Course 5154: Developing Connection Capabilities in Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0–Based Applications

Introduction In this 2-hour course you will learn how to develop connection capabilities in Windows Mobile-based applications by using HTTP, Web services, and message queuing. In the lab you will asynchronously call a Web service and retrieve a Web page. Additionally you will retrieve headers and cookies from a Web page.
This course will also help you prepare for Exam 70-540: TS: Microsoft® Windows Mobile - Application Development.

Student prerequisites:

• Visual Studio 2005 (1 year)
• .NET Framework / .NET Compact Framework. (1-2 years)
• Visual Basic .NET or C# (1-2 years)
• Working knowledge of SQL Server 2000/2005 (1 year)
• Enterprise application development (1 year)
• Smart Device development using Visual Studio 2005 (recommended)

Objectives At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Exchange data with a Web Page from a mobile application by using HTTP.
• Call a Web service from a mobile application.
• Send and receive messages from a mobile device by using Message Queuing.
• Describe some of the advanced techniques for communicating with mobile devices.

Modules & Lessons Course Overview Module Introduction Navigation Overview Lab Information Course Information Developing Connection Capabilities in Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0–Based Applications Module Introduction Developing HTTP Connection Capabilities Lesson Introduction Connect to a Web Resource by Using WebRequest Connect to a Web Page by Using HttpWebRequest Set Authentication Credentials Send Data to a Web Page Handle WebRequest Exceptions Set and Retrieve HTTP Headers and Cookies Self Test Calling Web Services Lesson Introduction Add a Reference to a Web Service Make Synchronous Web Service Calls Make Asynchronous Web Service Calls Preauthenticate a Web Service Call Maintain Session State in a Web Service Self Test Sending and Receiving Messages by Using Message Queuing Lesson Introduction What is Message Queuing? Perform Operations on a Message Queue Send Messages to a Message Queue Retrieve Synchronous Messages from a Message Queue Retrieve Asynchronous Messages from a Message Queue Self Test Working with Advanced Communication Techniques for Mobile Devices Lesson Introduction Communicate with a Remote Server by Using a TCP Client Initiate a TCP Connection to a Remote Server Write Data to a TCP Client Communicate by Using a Serial Port Self Test Lab: Creating Communication Capabilities in Windows Mobile–Based Applications Lesson Introduction Scenario Exercises Lab Review Module Summary Glossary Module Introduction System Requirements To view this course, you need:

• A Pentium II, 256 MB RAM with a processor speed greater than or equal to 400 MHZ
• Microsoft® Windows® 2000 or higher
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
• Adobe Flash 7.0 or higher (1MB disk space needed to install)
• Microsoft Silverlight 4.0 or higher
• Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.0 or higher
• Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 or higher
• A Super VGA monitor with minimum screen resolution 1024x768, with 16-bit color.
• A sound card, and either speakers or headphones (for multi-media audio).
• Internet bandwidth of 56K or faster. Broadband internet access is recommended.

For courses containing Virtual Server-based labs (courses in the IT Professional and Developer Catalog), you will need:

• Microsoft Virtual Server ActiveX control (1MB disk space needed to install)

Test your computer's capabilities to see if it supports this course. Accessibility Requirements The following software must be running on your computer in order to access this course with Screen Reader Software:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
• Window-Eyes from GW Micro
• JAWS from Freedom Scientific
• MSAA enabled