>I have a few questions about developing Pocker PC applications.
>
>1. Using VS.NET 2003 do I need to buy a licence for every application I deploy or are they royalty free like VFP.

Compiled applications are just an exe and are royalty free. The .Net runtime is free...

>2. The backend database I will be using will be XML or Access (unless there is a better one). I have Access 2000 Pro. If I use Access do I need to buy licences for that?

AFAIK, there's no way to use Access on Pocket PC apps. The only thing you can use on the actual device is Pocket SQL Server or XML.

>3. Do I just copy the Access database onto the Pocket PC and set up a connection?

See above.

>4. Should I create the application using Windows forms or ASP.NET? (The data is unlikely to be ever on the web).

If you want to build a Mobile application that runs on the device build a Mobile Controls application. A windows forms app won't run on the device. If you build a Web app and run it on a Server then you need to connect via Wireless or some other mechanism to the Web server, but the advantage is that the app can be shared. In that case you can use ASP.Net with Mobile controls.


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