Special Edition Using Microsoft® Visual Basic® .NET

Creating the Sample Application

This section demonstrates building a user interface using eMbedded Visual Basic forms. In creating the application, you will create a program that will run on the Pocket PC, which works like a Windows Application project running on a desktop PC. Our sample application is an inventory-tracking program for a warehouse. As truck drivers load and unload products, the warehouse manager enters the data on a Pocket PC he carries at the loading dock. Later, when the manager returns to his office, the information he gathered can be automatically loaded to a central database via his desktop PC. To begin building the sample application, you’ll need to start eMbedded Visual Basic and choose to create a New Windows CE for ...