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I followed your instructions to create a BREWHelloWorld application for VS 2005. However, I'm getting the following error message when trying to the build the project:
error BK1506 : cannot open file '\doberman\HomeFolders\johnt\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\BREWHelloWorld\/BREWHelloWorld.bsc' BSCMAKE

Thanks a lot.
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Your help can make me more perfect.

Ok, since VS.Net all gets compiled down to the same variable types and so forth, can I develop an app using C# or Vb.Net compile it and the port it to brew as your link shows, instead of creating it in C++ using VS.Net? HHhmmmmm.
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Right now, BREW enabled phones does not support .NET framework applications for the simple reason that there is no version of .NET runtime released by Microsoft for BREW Enabled Phones. I'm not sure whether that would happen as Microsoft is promoting its own Windows CE smartphone operating system for mobile phones.

However there are some Java Virtual Machines (JVMs) in the market, on which you can write Java Mobile applications which can be executed on BREW phone.

Hope this helps,

IT COSTS 400$ TO PUT A HELLO WORLD APPLICATION ON YOUR PHONE.

So even if Java is slower it is FREE. I am a developer that wants to use his phone to make life easier. With BREW this is possible only if you spend at least 400$ for that. With JAVA, is FREE.

So what will it be, developers around the world? 400$ or FREE.

(just as a remark. I am talking here about developers interested in developing application for themself, not distributing them. BREW should do a difference between private developers and commercial developers).

The poster is talking about the requirement to purchase a Verisign certificate before one can become a registered BREW developer. Without being a developer, one cannot generate test signatures, and without those, you cannot run any BREW app on any phone.

People frequently compare BREW and Java, and frankly it's a bit like comparing chalk and cheese. Yes, Java is free for development. On the other hand, Pocket PC and Symbian both charge for their development tools, and in terms of capabilities are a lot closer to BREW than Java is.

Symbian will, however, sign a freeware application for free, which is something that QUALCOMM doesn't do, and perhaps should. QUALCOMM has the difficulty there that there is no clear route to market for a freeware application - the developer can't simply stick it on their website; it needs to be accepted by an operator, and by and large, operators would rather spend their time on commercial applications for which they can charge a premium.