Creating the custom .NET client

A sample implementation of this project is available as a reference for following along with this tutorial. The sample implementation is located at http://host.domain:port/onepage/apps/xyzsales/XYZSales.zip.

  1. Launch Visual Studio .NET 2003 and start the New Project wizard.

  2. Select Visual C# Projects as the Project Type, and select the Smart Device Application template.

  3. Enter XYZSales as the project name.

  4. Set the Location for where the project will be saved.

  5. Click the More button and enter XYZSales as the solution name.

  6. Select Create Directory for Solution, and click OK.

  7. In the next window, select Pocket PC as the platform to target and Windows Application as the project type. Click OK.

  8. The wizard takes a few moments to create the project folders and files at the location specified in the first step of the New Project wizard.