Using the Remote Tools

After you install the Microsoft® Windows® CE Toolkit for Visual Basic® 5.0, you will be able to use several new tools. If you are using this toolkit, its tools will appear on the Visual Basic submenu. These tools enhance the functionality of your development environment by enabling you to access a remote device from a desktop computer and perform a variety of Windows CE-specific tasks.

The Windows CE Toolkit for Visual Basic 5.0 includes eight tools. Choose any of these items to start a Windows CE remote tool from within the Visual Basic Environment.

    To run a remote tool

  1. From the Visual Basic 5.0 main menu, select Windows CE.
  2. Select a tool from the list.

    – Or –

  3. Click the Start button, select Programs, then Visual Basic 5.0, and then choose Windows CE.
  4. Select a tool from the list.

The table below provides a brief description of each of the Windows CE remote tools.

Windows CE Tool Description
Windows CE Application Install Wizard Creates an installation program for your application.
Downloading Runtime Files Downloads runtime files to the device or for emulation.
Windows CE Control Manager Registers and installs a control.
Windows CE Heap Walker Enables you to view detailed information about heap identifiers and flags for processes that are running on the remote device. It is also useful to determine if an application has memory leaks.
Windows CE Process Viewer Displays a graphical view, on the desktop computer, of Windows CE process and thread characteristics. The Process Viewer enables you to view memory usage and search for memory leaks.
Windows CE Registry Editor Manages remote device registry entries from the desktop computer.
Windows CE Spy Displays a graphical view, on the desktop computer, of Windows CE system processes, threads, windows, and window messages running on the remote device.
Windows CE Zoom Captures an image from the remote device and displays it on the desktop computer.
Remote Object Viewer A tool provided with the Windows CE SDK that enables you to move desktop files between the emulator and your device.

When running multiple instances of the Windows CE tools, note the following general rules:

Note The Windows CE Registry Editor and the Remote Object Viewer are the only tools that supported in emulation.