Programming PC Connectivity Applications for Symbian OS: Smartphone Synchronization and Connectivity for Enterprise and Application Developers

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Author: Ian McDowall

ISBN-10: 0470090537

ISBN-13: 9780470090534

Category: Input - Output Equipment / Peripherals

The only guide for developers and power users on how to build PC connectivity applications for Symbian OS. This unique handbook provides all the information that is needed for the job.\ \ Fully worked examples and a do's and don'ts section provide design recommendations and expose common pitfalls giving a highly practical focus.\ Explains the relevant parts of the protocols that need to be used\ Demonstrates how to create your own device side components to provide new services\ Shows how...

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As mobile working becomes a reality, understanding Symbian OS is a key skill for enterprise and IT developers. This book is a must-have resource for developers that wish to create applications that utilize both the mobility of Symbian OS and the raw power of the desktop. It introduces the APIs, patterns and issues involved in developing applications that run on a Windows PC and integrate with Symbian OS phones - including developing specialized servers on the Symbian OS phone. In conjunction with the relevant SDKs, Programming PC Connectivity Applications for Symbian OS will enable an experienced developer to speedily create a basic Connectivity application and be in position to take advantage of other books from Symbian Press to create more sophisticated applications. Existing Windows PC programmers will be able to integrate their skills and their applications with Symbian OS phones; existing Symbian OS developers will be able to integrate their applications with Windows PCs. Whether you are developing applications and services for currently available mobile phones, or involved in pre-market mobile phone development, this book will give you an understanding the fundamental theory behind developing connectivity between Symbian OS phones and the desktop. Source code is available from www.symbian.com/books PC Connectivity for Symbian OS is part of the Symbian Press series. Written by Symbian OS software engineers, titles in the series are replete with expert knowledge that will allow the reader to develop better software, faster.

1Introduction12A history of Symbian OS and PC connectivity73An architectural overview of PC connectivity114The Symbian connect object model155An example PC connect application - a file browser396Programming for Symbian OS897Developing custom servers1178Developing socket servers1379Introducing SMS and messaging classes16710Developing an SMS management connectivity service19111Using the contacts model22712Using the agenda model28313Developing a specialized connectivity GUI application34714Starting general socket servers39715Connectivity dos and don'ts403App. 1Developer resources413App. 2Specifications of Symbian OS phones421