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New Powertoy Released

Posted by: Dave Edson

Hello Everyone...

The Microsoft Smart Devices Remote Tools Framework Power Toy 1.0 has been released to the web. Let's call it RTFx for short.

It's a framework to make it easier to write remote tools (like Remote Heapwalker, etc). All of the connectivity issues are done for you, and a unified shell is provided. Your code consists of data objects, view objects, and data collectors. RTFx does the rest.

You write the desktop-side components in C#, the device-side components are written in either C++ or C#.

Included with this powertoy is a new version of the Remote System Information, called RTFx SysInfo (attachment is a screen shot). Lots of samples are provided as well.

This blog is where we will support RTFx initially. If traffic grows, we can create a category just for RTFx.

You can download it here:

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=35e9ef0f-833f-4987-9d1f-157a0a6a76e4&displaylang=en

I am very anxious to hear your feedback on this powertoy.

Cheers!
Dave Edson
RTFx Dev

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  • Anonymous
    July 03, 2006
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    July 06, 2006
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    July 06, 2006
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  • Anonymous
    July 11, 2006
    Let me clarify this:

    > We have an intern writing C++ code for the desktop side.  

    You can write in native code (C++) or managed code (C++/managed, C#, or VB). One incentive for writing managed code on the desktop side is that you can extend the view that is provided in the remote tools shell (installed with the framework).

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  • Anonymous
    July 30, 2006
    I couldn’t care less if the desktop is C++ or C# however what does bother me are two things.
    1. The target device is either ARMV4 or ARMV4I
    2. I have both PB 5 and VS 2005 installed on my work machine and I installed the RTFx of June 29, and trying to build it I discover that either I’m stupid or I’m missing something -  where do I get  for instance cecorecon.lib I definitely don’t  have this directory on my computer: C:CEToolstoolscoreconsrcremtoolscommondevicelibarmV4idebugcecorecon.lib
    searching my hard disk I couldn't find it at all.
    So what is it that I have to install in order to have CEToolstoolscoreconsrcremtoolscommondevicelib
  • Anonymous
    August 24, 2006
    As I checked the supported systems list, it looks like WinCE 5.0 devices are not supported.

    Can you please verify if this is true?

    Thanks :)

    Bob Hanson
  • Anonymous
    August 25, 2006
    Windows CE 5.0 is supported, however, only for ARM processors.
    Is there a specific processor for which you need support? Please give us your vote.
  • Anonymous
    August 26, 2006
    We are using x86 and would really hope to see this supported :)

    Thanks for the reply :)

    Bob Hanson