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Is Delphi 2005 capable to produce Windows Mobile compatible applications?
Windows Mobile 2003 SE for Pocket PC have the .NET Compact Framework that is compatible with .Net Framework for Windows XP
and Delphi 2005 can compile for .NET Framework. So .NET applications made by Delphi 2005 may be Windows Mobile compatible, am I certain?
The question is: Is Delphi 2005 capable to produce Windows Mobile compatible applications?
If Delphi do, what I have to do to develop for Windows Mobile 2003?
I didn't find anything about Delphi and Windows Molbile, just VB.NET.
Please help.
and Delphi 2005 can compile for .NET Framework. So .NET applications made by Delphi 2005 may be Windows Mobile compatible, am I certain?
The question is: Is Delphi 2005 capable to produce Windows Mobile compatible applications?
If Delphi do, what I have to do to develop for Windows Mobile 2003?
I didn't find anything about Delphi and Windows Molbile, just VB.NET.
Please help.
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Is there another way to use Delphi to develop for Pocket PC? Or Microsoft languages are the only way to develop Windows Mobile applications?
Why Borland didn't think about mobile software development?
Why Borland didn't think about mobile software development?
Borland has a product called "Borland C++BuilderX" which is a platform-independant C++ compiler that could be used to develop software for mobile devices but it doesn't use the .NET Compact framework for this. (Which is positive, since it means you're less dependant on the newer mobile phones.) Basically, this is just a graphical IDE that supports several different compilers and debuggers.
At this moment Delphi does compile Mobile applications but you lack a way to design them. For this you will need to use Visual Studio. The problem here is that there aren't that many people who support the .NET Compact Framework from MS because there are several other mobile operating systems available that perform just as well. A common-heard remark in the past has been that no one is waiting for a Blue-Screen-Of-Death on their mobile phone so they prefer PalmOS, Symbian or some other system. Some companies even use their own in-house, Linux-based operating systems for those mobile phones. MS is just one of the many players on the mobile phone market.
Borland did think about Mobile software development but they realise that they have too many targets to support.
See http://www.borland.com/mobile/cbuilderx/ and http://www.borland.com/mobile/
At this moment Delphi does compile Mobile applications but you lack a way to design them. For this you will need to use Visual Studio. The problem here is that there aren't that many people who support the .NET Compact Framework from MS because there are several other mobile operating systems available that perform just as well. A common-heard remark in the past has been that no one is waiting for a Blue-Screen-Of-Death on their mobile phone so they prefer PalmOS, Symbian or some other system. Some companies even use their own in-house, Linux-based operating systems for those mobile phones. MS is just one of the many players on the mobile phone market.
Borland did think about Mobile software development but they realise that they have too many targets to support.
See http://www.borland.com/mobile/cbuilderx/ and http://www.borland.com/mobile/
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>>due to licensing agreements, the support for this was not included in the Delphi2005 IDE
aikimark, the licensing issues is for including the CF desinger and debugging features with Delphi 8/2005 IDE, but you you create IL that work in PocketPC, but without designer and debugging features, that's usesless
aikimark, the licensing issues is for including the CF desinger and debugging features with Delphi 8/2005 IDE, but you you create IL that work in PocketPC, but without designer and debugging features, that's usesless
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