Hello, I get a NotSupportedException when using the following code snippet in the constructor of my ImageButton control: System.Drawing.Graphics gfx = this.CreateGraphics(); SizeF textSizeF = gfx.MeasureString(this.Text, this.Font); this.m_TextSize = new Size((int)Math.Floor(textSizeF.Width...more >>

Hi ! We are planning to update part of an application so you can run it from a PocketPC (wireless connected). Today the application is developed in traditional ASP for IE 6.0. What are the major differences (adv/disadv.) between using ASP.Net Mobile or an installed client with compact frame...more >>

I have read in Internet that a new Windows Mobile was released. Is it possible to find an emulator for it? I have found an Windows CE .NET 4.2 emulator on MS site and now I'm downloading it but there should be a developer edition (Windows CE .NET 4.2 emulation edition), when I click the link I g...more >>

Hello I'm writing an application on an IPAQ 3970 that uses the bluetooth module to communicate with a serial port adapter on another unit. The application is written in Visual Basic .NET 2003. I'm using a com port component, that works like the component in VB6, for this. The two units are co...more >>

Hi there, I need to have one C++ application running alongside another C# application. At various times, i need the C# application to communicate stuff to the C++ application, and I'm not sure what would be the best solution for this. Would anyone here have an idea on how to solve the proble...more >>

I would like to ship my application's help as HTML files. I wonder how to launch IE for that. I briefly look at the HTML control on OpenNetCF.org, but it just take HTM string, I found no way to set him its working directory, therefore I'm afraid my pictures and links would be broken. Any ti...more >>

Is it possible to execute 2 inserts/updates ( into different tables ) with 1 SqlCeCommand ? Regards, Fred. ...more >>

Anybody know if there are plans to implement WMI in compact framework? I read this in an MSDN chat log: "when WMI moves to improve .Net managed-code support, we may consider doing so". (http://msdn.microsoft.com/chats/embedded/embedded_092602.asp in 29/07/2002). This already is done? Thanks ...more >>

After updating from Activesync 3.6 to 3.7, I can no longer connect to a web services any longer when debugging code. Does anyone else have this problem or a fix to it? ...more >>

Hi all, How do I stop the grid control from trying to save a new row to the datatable rows collection when I change the selected cell on the new row. It is only a problem with mandatory columns. After adding a new row, clicking on the Date_Recorded cell of the new row raises the following erro...more >>

Hi All, Please help me with this Strange problem. I've developed a small application using .NET CF. I use a 3rd party MP3 audio engine for playback PInvoking the respective DLL functions that play some of the audio files. So far, so good, I've completed my application, and am ready to relea...more >>

My app doesn't get added to the Recent Programs list in the Start Menu. Anyone know how to make that happen? Thanks. --Houston Keach...more >>

Hi, I use FileAttributes.Temporary with the compact framework to find storage cards (SD & CF .) on a Pocket PC. However, using FileAttributes.Temporary doesn't work using the regular .NET Framework on my desktop PC. Does anyone know how I can determine if a drive on the desktop PC is a removab...more >>

I heard there would be PowerTools which would allow syncing to the emulator without having to use the half baked port method. Does anyone know if this exists and if so how to access it? Thanks. Jamie ...more >>

Hi=20 I want to send characters like =A2,=A4,=A3,=A9,=AE... from my=20 program.I used keybd_event function with their=20 corresponding hex values (which i got from charmap)as=20 parameters,But it does not work though it work with=20 A,B,C,...Can anybody suggest what went wrong ?is their any ...more >>

Hi there, I' m generating a XML file on a desktop PC and want to transfer this file programmatically to the device which is connected to the pc. I know that when connected to the pc I can access the devices file system using the explorer. But what I want to do is to create a new directory ...more >>

Hi, is there a way to unload AppDomains in CF? The 'real' Framework supports this with the method AppDomains.Unload(AppDomain ad), but this method doesn't exist in CF!!! Please help me! Greets, john ...more >>

Hi, I am having a problem making a design decision for my VB.Net CF application. My application will have a menu in the form of buttons on a screen. Users select items from the menu by clicking on the button. The standard CF button control does not have the color property so im looking...more >>

Hi, I try to drop a table in the query analyser and receive the following error : "0x80040e14 DB_ERRORSINCOMMAND" Native error (25501) There was an error parsing the query ... So, CE BOL says that "truncate" is a reserved word. Thanks, nono...more >>

I would like to save this memory Bitmap image or .bmp file as a .jpg file.how do I? //.net cf Thank you....more >>