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MK2000 MicroKiosk Product Reference Guide

Browser Applications

Web Browser applications can be developed for the MK2000. The browser provided with
the MK2000 is Internet Explorer CE version 5.5, which supports VBScript and Jscript. (See
http:\\www.microsoft.com for detailed information on Internet Explorer CE version 5.5
features and limitations.)
The MK2000's browser supports Symbol's Kiosk Mode, which enables the browser to be
configured with its tool bar and the Window's Start bar hidden, not accessible from the
screen. This enables the developer to have full control over the application and prevent a
user from accessing the CE desktop.
Control over the scan engine and four programmable buttons is provided via ActiveX
objects.
Removing Toolbars
The standard browser is iesample.exe, it includes toolbars, etc. To run the final application
with no toolbars, status bar, location, etc use kioskie.exe. It is the same browser, but without
the toolbars etc. The application can be developed using iesample.exe and the final test
using kioskie.exe.
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Windows CE Applications
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Windows CE applications can be grouped into two categories, managed applications and
Unmanaged Applications.
Unmanaged Applications
Unmanaged or native applications are standard compiled Windows
Unmanaged C and C++ applications can be created using Microsoft
C++ 4.0 Service Pack 1.
The Software Development Kit (SDK, part number MK2000CESDK-x.xx) includes standard
Symbol C APIs and MK2000 specific APIs.
Note: Embedded Visual Basic applications are not supported by the MK2000.
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Windows Applications via Terminal Server Client
The MK2000 supports Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) technology, which allows a thin
client, such as the Terminal Server Client, to communicate with Microsoft's
Server across a LAN or WLAN.
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CE applications.
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Embedded Visual
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Terminal