Is it possible to run my Windows Form application in Windows CE platform?
- by Fakhrul
I am new in Windows CE development and never done it yet. Need some advise from the expert in here.
In our current project, we are developing a client-server application. The client side is using a windows form application that are base on Windows XP OS while the server is a web base application.
This question are related to the client application (Windows Form). This application are using Sql Server Express Edition for data storage. The data is stored in XML object format. It also can transfer a data from client to server via web service. It also interact with hardware such as Magnetic Stripe Reader, Contactless Smart Card Reader, and a thermal printer. Most of the communication between hardware device and systems are base on Serial Port. It is use standard app.config for the configuration and is a multi threaded application.
There is a new requirement to use a Handheld device which is use a Windows CE platform. This handheld included the required equipment such as Contactless Smart Card Reader, Printer and Magnetic Stripe Reader. Instead of developing a new client application, is it possible to me to convert my current application that are base on Windows XP to Windows CE? If yes, how can I do that? If no, is it any other brilliant suggestion to do this?
Thanks in advance.
Software Engineer