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which is geared towards generating programmes for embedded systems such as PDAs, cellular telephones, pocket computers and other programmable electronic systems and devices, generally for use under

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. The tools themselves run on desktop operating systems such as

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and subsequent. The tools are also capable of compiling executables for

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as well. Embedded Visual Basic is available from Microsoft, as are other such tools including Embedded

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(eVC++), which is discussed in the Wikipedia article about

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, and Embedded Visual J++ (eVJ++), as well as other development tools and a relational database system for Windows CE (a de facto

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replacement). A centrally important Windows CE-related tool is

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, which allows access of a device from a desktop computer as well as Control Panel functionality (e.g. Install & Uninstall Programmes). Amongst other tools is a version of RegEdit for Windows CE. The implementations of these tools provide objects and components which can be used to write programmes which automate

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's Pocket versions, which would be the one way to get scripting and macro capability for the Pocket office suite. There is not an Embedded

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version, nor have

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or Visual Source Safe been ported to Windows CE. The other means of obtaining Visual Basic functionality under Windows CE is to install the Windows Script Host implementation which is a non-default install available from the installation CD-ROM. Version 3 of the embedded Visual Basic, Visual J++, and Visual C++ tools approximate the language and implementation of Visual Basic 6.0, Visual J++ 6.0, and Visual C++ 6.0. The CD-Roms for installation of these tools have been provided for free from Microsoft. A further update of the latter, version 4.5, is also available. Programming tools for .NET systems are also produced by Microsoft.VSTO One Basic development tool which can be run on board the Windows CE machines themselves is the third-party NS BASIC.

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