I was doing some Google searches for more information on Linq and SqlCe 3.5 this morning. While I knew you could use the SqlMetal command line utility to get Linq to Sql Support for SqlCe 3.5, I made an incorrect assumption that Linq to Sql was available on the compact framework. For the love of god, could Microsoft please release a Compact Framework builder, akin to platform builder for Windows CE. For smart phones and other off the shelf devices, keep an official CF release, but for those of us writing applications bundle withed devices, let us determine what we need, and do not need in the compact framework.
Anyway, during my search, I came across Dan Vanderboom’s blog. Dave is a Windows Mobile developer and shares some of the same pain that I do. He has alot of good information, and is currently working on a enterprise manager like application for SqlCe running on devices, but will not require active sync.
Thanks to Dave, I found 2 new applications for my smart phone.
- Task Manager – The name is somewhat deceiving, as it is allot more then just a task manager. You can view processes, window handles, device drivers, edit the registry, view network stats and more.
- WiFiFoFum – War driving application for the Pocket PC.
Hey Adam,
Thanks for the link to my blog. My name is Dan, though.
Take it easy.
Dan
The idea of having a CF builder is a great idea, by the way, but I think it could also potentially cause a lot of discrepancies in builds. Will my CF run on device X or not? Maybe. Or perhaps a CF application could come bundled with the CF bits it needed so they could be installed if not already present. Something should be possible along these lines.
Dan
Dan,
Sorry about the name typo.
My idea for a CF builder was targeted specifically at "closed loop" systems, where the application developer controlled the device that it was being installed on, such as my case.
Adam