Error when running Windows Mobile application

Question

I am writing a hello world program for Windows Mobile, just for the fun of it. (I am aware that it is a dead platform)

Here is my code:

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace HelloWorld
{
    class HelloWorldForm : System.Windows.Forms.Form
    {
        Label lblHello;
        Button btnClose;

        public HelloWorldForm()
        {
            this.Text = "Hello, world!";
            btnClose = new Button();
            lblHello = new Label();
            btnClose.Click += new EventHandler(btnClose_Click);
            btnClose.Text = "Close";
            btnClose.Location = new Point (10, 100);
            btnClose.Size = new Size(200, 50);
            lblHello.Text = "Hello, world! - From the Tectra team";
            lblHello.Location = new Point(10, 10);
            lblHello.Size = new Size(200, 50);
            SuspendLayout();
            this.Controls.Add(lblHello);
            this.Controls.Add(btnClose);
            ResumeLayout(false);
        }

        void btnClose_Click(object sender, EventArgs args)
        {
            this.Close();
        }


        static void Main()
        {
            HelloWorldForm helloworld = new HelloWorldForm();
            Application.Run( helloworld );
        }
    }
}

I used the C# Compiler in SDK Command Prompt. When I run the exe it works fine in Windows 10. When I run it in the Windows Mobile emulator, however, I get this error:

File or assembly name 'System.Windows.Forms, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B77A5C561934E089', or one of its dependencies, was not found.

Do I need a newer version of the .NET Compact Framework? Any help is welcome as I am quite perturbed about this problem. Thank you!

Answer 1

I found a way to make it work without VS 2008. I used the SDK Command Prompt. I found the command here: https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/31861/Windows-Mobile-Development-Without-Visual-Studio . My app runs fine in the emulator. Thanks for the help!

Answer 2

What you need is VS 2008 (no typo) and the Windows Mobile 6.x SDKs installed on your maschine. Newer versions of Visual Studio do not support compact framework