Accessing database from Windows CE 5.0

Hi.

I have an application which is installed on a couple of PC's. This application is connected to an MS-Access database located in a folder on a networkdrive.

However, we are looking at expanding this system with a couple of handheld computers, with built-in barcodereaders. These handhelds are WLAN-enabled WindowsCE5.0 devices.

My question is as follows, is it possible through a VB.NET application, for the handheld, to connect directly to the MS-Access database on the network drive over the WLAN?
As I've understood, atleast for previous versions of WinCE (4.1), a local copy of the database had to be made and then synchronized with the "real" database at certain times to keep the data up-to-date everywhere.

Any comments on this??

Regards,
Michael
[820 byte] By [MichaelNattfalk] at [2007-11-20 8:11:05]
# 1 Re: Accessing database from Windows CE 5.0
On PocketPC 2003/2002 you could transfer a mdb database through vb6 (I haven't worked with .net before) from your application to the PPC (it converted it to .cdb) and you could also copy it back. You can also use the cdb in eVB just like a mdb in VB6 (very minor differences).

In Mobile 5.0 They removed that ability altogether, so I don't think you can.

I wrote some software for a company, and had to convert all the mdb stuff to random access files and all the cdb stuff to random access files - so believe me, with Mobile 5.0, you CANNOT use a mdb/cdb on it.
thecomputerprogrammer at 2007-11-9 12:40:04 >