Product summary

Sybase PocketBuilder™ is a smart-client application development tool for Windows CE platforms, including their more recent Windows Mobile enhancements. PocketBuilder enables developers to build handheld applications in an object-centric, graphical, desktop environment, and then deploy them to a supported device or emulator.

Supported design-time platforms

PocketBuilder version 2.1 (Build 1019) is compatible with the following desktop platform and operating system configurations:

Microsoft Windows 2003
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 2 or later

Windows Vista You must have administrator status to install PocketBuilder on Windows Vista. Although the current release of PocketBuilder is not officially supported on Windows Vista, initial testing has not found any major incompatibilities.

For Windows 2000, you must include the Microsoft file gdiplus.dll in your system path to run the PocketBuilder design-time user interface. (This file is installed automatically with Windows XP and Windows 2003.) The Microsoft GDI+ module can be downloaded from the Microsoft Downloads Web site. The GDI+ subsystem implements the enhanced graphics capabilities required for the new PocketBuilder menu and toolbar styles.

Supported runtime platforms

The principle runtime platforms for applications that you develop with PocketBuilder include Pocket PC 2002, Pocket PC 2003, and the Microsoft Windows Mobile platforms (WM 2003 SE, WM 5, and WM 6) running on Pocket PC or Smartphone devices. Support is also maintained for some of the “bare” Windows CE and Windows CE .NET Pocket PC devices. Device and emulator support is listed in “Device and emulator support”.