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Convert Access mdb database into an eVB cdb database for emulation.
Written by Ricky Lovedioro  [author's bio]  [read 130883 times]
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To use an Access database in the eVB Pocket PC emulator you need to convert the database into cdb format. Here are the necessary programs for converting the MDB file into CDB file format so that you can run your ADO Database program in the emulator. In addition you can also download the following eVB code to test for the database in the emulation environment.

Installation

To install the programs simply follow these steps:

1. Copy the extracted 'MDBtoTDB.exe' program to any folder on your hard drive.

2. Copy the 'TDBtoCDB.vb' program 'C:\Windows CE Tools\ WCE300 \ 2MS Pocket PC\Emulation\Palm300\Windows\Start Menu' on your hard drive.

Using the Program

To use the program, follow these steps:

1. Run the MDBtoTDB.exe program

2. Click 'Select DB' button and select your MDB file

3. Click 'Convert DB' button

4. Then click the 'Copy to Emulator' button

5. Now, you already have an equivalent text file of your database in the Emulation folder. You may now close the MDBtoTDB program.

6. To convert the text file to CDB, open your PocketPC Emulator (just the Emulator) then select TDBtoCDB from the Start Menu.

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