Medical History

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Windows Mobile SupportedWindows Embedded CE Not Supported

8/28/2008

This code sample is named Medical History. It demonstrates how to add named properties to a Windows Mobile Contact item, and how to add menu extensions to a Contact summary card.

Feature Area

Relevant APIs

Usage

To run the code sample

  1. Navigate to the solution file (*.sln), and double-click it. By default, the solution file is copied to the following folder:

    C:\Program Files\Windows Mobile 6 SDK\Samples\PocketPC\CPP\win32\MedicalHistory

    Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 launches and loads the solution.

  2. Build the solution (Ctrl+Shift+B).

  3. Deploy the solution (F5).

After you build this code sample, you can configure Visual Studio 2005 to debug it remotely on the mobile device by following these steps.

To debug this project

  1. In Visual Studio, right-click the MedicalHistory project in Solution Explorer, and then click Properties.

  2. Expand Configuration Properties, and click Debugging.

  3. In Debugger to launch:, select Smart Device Native Debugger.

  4. In Remote Executable, type "\Windows\poutlook.exe".

  5. In Command Arguments, type contacts.

  6. Click OK to save your changes.

  7. Press F5 to begin debugging.

To use the application

  1. Open a contact's summary card.

  2. Click Menu, then click Medical History.

Remarks

These menu extensions allow the user to add medical information to a IContact item. This includes the contact's health insurance provider, blood group, blood pressure, and allergies.

Development Environments

SDK: Windows Mobile 6 Professional SDK and Windows Mobile 6 Standard SDK

Development Environment: Visual Studio 2005.

ActiveSync: Version 4.5.

See Also

Concepts

Code Samples for Windows Mobile
Context Menu Extension Handler

Other Resources

Menu Overview
How to Register a File System Shortcut Menu
Registration Format for Application Shortcut Menu Extensions