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Getting Started with Symbian C++

89 replies · 87,405 views · Started 17 October 2002

GhostDog 17 Jan 2003, 01:31

I have a couple of questions.
I'm a small time programer,done some pascal and C,i need a sugestion from you guys on what literature to obtain in order to learn C++ programing for the Symbian OS,cosidering the fact that i dont have a clue about C++ and object oriented programing.
Thank you.

MaleBuffy 17 Jan 2003, 02:32

Wll Sams teach yourslef C++ would be a good start. In order to code for Symbian you have to learn C++ which is basicaly Object Orientation etc.
Then after some months or so try to experiment with Symbian. You can buy the book about Series 60. It will be a great starting point. And I forgot the most important, practice, practice practice! 😃

Guest 29 Jan 2003, 16:35

Could you please load your guide up again ? I get a file not found error

Thans in advance

Max odendahl

Taeke 03 Feb 2003, 15:45

Asked for reposting the guide too, but no response. Even no response on a PM to talk2sk and there's still no download... Maybe someone else can post it?

Guest 31 May 2003, 08:32

hello talk2sk,the ling of magnititude was not working,giving 404 Error:

-i have just downloaded symbian v7 sdk, and I am planning to use it with VC++ ver 6
i have read symbian documentation link ,particularly this link

http://www.symbian.com/developer/techlib/v70docs/SDL_v7.0/doc_source/DevGuides/HandsOnCpp.html#OSGuide%2eHandsOnCpp

regarding c++ development,since they didnt show the actually Hello World program so don`t know about coding structure but i want to know that how UID is assigned in mmp file?
can any of you give a sime Hello world example (from writing code to building and installation of application)..

-Second thing that i want to ask that is there any good book for Beginners
specially for V7?

thanks in advance
it would be very helpful

Guest 21 Sep 2003, 14:31

[quote="Adnan Siddiqi"]hello talk2sk,the ling of magnititude was not working,giving 404 Error:

-i have just downloaded symbian v7 sdk, and I am planning to use it with VC++ ver 6
i have read symbian documentation link ,particularly this link

http://www.symbian.com/developer/techlib/v70docs/SDL_v7.0/doc_source/DevGuides/HandsOnCpp.html#OSGuide%2eHandsOnCpp

regarding c++ development,since they didnt show the actually Hello World program so don`t know about coding structure but i want to know that how UID is assigned in mmp file?
can any of you give a sime Hello world example (from writing code to building and installation of application)..

-Second thing that i want to ask that is there any good book for Beginners
specially for V7?

thanks in advance
it would be very helpful[/quote]

i also have the same problem, hoping for help out there..... :-?

cyborg 13 Apr 2004, 00:52

[QUOTE=talk2sk]... based on UIQ (User Interface Q??). ...QUOTE]

Did you find out what the Q in <UIQ> stands for? Cheers.

N/A 13 Apr 2004, 09:08

User Interface for Quartz (Quartz being a pen-based "reference" UI design by Symbian).

deepika 16 Jun 2004, 04:57

what should i do to make my mobile communicate with x86 emulator with symbian os. i need to exchage information between the two. this needs to be over the air.

please help

koenkam 01 Jul 2004, 18:06

I bought Borland C++ BuilderX Mobile and installed it today, dedicated and eager to get HelloWorld out of my P900.

I downloaded the UIQ 2.1 SDK from Symbian and tried to install it on my Windows XP system.

The SDK installer warned me that the SDK is not supported on XP. I decided to ignore that warning and tried to install the SDK anyways, and of course, the installation failed.
The SDK installs Java Runtime 1.3.1 and PERL. Then the install programs hangs on the message "Package source package list file cannot currently be accessed".

So the questions are: do I really have to downgrade my computer to Windows 2000 to make the SDK run? Are all Windows Symbian C++ developers running Windows 2000? Is there anyone out there that has succesfully installed the SDK on XP and wishes to share that secret with us?

Koen

neeraj 11 Oct 2004, 07:39

Hi,
I'm a newbie to Symbian development and started with downloading and installing 'Series 60 SDK 2.1' for Visual Studio .NET from Nokia forum.

While converting a sample project (HelloGUI ) i am getting errors that the following files could not be found:-
<QIKDOCUMENT.H> <QIKAPPLICATION.H> <QIKAPPUI.H>

Are these files from UIQ SDK? aren't they installed with Series 60 SDK? Which other SDKs are required with Series 60 SDK.

I'm developing and testing using my NOKIA 6600.

regards,

Neeraj

Zibri 16 Oct 2004, 07:14

If I try to get the miniguide I get:

phpBB : Critical Error

Could not connect to the database

Eldritch 07 Dec 2004, 18:30

I am having some serious problems with trying to get the HelloWorld application successfully compiled. I am using Metrowerk's CodeWarrior. Here is what I do:

1. File/Import from mmp
2. Set Target to ARMI.
3. Compile.

Now, I only get a .APP file, nothing else, when I compile. When I've transfered the file over to the phone (in the correct folder) it won't work, so I am guessing I'll need the .RSC and .INI files mentioned in the documentation, but which I never get when I compile.

What can be wrong?

I am using CodeWarrior for Symbian OS, the UIQ 7.0 SDK, and have a Motorola A920 phone (with A925 firmware).

can16358p 14 Dec 2004, 20:36

There are lots of different versions of that SDK but I found one and you can even put the components visually with an interface of BorlandX sth like that.

But when I compile, no errors, it succeeds, emulator starts but there's nothing realted to my program. Not even in the folders..?

can16358p 27 Dec 2004, 19:22

I can convert simple files to Visual Studio files now.
I have the latest version of Visual Studio and just tried helloworldbasic application.
It opens perfectly, I don't change anything but it gives error messages, emulator starts but because of the errors the application isn't listed there.

Same in Borland's mobile one, what should I do?

hddh 27 Jan 2005, 22:46

Im a newbie! Um... How can I edit an app? Which tools should I use?

Sorry if this is a bad question! T_T

SluRpee 02 Mar 2005, 05:13

Zibri wrote:If I try to get the miniguide I get:

phpBB : Critical Error

Could not connect to the database

i got e same problem too 😞
Anyone can help?

unals 29 Mar 2005, 22:13

I am a newbie. I would like to start writing applications, however I ge tconfused when I go to the nokia website. There are lots of SDKs, I do not know which one to download. I have XP on my computer, I read that some SDKs are not compatible with Windows XP. Please help. What should I download and install exactly to be able to write an application and run it on my Nokia 6600?

N/A 29 Mar 2005, 22:49

For C++ development, first decide which IDE (Integrated Development Environment) you want to use: CodeWarrior, Borland C++ Builder/BuilderX or Microsoft Visual Studio.

You can also develop without an IDE, but then you can only use command line tools and can't use the PC based emulator, but must always compile for the device and debug without asy source code debugging.

If you have a 6600, use SDKs for Series 60 2nd Edition or 2.0. Without any "Feature Packs".

Also, buy a book such as this one to get up to speed faster: http://forum.nokia.com/main/1,6566,40_2,00.html