A shortcoming of PocketBuilder 1.x and 2.x has always been the difficulty in
accessing Web Services. This shortcoming had always irritated us, but the
limitations of the PocketPC and the size of the traditional PowerBuilder
approach prevented us from providing an adequate traditional solution. We
have a sample up on CodeXchange that wraps a simple API around the free
"Pocket SOAP" client, but that had its own limitations and we were never
really satisfied with it.
When I read D. Chance's article, "Consuming Amazon Web Services using SQL
Anywhere 10.0.1" (on the Sept 2007 issue of PowerBuilder Developer's
Journal), I slapped my forehead and saw a solution. I always knew that the
iAnywhere folks had added XML processing and SOAP client and server support
to the database back in version 9.0 and have kept on improving it, but it
just never clicked how I could use it un... (more)
Reed Shilts' Blog
People have been asking again about the PocketBuilder roadmap and its
state...
(a) PocketBuilder 2.0.4 - EBF #5 is wending its way through all the paperwork
to be released onto the download site.
(b) PocketBuilder 2.1 -
a major update (but not requiring a migration) will soon be looking for some
beta testers. I was hoping to start the beta program right after Easter,
but PB-11 and UL-10 kept sucking time away from PocketBuilder-centric
activities.
Official Windows Mobile 6 supportLOADS of SCC updates (beyond what PB-11
has)more IDE usability enhancements that ... (more)
Some interesting numbers about worldwide market shares of Smartphones (not
dumbphones since those are so uninteresting to me).
First - the handset sales - for Q1-2009 (Gartner link (1) below)
a) Total Smartphone sales over 36.4 Million units, 12.7 percent from same
period last year.
b) Regular mobile phone sales of 269 Million units, an 8.6 percent decrease.
Another report contained the OS break outs - for Q4-2008 (Gartner link (2)
below)
a) Rank 1 - Symbian - 47% sales market share
b) Rank 2 - RIM - 19%
c) Rank 3 - Windows Mobile - 12%
d) Rank 4 - iPhone - 10%
A totally different sit... (more)
In addition to being one of the "old timer" PowerBuilder kernel programmers, Reed is the development lead for PocketBuilder and currently drafted in PowerBuilder 11 & 12 work. Reed is also a regular (and vocal) member of the Boston PocketPC user's group. He often bring his latest hardware and sometimes offer PocketBuilder as a door prize - even though this is hosted by Microsoft! If you live in the Boston area, stop on by: http://www.bostonpocketpc.com
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