Programming with.net Compact Framework

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1 Programming with.net Compact Framework Course ISI Days Instructor-led, Hands-on Introduction This course introduces students to the.net Compact Framework; the version of.net that runs on mobile devices such as Smart Phone and Windows Mobile Professional. Instruction is oriented toward business applications, with emphasis on mobile device applications that are both fully functional and the lynchpin between user interaction and the eventual permanent remote data store. Course Objectives With this course you will learn to: Use each of the ten API sets available for Windows Mobile, when to use each, and especially when to use Win 32 and the.net Compact Framework 2.0 and 3.5 Write programs that make the most of a Windows Mobile device s limited battery life Efficiently invoke Win 32 APIs from the.net Compact Framework Write exceptional, data-driven applications using data binding and.net controls Manage device data with the object store, file I/O and the registry Work with databases using ADO.NET and LINQ Synchronize mobile data with remote databases and the remote API Make a mobile device work with the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Create graphical output on Windows Mobile devices Audience.NET developers who need to get the most out of the.net framework Course Outline Section I Essential Mobile Phone Programming Module 1: Introduction to Mobile Phone programming

2 This module provides background information for mobile phone development; emphasizing what makes mobile application development different from desktop application development. Installing and using device emulators with Visual Studio. Selecting an Application Programming Interface. Understanding UI choices. Managing memory. Using the file system(s). Managing battery life. Understanding the disconnected environment. Module 2: Presenting and receiving information This module covers presenting information on a screen of limited size, and techniques for receiving information from users in a keyboard free environment. Data binding to controls. o Datasets o Business objects Receiving touch based input. Module 3: Performing file and registry IO This module covers reading and writing information between the application and permanent files, ROM files and the registry. Storage choices. File I/O Object serialization. Registry I/O. Section II Programming for Data Module 4: Examining ADO.Net

3 This module introduces ADO.Net in the Compact Framework environment. A layered approach. The ADO.Net classes. Error handling. Module 5: Working with Datasets This module covers the ADO.Net Compact Framework dataset object. The dataset object family and its roll in mobile application development. Benefits and limitations. o Data binding. o Change tracking. o Serialization. o Data entry validation. Encapsulation within business objects. Module 6: Using SQL Server CE This module covers SQL Server CE, the version of Microsoft SQL Server that runs on mobile devices. SQL Server CE files. SQL Server CE syntax. Creating and accessing SQL Server CE databases. Module 7: LINQ This module covers the three variations of LINQ that have been implemented for.net Compact Framework. Overview of LINQ. LINQ to Objects. LINQ to Datasets. Workarounds for the absence of LINQ to SQL and LINQ to Entities. LINQ to XML.

4 Section III Transferring and Synchronizing Data between a Mobile Device and a Remote Desktop Application Module 8: Accessing a remote SQL Server instance This module covers programming your mobile application to connect to and access a remote instance of Microsoft SQL Server. Being a SQL Server client. The ADO.Net objects for accessing SQL Server. Generating typed and untyped datasets. Module 9: Accessing a remote Web Service This module covers programming your mobile application to connect to and access a remote Web Service. XML, XSD, and SOAP. A Web Services application. A Web Services client. An introduction to WCF. Creating a Mobile Device compatible WCF Service. A WCF client. Module 10: Data Synchronization This module covers techniques available for transferring information that has been modified since it was retrieved from a remote data source back to that remote data source, and retrieving information that has been added or modified at the remote data source for delivery to the mobile application. Synchronization overview. Using Merge Replication. Using a Synchronization Service. Section IV

5 Going Beyond Out-of-the-Box.Net Compact Framework Functionality Module 11: Low level access of mobile device functionality This module covers directly invoking the Win32 CE API from a.net Compact Framework application. The Win32 CE API. Using P-Invoke. Making unmanaged calls from managed code. Using the P-Invoke wizard. Module 12: Remote access of mobile device functionality This module introduces accessing and transferring files that are located on a mobile device from a remote desktop application. The Remote API. Using Active-Sync.