Report CE FAQ

Report CE software adds reporting, printing, and graphing capabilities to mobile database applications

Pre-sales questions

• R1-a) Other than Report CE®, what do I need to create a report template?
• R1-b) I'm not a programmer, will I be able to use Report CE?
• R1-c) Does Report CE work with Microsoft Visual Basic, Visual C++, Visual Studio .NET?
• R1-d) Does Report CE work on Pocket PC devices? Windows Mobile Devices? P/PC devices? H/PC devices? H/PC Pro devices?
• R1-e) What versions of Windows CE does Report CE work with?
• R1-f) What is the difference between the Personal Edition and Pro Edition of Report CE®?
• R1-g) How can I upgrade from Personal Edition to the Pro Edition?
• R1-h) Does Report CE support color?
• R1-i) What does "royalty-free" pricing mean for Report CE?
• R1-j) Do you provide evaluation copies?
• R1-k) Can you design forms on the desktop? On the handheld?
• R1-l) Do the forms run on the desktop? On the handheld?

Installation questions

• R2-a) The installer says "Windows CE version 3.0 (or higher) required". Why do I get this message?
• R2-b) The installer says I need Mobile Devices/ActiveSync. Where do I get this?
• R2-c) When I try to install, I get the message, "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT. The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application." How can I fix the problem?

Usage questions

• R3-a) How do I delete a report from my Windows CE device?
• R3-b) I deleted the report (the .RCE file) from my handheld, but there still is an entry for it on my START menu. How can I remove this?
• R3-c) I deleted the form (the .RCE file) from my handheld, but there still is an entry for it on my PROGRAMS menu. How can I remove this?

Pro Edition questions

• R4-a) How can I upgrade from Personal Edition to Pro Edition?
• R4-b) How do I distribute my forms?
• R4-c) In addition to my form, I want my runtime disk to also install a Pocket Access database (a .CDB file). Everytime I drag the .cdb file to my desktop, ActiveSync Converts it to a .MDB file. How can I keep ActiveSync from converting the file?