Do I need to purchase the Windows CE Toolkit for C++ or Basic to develop for CE?
Yes, you do need to purchase the C++ or Basic Toolkit. Microsoft gets about $200 for it, but there are third party software vendors that will sell it to you for less. buy.com has it for $167. The toolkit contains the compilers and linkers needed to create executables for Windows CE. It contains support for the various processor types supported by Windows CE. The “SDKs” contain the various header and library files used in actually writing the application. Each SDK contains any customizations to the Win32 API needed by a particular platform, such as the addition of the SIPINFO APIs for Palm-size PCs. The Windows CE SDKs are free and readily downloadable at: http://msdn.microsoft.com/cetools/downloads/devkits.asp You can also use tools like NSBasic ($99) to develop directly on the device…
