PocketBuilder is a smart-client application development tool that enables you to build applications for handheld devices in an object-centric, graphical, desktop environment, and then deploy those applications to supported Pocket PC and Smartphone devices or emulators.
Whether you already use PowerBuilder or are new to Sybase application development tools, PocketBuilder will help you create applications for the mobile environment or migrate them to it faster than ever before.
The target platform for PocketBuilder applications is Windows CE. The Windows CE API is a subset of the API for traditional Windows platforms. The most obvious difference between Windows CE and Windows 2000 or Windows XP is the screen size (real estate) available to deployed applications. There are also stylistic differences for applications deployed to Windows CE platforms.
PocketBuilder:
Provides the first highly productive 4GL Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for mobile development
Delivers the same Rapid Application Development (RAD) platform that PowerBuilder developers rely upon today
Extends the patented Sybase DataWindow to mobile environments, enabling dynamic data access with display formatting and data manipulation capabilities, with mininal or no coding required
Introduces tight integration with SQL Anywhere Studio, simplifying the creation of database-powered mobile enterprise applications and enabling synchronization with enterprise-level data
Provides native objects and controls for integration with diverse Pocket PC programs and tools, including the Pocket Outlook Object Manager, Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs), various bar code scanners, biometric scanners, digital cameras, and GPS devices.
Supports SMS messaging, getting and setting screen orientation, and signing of CABs and applications.
The PocketBuilder IDE runs on Microsoft Windows 2000 (with Service Pack 2) and Windows XP desktops for application development. You can deploy PocketBuilder applications to Microsoft Windows Mobile 2002 and 2003 (First and Second Edition) devices and emulators. You can download emulators from the Microsoft Web site. PocketBuilder supports these devices:
Pocket PCs, both regular and Phone Edition
Smartphones
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