile Developer content. Maarten vijayvishwakarma wrote Jul 25 at 2:56 PM Thank You very much for your better collaboration with all developers. Can I implement voice based application for mobiles? I am indian but alway in touch of microsoft. I want to chat with u for some problems please give me ur email id or any contact please? reply soon Maarten_MVP wrote Aug 5 at 7:48 PM You can always contact me through the following email address: info 'at' dotnetfordevices.com. You will get an answer, although it might take a while, depending on my schedule. Maarten lirmit wrote Sep 12 at 11:29 AM The video sounds great based from the comments but the link was dead. Any update on the new link of the video tutorial? Any help would be greatly appreciated. :) mlheese wrote Sep 26 at 5:02 AM Someone should clarify that you cannot develop Windows Mobile applications with the Express version of Visual Studio 2008. If there is a way to do this, I'd be grateful if you passed it on but from what I've seen, the Windows Mobile 6.0 SDK installs but does not show up anywhere in Visual Studio 2008 Express, however it does show up in my older Visual Studio 2005 full version. Kal wrote Oct 10 at 10:35 PM Please correct the link. It is missing from this page. Maarten_MVP wrote Oct 12 at 9:23 AM To make it easer to get access to the video and the sample code, I have decided to make the material available from this location again. Check out the Downloads tab. Maarten dhon wrote Today at 2:56 PM Hi, i have downloaded Windows Mobile 6 Professional SDK Refresh and Windows Mobile 6 Standard SDK Refresh..while installing it i receive a message that i dont have installed Visual Studio 2005 SP1 or later but i have Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition..how can i solve the problem? Sign in to add a comment

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