I've written a C# program. Can I put it on my WP7 phone?

Question

I'd like to convert my program to a WP7 app. It's written in C# and basically just stores my blood sugar readings and it can also display a graph based on that data.

I'm assuming I'll have to re-write the program in Silverlight, but I was wondering if anyone else had tried something like this (making a C# program into a WP7 app) and what advice they could offer? For instance, a web site that talks about converting a .Net program to WP7 format?

Thanks for any advice!

EDIT: The existing interface is WinForm. I can change that to WPF, if need be. I just wasn't sure about the process and thought maybe someone here had gone through it before and could offer advice.

Answer 1

You can convert it to run on Windows Phone, but it will require a significant effort, as the current program is developed using Windows Forms. Windows Phone uses a version of Silverlight - which will likely mean that your logic will work as-is, but the user interface will need to be rewritten.

That being said, typically, a desktop-developed application will always need a fair bit of working to function correctly, and meaningfully, in a phone's form and shape. The overall interface size and design typically has to be modified.