Windows Mobile database dev tool

Syware has released a major upgrade to its database and forms development tool for Windows CE and Windows Mobile devices. In particular, Visual CE version 10 includes a "wide range of new functionality" that lets non-programmers create Windows Mobile-based applications, according to the company.

Visual CE 10 includes a macro editor that guides non-programmers through the process of creating well-structured, well-documented macros, according to Syware. Macros can now be totally behind the scenes, kept "tidy and unobtrusive," yet still easily viewed, called, and edited, the company says.

Other features listed as new in version 10 include:

• Support for the Windows CE Universal Camera API
  
• Custom color capability
  
• Navigational dropdown lists
  
• Tap and hold to cut, copy, and paste
  
• Grid control enhancements
  
• Field and variable values allowed in messages
  
• New events -- action, left, right, up, down, or hardware buttons pressed; form start-up; grid column changed; and moving off record
  
• New commands -- timer and abort
  
• Development environment enhancements -- control position is displayed; tap and hold creates control; and marquee select enable