• Overview
• Outline
• Schedule

About This Course

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

This two-day instructor-led course teaches experienced Visual C++ and Win32 developers the skills required to successfully develop native (Visual C++/Win32 API) applications on the Windows Mobile 6 platform. This course focuses on the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 development environment, .NET Compact Framework 2.0, and the Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 SDK.

Audience Profile

The target audience for this course is experienced Visual C++ and Win32 developers who already have programming experience in Visual C++ and Visual Studio 2005, Visual Studio .NET, or eMbedded Visual C++. These developers are likely to develop enterprise business solutions.

Prerequites

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Three or four years of professional experience programming with Visual C++. Students must be familiar with developing MFC and COM applications for Windows desktop or Windows Mobile.
• Prior experience of developing applications using Visual Studio .NET, Visual Studio 2005, or eMbedded Visual C++.
• Previous experience of developing Windows Mobile applications is suggested, but not essential. Students with prior experience of developing mobile applications will achieve the most from this course, although beginners to mobile application development will be able to complete the course.

At Course Completion

• Create a Windows Forms application by using the new features of Windows Mobile 6.
• Create a Windows Mobile 6 application that uses a SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition database.
• Build an application that detects network availability and queues Web service calls until a network is available.
• Implement application security features in Windows Mobile 6.
• Enhance an application by using multimedia and location-aware capabilities.
• Create a digitally-signed Cab file.