Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition

August 1, 2005

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1.0 Introduction

    1.1 Obtaining SQL Server Mobile

    1.2 Additional Information About SQL Server Mobile

2.0 Installing SQL Server Mobile

    2.1 Installing SQL Server Mobile Server Tools

    2.2 Uninstalling SQL Server Mobile Server Tools

3.0 Supported Platforms

4.0 SQL Server Mobile Desktop Development Support in Visual Studio 2005

5.0 IBuySpy Delivery Sample Application

6.0 Available Newsgroups and Support

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1.0 Introduction

This file contains late-breaking, installation, and other important information on Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005 Mobile Edition (SQL Server Mobile). It supplements the SQL Server Mobile documentation. You should read this file completely before installing this release of SQL Server Mobile.

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1.1 Obtaining SQL Server Mobile

SQL Server Mobile is available with both Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and Microsoft Visual Studio® 2005.

The SQL Server Mobile Server Tools file (sqlce30setupen.msi) is available from within SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005. You can also download the SQL Server Mobile Server Tools at this Microsoft Web site.

SQL Server Mobile does not support development with Microsoft eMeddebed Visual Basic.

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1.2 Additional Information About SQL Server Mobile

SQL Server Mobile Books Online documentation is available through both SQL Server 2005 Books Online and Visual Studio 2005 Books Online. In both cases, the documentation is installed to your local hard disk by the Setup program.

To view the documentation

• From SQL Server 2005, open the Help contents, and you will see the complete SQL Server Mobile Books Online.
  
  
• From Visual Studio 2005 , open the Help contents, navigate to Enterprise Development, SQL Server, SQL Server 2005, and then you will see the complete SQL Server Mobile Books Online.

Any information relevant to SQL Server Mobile that was not available in time to be included in this Readme file will be published in Microsoft Knowledge Base article 905395.

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2.0 Installing SQL Server Mobile

This section contains installation-related information. For complete information about installing and configuring a server environment for Remote Data Access or merge replication, see "Installing a Server Environment" and "Configuring and Securing Server Environment" in SQL Server Mobile Books Online.

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2.1 Installing SQL Server Mobile Server Tools

If you are installing SQL Server Mobile Edition Server Tools on a computer running Windows XP SP2 that uses Windows Firewall, you must specifically enable the HTTP and/or HTTPS services.

To enable the HTTP or HTTPS service

1. Double-click Windows Firewall in Control Panel.
   
   
2. Click the Advanced tab.
   
   
3. In Network Connection Settings, select the connection, and then click Settings.
   
   
4. Select Web Server (HTTP) or Secure Web Server (HTTPS), make sure the server name or IP address is correct, and then click OK.

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2.2 Uninstalling SQL Server Mobile Server Tools

To uninstall SQL Server Mobile Server Tools

1. Double-click Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel.
   
   
2. From the list of installed programs, select Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition.
   
   
3. Click Remove.
   
   
4. After uninstalling, you should restart IIS or reboot the computer running IIS.

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3.0 Supported Platforms

This release of SQL Server Mobile supports:

• Pocket PC 2003 platform
  
  
• Windows CE 5.0
  
  
• Windows Mobile Version 5.0 Pocket PC
  
  
• Windows Mobile Version 5.0 Smartphone

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4.0 SQL Server Mobile Desktop Development Support in Visual Studio 2005

When deploying a SQL Server Mobile application in Visual Studio 2005, you can deploy the application to:

• An emulator.
  
  
• A device.

In addition, applications can be deployed in the following ways:

• A Pocket PC 2003 application can be deployed on:
  • Pocket PC 2003 Device
    
    
  • Pocket PC 2003 Emulator
    
    
  • Pocket PC 2003 SE VGA Emulator
• A Windows CE 5.0 application can be deployed on:
  • Pocket PC 2003 Device
    
    
  • Pocket PC 2003 SE Emulator
    
    
  • Pocket PC 2003 SE VGA Emulator
    
    
  • Windows Mobile Version 5.0 Pocket PC Device
    
    
  • Windows Mobile Version 5.0 Pocket PC Emulator
    
    
  • Windows Mobile Version 5.0 Pocket PC Phone Edition GSM (virtual radio) Emulator
    
    
  • Windows Mobile Version 5.0 Pocket PC Phone Edition GSM VGA (virtual radio) Emulator
    
    
  • Windows Mobile Version 5.0 Pocket PC VGA Emulator
    
    
  • Windows Mobile Version 5.0 Smartphone Device
    
    
  • Windows Mobile Version 5.0 Smartphone GSM (virtual radio) Emulator
    
    
  • Windows Mobile Version 5.0 Smartphone GSM QVGA (virtual radio) Emulator
    
    
  • Windows CE 5.0 Devices
• A Windows Mobile Version 5.0 Pocket PC application can be deployed on:
  • Windows Mobile Version 5.0 Pocket PC Device
    
    
  • Windows Mobile Version 5.0 Pocket PC Emulator
    
    
  • Windows Mobile Version 5.0 Pocket PC Phone Edition GSM (virtual radio) Emulator
    
    
  • Windows Mobile Version 5.0 Pocket PC Phone Edition GSM VGA (virtual radio) Emulator
    
    
  • Windows Mobile Version 5.0 Pocket PC VGA Emulator
• A Windows Mobile Version 5.0 Smartphone application can be deployed on:
  • Windows Mobile Version 5.0 Smartphone Device
    
    
  • Windows Mobile Version 5.0 Smartphone GSM (virtual radio) Emulator
    
    
  • Windows Mobile Version 5.0 Smartphone GSM QVGA (virtual radio) Emulator

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5.0 IBuySpy Delivery Sample Application

The IBuySpy Delivery sample application is a complete mobile device application that uses SQL Server Mobile. You can download and install the application from this Microsoft Web site.

For more information about the sample application, see "Sample Applications (SQL Server Mobile)" in SQL Server Mobile Books Online.

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6.0 Available Newsgroups and Support

For more information about working with SQL Server Mobile, see SQL Server Mobile Books Online. Books Online allows you to send documentation feedback directly to the documentation team at Microsoft.

You can also post questions and find solutions to your problems at the following newsgroup:

• microsoft.public.sqlserver.ce

For more information about how to use newsgroups, see the Readme file that is included with SQL  Server 2005 or Visual Studio 2005.

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