Memory Watcher

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This code sample is named Memwatcher. It demonstrates how to create a custom Today Screen for Pocket PC.

Feature Area

Shell Application Development for Windows Mobile-based Devices

Relevant APIs

Shell and User Interface Reference
Today Screen API

Usage

To run the code sample

Navigate to the solution file (*.sln), and double-click it. By default, the solution file is copied to the following folder:

C:\Program Files\Windows CE Tools\wce500\Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC SDK\Samples\CPP\Win32\Memwatcher\``memwatcher.sln

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 launches and loads the solution.
Build the solution (Ctrl+Shift+B).
Deploy the solution (F5).

To use the application

Copy the CAB file to your mobile device and execute it.
From the Start menu on the mobile device, click Settings > Personal > Today > Items.
Click OK. This causes Windows Mobile to reload all of the Today Screen applications, including Memwatcher.

Remarks

This sample builds as a DLL called Memwatcher.dll, and creates a CAB file called memwatchercab.cab.

Requirements

Pocket PC SDK: Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC SDK.
Smartphone SDK: Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone SDK.
Development Environment: Visual Studio 2005.
ActiveSync: Version 4.0.

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