Compile the VB.NET Client

Once you have copied these files perform the following to compile the VB.NET client:

  1. Rename the VBdotNETContainer.vbproj file, as <your solution name>.vbproj

  2. Start Visual Studio, and open your project file.

  3. The project has a reference to the CEWinFormRenderer dll, CEdotNET.dll and CEWindowsAPI.dll. Visual Studio requires that the reference to a dll is an absolute path. This means that the default path of this object might be wrong on each new PC. To remedy this, right-click on the project in Visual Studio Solution Explorer, and choose properties. This brings up the properties dialog for the project.

  4. On the properties dialog, click on the Reference Path item.

  5. In the Folder field, enter (or browse to) the path to the CEWinFormRenderer.dll file. This should have been installed in the <CE install directory>bin directory.

  6. Click Add Folder.

  7. Change the Assembly Name and root namespace to reflect your project name. It is best to keep these two items the same.

  8. Click the General item.

  9. Click OK. You can now compile the VB.NET client.