.NET Compact Framework

Version of the .NET Framework June 2023 .NET Compact Framework(.NET CF) Microsoft Microsoft 2002 3.9.15155.0 2013 06 Windows CE 4.1, Pocket PC, Pocket PC 2002, Windows Mobile 2003, Windows Mobile 5.0, Windows Mobile 6.0, Windows Mobile 6.1, Windows Mobile 6.5 and Symbian^3 Software framework Proprietary commercial software http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/f44bbwa1.aspx The Microsoft .NET Compact Framework (.NET CF) is a version of the .NET Framework originally designed to run on resource constrained mobile/embedded devices such as personal digital assistants (PDAs), mobile phones, factory controllers, set-top boxes, etc. The .NET Compact Framework uses some of the same class libraries as the full .NET Framework and also a few libraries designed specifically for mobile devices such as .NET Compact Framework controls. However, the libraries are not exact copies of the .NET Framework; they are scaled down to use less space. Development It is possible to develop applications that use the .NET Compact Framework in Visual Studio .NET 2003, in Visual Studio 2005 and in Visual Studio 2008, in C# or Visual Basic .NET. Applications developed with Basic4ppc are also eventually compiled for the .NET CF. The resulting applications are designed to run on a special, mobile-device, high performance JIT compiler. The Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 3.5 Redistributable contains the common language runtime and class libraries built for the .NET Compact Framework. In addition to version 3.5 support, it also supports applications developed for version 1.0 and 2.0. The .NET Compact Framework 3.5 provides new features such as Windows Communication Foundation, LINQ, SoundPlayer, new runtime tool support, and many other features. The UI development is based on Windows Forms which is also available on the desktop version of the .NET Framework. User interfaces can easily be created with Visual Studio by placing .NET Compact Framework controls like buttons, text boxes, etc. on the forms. Also features like data binding are available for the .NET CF. A major disadvantage of the UI development is that modern looking applications with support for finger-based touch screen interaction are not that easy to implement. This is mainly due to the desktop-oriented user interface concept on which Windows Forms is based, although some third party libraries with custom controls for this purpose are available. Deployment To be able to run applications powered by the .NET Compact Framework, the platform must support the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework runtime. Some operating systems which do include .NET CF are Windows CE 4.1, Microsoft Pocket PC, Microsoft Pocket PC 2002, Smartphone 2003, and Symbian v3. .NET Compact Framework applications can be run on desktop computers with the full .NET Framework as long as they only access the shared parts of both frameworks, though their user interface cannot be upgraded to look like that of an application developed for desktop PCs. A version of the .NET Compact Framework is also available for the Xbox 360 console. While it features the same runtime as the regular .NET CF, only a subset of the class library is available. http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb203912.aspx .NET Compact Framework for Xbox 360 TechNet 2007-06-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20070609214416/http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb203912.aspx 9 June 2007 This version is used by XNA Framework to run managed games on the console. There are other limitations as well, such as the number of threads being limited to 256.http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb203914.aspx Thread Pools in the .NET Compact Framework for Xbox 360 TechNet 2007-06-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20080416230035/http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb203914.aspx 16 April 2008 live Unlike other versions of .NET CF, the Xbox 360 version allows setting processor affinity to threads created.http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb203911.aspx Additions to the .NET Compact Framework for Xbox 360 TechNet 2007-06-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20080424040518/http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb203911.aspx 24 April 2008 live The threads are scheduled among four concurrent threads running on the multiple processor cores of the system. Release history Version nameVersion numberRelease date1.0 RTM1.0.2268.02002 latehttp://www.ddj.com/web-development/184406670 .NET Compact Framework Nears Release 2007-12-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20091116125721/http://www.ddj.com/web-development/184406670 16 November 2009 live 1.0 SP11.0.3111.020031.0 SP21.0.3316.0unknown1.0 SP31.0.4292.02005 January http://blogs.msdn.com/netcfteam/archive/2005/01/10/350249.aspx .NET Compact Framework releases 1.0 SP3 2007-12-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20071209193603/http://blogs.msdn.com/netcfteam/archive/2005/01/10/350249.aspx 9 December 20072.0 RTM2.0.5238.02005 Octoberhttp://www.windowsfordevices.com/news/NS6191688737.html Microsoft releases .NET CF 2.0 redistributable 2007-12-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20081020052816/http://www.windowsfordevices.com/news/NS6191688737.html 20 October 2008 dead 2.0 SP12.0.6129.02006 June http://blogs.msdn.com/netcfteam/archive/2006/06/21/642013.aspx .NET Compact Framework v2.0 SP1 is done and is being released. 2007-12-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20071217145451/http://blogs.msdn.com/netcfteam/archive/2006/06/21/642013.aspx 17 December 20072.0 SP22.0.7045.02007 March http://blogs.msdn.com/netcfteam/archive/2007/03/13/net-compact-framework-2-0-sp2-released.aspx .NET Compact Framework 2.0 SP2 Released 2007-12-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20071219221213/http://blogs.msdn.com/netcfteam/archive/2007/03/13/net-compact-framework-2-0-sp2-released.aspx 19 December 20073.5 Beta 13.5.7066.02007 May http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1343D537-A62F-4A6E-9727-7791BF4CC2BD&displaylang=en .NET Compact Framework 3.5 Beta1 Redistributable Microsoft 2007-12-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20071213060637/http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1343d537-a62f-4a6e-9727-7791bf4cc2bd&displaylang=en 13 December 20073.5 Beta 23.5.7121.0unknown3.5 RTM3.5.7283.02007 November 193.53.5.7283.02008 January 25 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=e3821449-3c6b-42f1-9fd9-0041345b3385 .NET Compact Framework 3.5 Redistributable Microsoft 2008-05-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20101117224558/http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/details.aspx?familyid=E3821449-3C6B-42F1-9FD9-0041345B3385&displaylang=en 17 November 2010 live 3.53.5.9040.02009 February 8 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/970549 FIX: A System.Net.WebException occurs when you run an application to send HTTPS Web requests to a server in an embedded device 2013-10-31 http://blogs.msdn.com/b/andrewarnottms/archive/2007/11/19/why-net-compact-framework-fails-to-call-some-https-web-servers.aspx Why .NET Compact Framework fails to call some HTTPS web servers 2013-10-313.53.5.9198.02009 July 20 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975281 https://web.archive.org/web/20100117010101/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975281 FIX: You cannot scroll through a Web page or visit a link by using a .NET Compact Framework 3.5-based application that hosts a WebBrowser control in Windows Mobile 6.1.4 or in Windows Mobile 6.5 2010-01-30 dead 17 January 20103.53.5.10181.02010 June 29 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2436709 https://web.archive.org/web/20101117010101/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2436709 PROBLEM: An application may crash when you try to open the View GC Heap window in the Remote Performance Monitor on a device that is running the .NET Compact Framework 3.5 2010-06-29 dead 17 November 2010 (with WinCE QFE, June 2010)3.53.5.11125.02011 June 15 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2556155 FIX: Performance issues may occur when the ClassDesc classFlags member is accessed in a function in the .NET Compact Framework 3.5 in Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3 2014-06-27 (with WinCE QFE, May 2011)3.73.7.0.08 June 2009 18:383.73.7.8345.020093.93.9.15155.0June 2013Microsoft announces general availability of Windows Embedded Compact 2013 http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dotnet/archive/2012/11/16/introducing-netcf-3-9-in-windows-embedded-compact-2013-a-faster-leaner-and-multi-core-runtime.aspx Introducing NETCF 3.9 in Windows Embedded Compact 2013 – a faster, leaner and multi-core runtime! 2012-11-30 See also .NET Compact Framework controls .NET Framework .NET Micro Framework Windows CE Windows Mobile References External links .NET Compact Framework Compact Framework Category:Windows CE Category:Windows Mobile Category:2002 software