Developers guide

Chapter 1: Introduction
Command Syntax
Psion Teklogix Mobile Devices SDK Developers Guide 5
1.2.1 Command Syntax
When commands are described in text the following conventions are used in the manual:
• Elements that must be typed exactly as shown in the text are in bold.
• Elements that are placeholders are in italic.
The general form of a command is as follows:
sample {+r | -r} argument ... [option]
Where:
1.3 Development Environments
As of this printing, the following development environments can be used to develop applications
with the Mobile Devices SDK:
• Microsoft
®
Visual Studio 2005
• Microsoft
®
Visual Studio 2008
To develop applications for Windows Mobile devices in the Visual Studio environment, you
should also install the Windows Mobile 6 SDKs available from Microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=06111A3A-A651-4745-88EF-
3D48091A390B&displaylang=en
1.4 Windows Versions
The Mobile Devices SDK is used to develop applications for the following Windows
operating systems:
• Windows Embedded CE 5.0
• Windows Mobile 5.0
• Windows Mobile 6 Classic
• Windows Mobile 6 Professional
Element Meaning
sample Indicates the name of the command or utility.
{ } Surrounds a set of choices from which you must choose one.
| Separates two mutually exclusive choices in a syntax line. Type one of these
choices, not the symbol.
argument Specifies a variable name or other information that you must provide, such
as a path and file name.
... Indicates that you can type multiple arguments of the same type. Type only
the information, not the ellipsis (…).
[ ] Indicates one or more optional items. Type only the information within the
brackets, not the brackets themselves.