Microsoft KB Archive/186859

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INFO: Overview of the Windows CE Toolkit for Visual Basic 5.0

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Q186859

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows CE Toolkit for Visual Basic 5.0

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SUMMARY
Windows CE Toolkit for Visual Basic 5.0 (VBCE) enables Visual Basic developers to leverage their existing expertise to develop applications for handheld devices that run the Windows CE 2.0 operating system.

MORE INFORMATION
VBCE is an add-in to the Visual Basic 5.0 product, which means that it uses the same design environment (IDE) functionality (for example, code editor, form editor, property pane, and so on) as Visual Basic 5.0.

VBCE provides Windows CE versions of the most commonly used intrinsic and ActiveX Controls, as well as new ActiveX Controls that provide Windows CE- specific functionality.

The Windows CE Toolkit for Visual Basic 5.0 provides an emulation environment on your desktop PC that gives you the look and feel of a Windows CE-based device. You can develop, test, and debug your programs on your desktop. A Windows CE device is not required.

When you work directly with a Windows CE-based device, programs are transferred from the desktop development machine to the device automatically through a standard connection. You can also monitor and debug your applications remotely from your desktop computer.

VBCE also provides cross-processor support, which means you can code your Windows CE-based applications once, and then use them on a variety of processors.

To run the Microsoft Windows CE Toolkit for Visual Basic 5.0, please see the system requirements outlined in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q181943 INFO: System Requirements for Windows CE Toolkit for VB 5.0

Please note you are required to have Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 or Windows 2000 installed to run the Windows CE Toolkit for Visual Basic 5.0. For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q184851 INFO: VBCE Does Not Run on Windows 95 or Windows 98

Features that are available in Visual Basic 5.0, but are not available in Windows CE Toolkit for Visual Basic 5.0 can be found in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base Article:

Q184650 INFO: What Does Visual Basic 5.0 Have That VBCE Doesn't Have?

For a summary of things that are handled differently between the Windows CE Toolkit for Visual Basic 5.0, and Visual Basic 5.0 please see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base Article:

Q186266 INFO: What Is Handled Differently in Windows CE and VBCE