I got this error message when I try to call this line: pbGraph.CreateGraphics.DrawLine(redPen, 250, 2500, 250, 2500) pbGraph.CreateGraphics.DrawLine(redPen, 20, 180, 20, 180) pbGraph.CreateGraphics.DrawLine(redPen, CInt(20.0F), CInt (180.0F), CInt(20), CInt(180)) ' x axis Error message ...more >>

Hi all, I have two users out of several hundred who have an issue where they click the program icon and nothing happens at all. No error message, no appearance of the app in task manager. This is new to me. Anyone know what I could do to fix it? I happened across some threads of other pr...more >>

I am testing out my web service application on an ipaq with a PCMCIA expansion pack and a t-mobile grps card. My app works fine when it is on a LAN or cable connection, however, when I run it on the ipaq with the t-mobile card I get this WebException: "The response did not contain an end o...more >>

Hi, how to draw small toolbar-icons (16x16 pixels) with transparency? Currently all my icons have a white background which doesn't look good... Boris...more >>

Hi, Is there a way to cancel a keydown even from within the keydown event? In eVB i can cancel the event or change the keycode in the event to 0 but in VB ..NET the keycode and keyvalue are read only. I use the textbox and form keydown event to trap keys for the mouse pad (joypad). However...more >>

Almost done with my .Net CF app Does anyone know good vendors to physically secure my new PDA that will be mounted in my car. ...more >>

hi, Is there an easy way to take a library built in embedded Visual Studio and compile it to a .NET CF compatible library? I've created a native-code wrapper but in VS.NET 2003 I can't get some of the environment variables from eVC to compile.. is there a way to do it from eVC? Thanks....more >>

I have been working with KB Article 812404 "HOW TO: Write Pluggable Protocol to Supprot FTP in Managed Classes by Using Visual Bassic.NET". I have modified the code to run on a Pocket PC. In the OpenControlConnection routine the following lines are being executed: m_DataSoc...more >>

Is it possible to widen the scrollbars on a combobox. They seem fixed regardless of font size. ...more >>

Is it possible to get the complete path to the exe-file of a running CF-application, so that i can store files (...) in the same directory? Only giving the blank filename to a stream writes it into the root directory. Thanks, D.Barisch ...more >>

Hi, i read all the documentation, but couldn't arrange this. I'd like to print in the output window (or debug) via c# like the good old vb's debug.print method. All the samples i found just print in the console of the ce.net... i'd love to have messages printed in the ide while running the app ...more >>

hi, i have an application that uses message maps written in evc++3.0 can i use message window class to see these messages from cf? Or is there anyway to communicate my application written in CF with the application written in evc++? Could you give me any starting point? regards ...more >>

I seem to remember that this possibility has been mentioned way back. But how to do it? I have tried to look for examples on www.opennetcf.org and www.gotdotnet.com (I am trying to find out how to port a program from eVB to C#, and am testing the necessary controls) Any pointers/hints/lin...more >>

Using .Net CF Thanks! ...more >>

How does the speed of .NET CF apps compare to apps developed with embedded Visual Basic (eVB)? I have installed a few eVB applications in the past and their performance has usually been very poor. Does the .NET Compact Framework perform better? Thank you....more >>

I read in some tutorials=20 (http://smartdevices.microsoftdev.com/Learn/Articles/505.as px) that you can use the compiler directive #if NETCFDESIGNTIME some code #endif in order to isolate code which is only necessary for the=20 GUI designer at design time. This means the designer=20 s...more >>

Hi, I am new to Pocket PC development so please forgive me if i ask silly questions. Im also new to Databases too. I want to use a database with my VB.Net CF application. I have MSDN Enterprise subscription from which I can download SQL Server 200 Windows CE Version 2. I have a couple o...more >>

How do i achive a full screen in PPC 2002.I am uisng C# and CF....more >>

I have a program that can run in two modes: - started by the user - started at a event (after activesync) The program behaves differenty in the two modes, so it is important to know who or what started the program. I know that when it is started by the event (set by a call to CERunAppAt ) the...more >>

Hello Group, Is it possible to Create Views in MS SQL Server 2000 CE? On the SQL Server 2000 it works fine, but doesn't seem to work on SQL CE. I've checked in "MS SQL Server CE - Books Online" and it clearly says that "CREATE" and "VIEW" are reserved words of MS SQL CE. Any bright ideas ...more >>

I am trying to detect when a user clicks a tree node. In evb and vb6 we had a NodeClick event that gave an index.... I have seen posts that use the afterselect event. That code has trouble when you want to click on the node that is already selected. I have seen posts in the dotnet.frame...more >>

Hi! Is it possible to add UI components (e.g comboboxes, checkboxes) to the cells of listview control? Best Regards, Thomas ...more >>

How can I react to the user pressing the rocker wheel of the PPC? Using C#. Thanks for any hint! -- Manfred Derenbach, MDE Software Categorize your information with InfoHandler www.mdesoft.com ...more >>

Hi, all, I have the following code to read from a standalone XML file. Dim reader As XmlTextReader reader = New XmlTextReader(FileName) Right now I would like to embed the file in the assembly. I know the way to load image file from assembly by using the following code: LoadResource...more >>

Hi all, I'm trying to select an item in a listview using C# and .NET Compact Framework. Is there anyway to do this by passing in the index of the item I want selected? I've tried listView.Items(index).selected = true; the compiler returns (268): 'System.Windows.Forms.ListView.Items' ...more >>

I've got a brain fart. How do you start an executable from within your CF code? In "normal" Windows (even .NET) I would use the Shell("PathName") command, but that doesn't seem to be available, at least not in the Compact Framework. Any ideas? Thnaks, Sacha ...more >>

Hi, Assume the app is ABC.exe. While running ABC.exe, you have (however it got there) a newer version of the app called XYZ.exe. It it possible to: 1. rename ABC.exe to ABC.old (this is optional, otherwise delete) 2. rename XYZ.exe to ABC.exe 3. run ABC.exe i.e. it's the usual, how ...more >>

It seems Microsoft left out the Name and Tag properties for of the Control class in the Compact Framework. I am finding it difficult to work around this because there seems to be no way to identify controls when iterating through the controls collection of a form. I could use the Text pr...more >>

I am using the field PocketPcs just for data collection ( no manipulation). They will bring the data back and dump it. What is the best way to do this? RDA or interact directly with SQL server. The units will be communicating over 802.11. I am currently using SQLCE to store the data an just ...more >>

I'd like to keep the input panel active whenever my task is visible. Will something like responding to the panel EnabledChanged event with if( this.visible && ! inPanel.Enabled) inPanel.Enabled = true; do the trick? Also, I'm only using the panel to look up names and the word completion...more >>

Any existing Classes Or components? ...more >>

Hi does somebody know how to write data to a Pocket Access Database from within the CF? I read about the ADOCE .NET Wrapper plug by InTheHand but it is not free. So is there a free solution? Thanks ...more >>

What's the component to access the pocket access database? ...more >>

Hello, I'm a Newbe. And I am Looking for a Possibility to Connect form a PPC (Win Ce .net) to an DB2 on an Mainfraim (As/390) in VB.Net If anybody could Help me i would be so Happy Your Tobias ...more >>

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I'm a newbie in this area. What is the best approach for receiving/sending information through the serial port? I will be using a symbol handheld connected to an enfora box located on a truck and the enfora specs have you set up a dummy ppp dialup conection. Any advice is appreciated....more >>

How do you put an icon of your program in the Programs screen of the Pocket Pc. Bert ...more >>

Hello NG. I am about to design a new application that should work over a WiFi connection. I would like device(s) to be able to connect to an SQL Server running on a server available in the LAN. My idea would be not to have any SQLCE database in the device(s), providing direct access to data...more >>

Hi, I am writing an application that will run on a Windows CE device and hence i am using the .Net compact framework. In the application, updates get sent from a server to the client in the form of a DataSet XML Diffgram. This diffgram is then 'merged' into the clients DataSet (Using a...more >>

Hello, I'm having an annoying error. I try inserting any datetime into the database but I always get the same error. The code is quite simple: // My ExecuteNonQuery function open the conection and exucute the //command. ExecuteNonQuery(string.Format("insert into Tasks (IDPr...more >>

Hi All, I'd be grateful if someone could help me out. I'm developing an application in which a user answers a particular set of questions in a given interval. The time interval can vary. I'm using System.windows.Forms.Timer control for this application. I set the interval for the timer to 1 s...more >>

I'm really interested in custom controls and read in the Larry Roof article that one cannot create custom controls that can be added at designtime. For that I needed to use C#.......is this true. If so this is a definite divergence between the two languages. Is there a future in custom contr...more >>

Hello. I have been having a helluva time trying to convert some custom controls that I have developed into a design-time assembly. I have been following the article at http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/using/building/mobile/default.aspx?pull=/library/en-us/dnnetcomp/html/customctrlscompactfx.as...more >>

I have read previous articles about sorting the data within a listview by clicking on the columns, or filtering the data by entering a few letters. What methods tie into these features? Thx Confused...more >>

Hi, I am developing a poll software on a PocketPC platform. What I'd like to know is, what is the best possibility to temporarily store the data. XML? The stored data are needed further along and should be synchronized at a later point of time. Thanks for helping. Andreas ...more >>

I have a little port tester app that lets me open/close/read/write the COM1: port. Under normal circumstances, the app works fine. However, if I open the port and then exit the program without closing the port, it seems to me that the port is still open. I know this because if I rerun the program...more >>

We have an access database. On the pc side of the program we write several of the tables to an xml and then import them to the pda as a temporary database. Then the tables are edited and added to. Then we port to an xml file and back into the database they go. Here is my question. Several of the ...more >>

Hola I currently have 35 users out in the field on a XDA with a .netcf 1.0 application. If I install the update .netcf sp1 on my dev machine will a new compiled application break compatability i.e will I have to reinstall the framework on each device all over again? Help :) ...more >>

I have developed an ActiveX Control(ocx file) and a COM DLL(dll file) by using EVC4, Now I want to use VS.NET 2003 C# to develop a program running in embedded device,and want to use the ocx and dll. But I dont'know how to add the ocx to the tool box,and I only can use AxImp.exe to conve...more >>

Hello, I'm using Visual Studio.NET 2003 with Compact Framework 1.1. In my CE-Application I want to equip a Panel with a vertical Scrollbar, which is shown when neccessary. According to MSDN-Library Panel should have a Property like "AutoScollEnabled" which is inherited from System.Forms.Scro...more >>