Rendering ASP.Net in Mobile ASP.Net without buying a PDA

Question

User-1100656773 posted
How do I Render an ASP.Net app on a Pocket PC 2003 IPaq PDA without actually buying the PDA? I want the app to be browsable by either a PC or a PDA, but I want to see how the PDA version will render the page without actually having to go out and buy a PDA.

Answer 1

User-1715939673 posted
check out http://developer.openwave.com i have a sharp gx20 that uses the openwave browser, its pretty good and theres a plugin for VS if you go to http://developer.openwave.com/dvl/tools_and_sdk/partner_tools/ so you can view pages straight from the phone browser emulator

Answer 2

User-1100656773 posted
After reviewing the OpenWave url, it seems that all there browser apps are geared towards phones, not PDAs. If I am mistaken or have missed something obvlious, please correct me. And thanks for the initial info.

Answer 3

User2146843441 posted
There is an emulator for the Pocket PC available for download as part of the SDK. It's a pretty big download but will allow you to see how pages will look on a Pocket PC without buying one.

Answer 4

User2146843441 posted
Whoops, forgot to include the link to it: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/guide_ppc/htm/intro_to_the_ce_emulator_nafc.asp

Answer 5

User-1100656773 posted
Thanks a ton. Will this emulator also recognize the new Whidbey controls???? If not, when and/or where will one be available? Thanks again.

Answer 6

User2146843441 posted
The emulator never sees the server controls. It only sees the rendered output, so new and custom controls and adapters should work fine with it.

Answer 7

User-1100656773 posted
Thanks a lot, Matt!!!!

Answer 8

User869981839 posted
I seem to be having some trouble with the link posted. I says "Page Cannot Be Found". Can someone help me out here?

Answer 9

User-268494785 posted
"Page Cannot Be Found"

Answer 10

User1625204979 posted
I think the Windows Mobile SDK has the emulator you can install.  Check this out.