Device Databases
Often times, a built-in application needs to have a capability to store structured data. In order to do that, it is necessary to have a fast and compact database that is well integrated with the operating system. Windows Embedded CE includes two types of databases:
CEDB.
EDB.
CEDB consists of records that have several properties. The properties are determined on the database level. Records are stored in the database; the database, in turn, is stored in a volume that can contain several databases.
CEDB has the following characteristics:
It is a single-user database.
Every single operation is atomic.
Maximum database volume size of 16 MB.
Maximum record size of 128 KB.
Does not support named properties.
No restrictions on the number of properties ...
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