iAnywhere.com - Lesson 5: Build and deploy your application

In the following procedure, you build your application and deploy it to a remote device.

To deploy your application

Build the solution.

Ensure that your application builds without errors.
Select Debug > Start.

This builds an executable file containing your application and deploys it to the Pocket PC emulator. The process may take some time, especially if it must deploy the .NET Compact Framework before running the application.

If errors are reported, you may wish to check that your deployment was completed successfully using the following checklist.

Confirm that the application is deployed into \Program Files\appname, where appname is the name you gave your application in Lesson 1 (CSApp or VBApp).
Confirm that the schema file is located in the same directory as the application.
Confirm that the path to the schema file in your application code is correct. For more information, see Lesson 3: Connect to the database.
Confirm that you chose Link File when adding the schema file to the project and that you set the Build Action to Content. If you did not, the files will not be deployed to the device.
Ensure that you added a reference to the correct version of ulnet9.dll for your target platform, or ran the Windows CE installer. If you switch between the emulator and a real device, you must change the version of this library that you use. For more information, see Lesson 1: Create a Visual Studio project.
You may wish to exit the emulator, without saving state. Redeploying copies all required files to the emulator, and ensures there are no version problems.

To test your application

Insert data into the database.

Enter a name in the text box and click Insert. The name should now appear in the listbox.
Update data in the database.

Select a name from the listbox. Enter a new name in the text box. Click Update. The new name should now appear in place of the old name in the listbox.
Delete data from the database.

Select a name from the listbox. Click Delete. The name should no longer appear in the listbox.

This completes the tutorial.