VFP9 on handheld device 3

[keepingbusy]

I have read many threads on this forum most of which are historic that ask about the use of palmtops, handheld devices and operating systems such as Windows CE.

My multiple part question relates to the feasibility and options available to achieve my goal.

1. Can a VFP9 executable be run on a handheld device and if so, which one?
2. The goal is to update a table on the handheld device and download/upload that table to a desktop computer, can it be done?
3. If yes to 2 can this be done via USB cable or some other connectivity (maybe wireless but not essential)

Any suggestions or advice would be much appreciated.

Thank you

Lee

 

[Olaf Doschke]

Remote Desktop Connection is part of Win CE, Mike:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc739877(WS.10).aspx

quote: Remote Desktop Connection is installed .. on ... most versions of Windows CE.

But if you don't find it on your PDA, third party apps may also work.

Bye, Olaf.

 

[Mike Lewis]

Thanks for that, Olaf. Unfortunately, the iPod doesn't run under Windows CE.

(Don't know why I said "unfortunately" there; I guess you know what I mean.)

Mike


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[Olaf Doschke]

We were talking about Win CE at least up to a certain point...

I've got an iPod myself, but an iPod classic. So I only partly understand the hype. It's a very nice and big mp3 player to me, but no appstore, no touchscreen, etc.

Bye, Olaf.

 

[Mike Lewis]

I think the point about the iPod Touch is that it has network connectivity, which opens up various possibilities. As Nigel pointed out, the screen size is a limiting factor, but if the application can be designed with that in mind, it could work well.

That said, maybe remote desktop isn't the ideal solution. It might be better to design the app from the ground up for the contraints of the device.

Mike

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[Nigel Gomm]

Mike,

http://www.irdesktop.com/

agreed it's probably not ideal.... but if you have an existing windows app it may just buy you time while a custom PDA version is created.

With so many PDA platforms out there (Windows CE, iPod/Touch, Symbian, Adroid, Blackberry, Palm OS) a server based solution may be a good idea anyway.

and anything that keeps our existing skill set and applications viable is a good thing right? ;-)

also looking forward to tablet-style netbooks running windows 7.


n

 

[Imaginecorp]

Hello Nigel;
Very impressive (Rentman app), crisp and pretty... Great job.

 

[Nigel Gomm]

Imaginecorp

thank you

n