Chapter 4. Property Databases and the Registry

Property databases in Windows CE allow your applications to store structured data in records. The data is stored in properties, which are also called "fields" or "items." Each property has a defined data type, such as "two-byte integer", "character string", and so on. The major difference between Windows CE property databases and more traditional databases on desktop or server PCs is that records in a database can have varying numbers of properties.

Property databases are located in the Object Store in the "database" folder. You will find standard databases in this directory, such as "Appointments Database," "Contacts Database," and "Tasks Database," together with databases created by your own applications. ...

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