Understanding Visual Basic on Windows CE
CESD|200272Applies To
- Windows CE 2.0
- Windows CE 2.10, 2.11, Handheld PC Pro 3.0
- Windows CE 3.0, HPC2000
- Windows CE .net 4.0, 4.1, 4.2
- Windows CE 5.0
- Windows CE 6.0, R2, R3
- Windows Embedded CE 7.0
- Windows Embedded CE 2013
Overview
This article outlines the different types of Visual Basic support on Windows CE devices.
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CE Visual Basic 1.0 (Pocket Visual Basic)
| File Type |
|
.PVB |
| Created via |
|
Windows CE Toolkit for Visual Basic 6.0 |
| Supported Operating Systems |
|
Windows CE 2.0, 2.10, 2.11 |
| Supported Architectures |
|
SH3, MIPS 3900/4000 |
File Identification
The first 5 bytes of a CEVB 1.0 file will be:
0x43 0x45 0x56 0x42 0x01
CEVB<Start Of Heading>
CE Visual Basic 2.0 (eMbedded Visual Basic)
| File Type |
|
.VB |
| Created via |
|
eMbedded Visual Basic 3.0 |
| Supported Operating Systems |
|
Windows CE 2.11, 3.0, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 6.0 |
| Supported Architectures |
|
ARM, ARM720, SH3, SH4, MIPS 4000, x86, Thumb |
File Identification
The first 5 bytes of a CEVB 2.0 file will be:
0x43 0x45 0x56 0x42 0xC8
CEVBÈ
.net Compact Framework 1.0
| File Type |
|
.EXE |
| Created via |
|
Visual Studio 2003 |
| Supported Operating Systems |
|
Windows CE 2.0, 2.10, 2.11, 3.0, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 6.0 |
| Supported Architectures |
|
SH3, MIPS 3900/4000, ARM, SH4, x86 |
File Identification
The first 5 bytes of a .net CF file will be:
0x4D 0x5A 0x90 0x00 0x03
MZ<Blank><NUL><End Of Text>
.net Compact Framework 2.0
| File Type |
|
.EXE |
| Created via |
|
Visual Studio 2005 |
| Supported Operating Systems |
|
Windows CE 3.0, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0 |
| Supported Architectures |
|
ARM, MIPS, SH4, x86 |
File Identification
The first 5 bytes of a .net CF file will be:
0x4D 0x5A 0x90 0x00 0x03
MZ<Blank><NUL><End Of Text>
.net Compact Framework 3.5
| File Type |
|
.EXE |
| Created via |
|
Visual Studio 2008 |
| Supported Operating Systems |
|
Windows CE 4.2, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0 |
| Supported Architectures |
|
ARM, MIPS, SH4, x86 |
File Identification
The first 5 bytes of a .net CF file will be:
0x4D 0x5A 0x90 0x00 0x03
MZ<Blank><NUL><End Of Text>
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