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Q192097: INFO: MFC and ATL Are Not Supported on Windows CE Palm-size PC

Article: Q192097
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): WINDOWS:6.0; :2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbATL kbMFC kbVC500 kbVC600 kbOSWinCE200 kbGrpDSMFCATL
Last Modified: 21-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows CE Toolkit for Visual C++ 6.0 
- Microsoft Windows CE, version 2.0 
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SUMMARY
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Neither MFC nor ATL are supported on Windows CE version 2.0 for the Palm-size
PC. When you build applications for the Palm-size PC using the Windows CE
Platform SDK, Palm-size PC Edition, you might receive compiler errors if you are
using ATL or MFC.

Do not use MFC or ATL in applications targeted for Windows CE for the Palm-size
PC.

MORE INFORMATION
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A symptomatic error when building a project using MFC or ATL for the Palm-size
PC is:

  fatal error RC1015: cannot open include file 'winres.h'.

NOTE: The Windows CE Toolkit for Visual C++ 6.0 includes MFC and ATL support for
the Palm-size PC.

REFERENCES
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Ppcreadme.htm from the Windows CE Platform SDK, Palm-size PC Edition contains
the following statement in the Known Problems section:

  the Palm-size PC does not support MFC

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbATL kbMFC kbVC500 kbVC600 kbOSWinCE200 kbGrpDSMFCATL 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbAudDeveloper kbWinCETKVCSearch kbWinCESearch kbWinCE200 kbWinCETK600VC
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0; :2.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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