Q192531
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows CE Toolkit for Visual Basic 6.0, version 1.0
- Microsoft Windows CE Toolkit for Visual Basic 5.0, version 1.0
SUMMARY
The Microsoft ADO for Windows CE SDK (ADOCE) provides database functionality for applications developed with the Windows CE Toolkits for Visual Basic 5.0 and Visual Basic 6.0.
MORE INFORMATION
VBCE does not include database functionality itself. The Data control (and other database components) from regular Visual Basic cannot be used in VBCE applications.
The ADO for Windows CE SDK includes the following components:
- ActiveX Data Objects version 2.0, which provides advanced database programmability for VBCE programmers.
- Desktop filters, which enable transfer of Microsoft Access and Microsoft SQL Server tables to a H/PC running Windows CE 2.0.
- Documentation and sample code for the Visual Basic development system.
ADOCE can be obtained from the following Microsoft Web site location:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsce/downloads/pccompanions/adosdk.asp
System Requirements:
ADOCE has the following system requirements:
DESKTOP SYSTEM MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Microsoft Windows NT version 4.0 or Windows 2000
- Microsoft Windows CE Services 2.x
- PC with 486/66 MHz or higher processor
- 24 MB of RAM
- Disk space as indicated above
- Microsoft Mouse or equivalent pointing device
- VGA or higher-resolution monitor (Super VGA recommended)
DESKTOP SYSTEM MAXIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Windows CE Toolkit for Visual Basic 5.0 or Visual C++ 5.0 (Windows NT 4.0 only or Windows 2000)
- Windows CE Platform SDK, Handheld PC Edition (this includes a Handheld PC emulator). Note that emulation only works on Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0-based systems.
- The ADOCE SDK is installed in the folder ...\Windows CE Platform SDK\ADOCE. You can only use the programming samples provided if you have the appropriate Toolkits (described above) installed on your PC.
- The ADOCE emulator files are installed in ...\Windows CE Platform SDK\wce\emul\hpc\windows and copied into your emulator object store hpc.obs using the command empfile -s.
- If the Platform SDK is not on your computer, then no emulator files are installed.
HANDHELD PC DEVICE REQUIREMENTS
- Microsoft Windows CE version 2.0
- SH3, MIPS 39xx, or MIPS 41xx processor
- Handheld PC with 8 MB of RAM recommended
ADOCE requires at least version 2.1 of Windows CE Services.
REFERENCES
README.HTM from ADOCE 1.0
Additional query words: wce wince data vbce vbce5 vbce6
Keywords : kbToolkit kbVBp500 kbVBp600 kbGrpDSVB
Issue type : kbinfo
Technology : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbWinCETKVBSearch kbWinCESearch kbWinCETK100VB500 kbWinCETK100VB600
Last Reviewed: October 23, 2000
