Hello, I have a .netcf program using vb.net and I have a multiple form application. When I attempt to close the application using the 'ok' button on the main form, it leaves the other forms there and will not close the application. Is there a better way to do this? Or is there a way to know wh...more >>

Hello, I used the FormStack example to speed up my application. However, it seems that textboxes no longer work with the "Transcriber" text input system. I'm using Transcriber version 1.51 and .NET CF 1.0SP2 I think the problem has to do with the FormStack event loop which looks like th...more >>

Hi all :) Almost everything is in the subject... I just want to set the location of the SIP programatically(is that english? :p) The Bounds property is read-only so... Oh yes I'm dealing with a WindowsCE.net OS and using C# :) Thanks in advance and good morning/afternoon/night :p...more >>

I use MAPI to read the inbox, but only the messages in ActiveSync's inbox can be read. The messages in SMS's inbox can not be read. Help! Thanks! ...more >>

Hello, Where can I find a task manager and a schedule (calendar) for wince.net 4.2? Regards ...more >>

How do I copy a dotfuscated (or any) file to the simulator ?...more >>

Hi there, I'm writing a small app for the PocketPC 2003 using C#. My app should simply open the Calculator and simulate some key presses (of course im using P/Invoke). Opening the calc.exe was no problem, but I can't get the 'magic' input work correctly. By using 'mouse_event' for simulating ...more >>

Hi, I would like to optimize my PPC code. I want to unregister all the event handlers of one class/form from another class/form. Is there some way to set all registrations to null? I know I can do -= but my second class doesn't know the handler names of the class who's handlers i...more >>

I suddenly lost my form design in visual basic. When I click on form1.vb from the solution explorer only the code opens. What do I do to open the design window?...more >>

Does anyone have any insight into why .Net Remoting has been so neglected in the CF. It was the same for DCOM support in Windows CE. It wasn't until version 4 that it was really supported. I got it to work under 3 jumping through some hoops. The argument that embedded devices traditionally don...more >>

I just added .Net compact framework support into my CE4 device. I now want to try to develope a simple application and run / debug it on my device. In the options dialog under Device Tools | Devices I try to set up connectivity to my device. For Transport I select TCP Connect Transport, however, ...more >>

Hi, I am getting the following errors in eVC++. error LNK2005: "class CString __cdecl GetDeviceID(void)" (?GetDeviceID@@YA?AVCString@@XZ) already defined in GetPDAIDDlg.obj fatal error LNK1169: one or more multiply defined symbols found Can anybody help me to sort out this issue? ...more >>

How can I make a NOT scrollable form? I made a form with tabcontrol, and when I use the program in Portrait screen mode, I can cover the tab pages with mainMenu,but when I use the program in landscape screen mode, I can't cover the tab pages with mainMenu, because the form change to scrolla...more >>

Hi, When my app starts, it reads in a few text files. During this processing I would like to display a progress bar. However when I put the call to do the processing in the startup form's load event, the form is not yet visible, so no progress bar. I assume the processing code needs to go in ...more >>

Using .Net Compact Framework is it posible to start application at given time? how? and can i add application directly to the pocketPC screen like... Owner Info., Clock, Tasks etc...... I want to put my application like that. Can any one knows HOW to do? using .Net Compact Framework Thank you ...more >>

Hello I'm trying to move a file (pic taken with the device camera) to a folder on a central server when I dock the device so it's connected to a desktop PC in my LAN. I don't seem to be able to do this through ActiveSync or without using some middleware installed on the desktop PC, but a...more >>

XrossOne Mobile GDI+ is an open source 2D graphics engine, written with 100% C# managed code. It helps .NET Compact Framework developers to create high quality 2D graphics output. Almost all advanced features in GDI+ are available here, e.g. AntiAlias Drawing, Line Cap/Join Decorations, 2D Trans...more >>

I want to select two(or more) rows in datagrid. Firstly I clicked one row in datagrid to select it,then I clicked another row and want to select it. But when I click the next row,the "highlight" status of first selected row become unselected. Many thanks. ...more >>

The property "Ownerdraw" of menuitem is not supported in compact framework, How can I add icon on a menuitem ? Many thanks. ...more >>

I am trying to create a form object, and then modify some custom members before I show the form. Everything compiles fine, but when I run it, I get an error suggesting the object doesn't exist yet. The form load event does not run until I Show the form. This makes no sense, since I am explicitly ...more >>

Hi, i'm shocked! Why? I have a very simple textfile (created with the WindowsXP Editor). Just entered "Test äöüß" (without the quotes) and saved it as "1.txt" - You see the german umlauts in the Text?!? Now, in the C# code i do this: string sLine; StreamReader sr = new StreamReader("...more >>

This code is for a Pocket PC 2003 application: When I check for the data by doing a CustEditDataSet.Tables("Persons").Rows(0)("Tel") and I have changed the textbox text I get the new value, but it is NOT saved when I call the SQLCEDataAdapter update method. Private editQry As String...more >>

My VB.NET Compact Framework Pocket PC app uses the TcpClient class to communicate over the internet with a server I wrote. Works great when the device is in a cradle Works great on a PocketPC device with a wireless internet card It DOESN'T work on a Pocket PC Phone edition device unless I f...more >>

Is it possible to write a service for PPC 2003 in C#? Thanks, Ofer ...more >>

I am using the graphical dotfuscator from visual studio. I created one project triggered by file.exe with output and temp dirs, then pressed build. Then created 2nd project for file.dll and added the library tickbox. Build the dll. However the obfuscated exe/dll does not run on the device, the ...more >>

Hi, I'm sending data with the socket.send method using a gprs modem. I've a loop of about 100 records to send and it is transmitted to the server with no problem. I've also a loop of about 1000 records and when I send the data some lines in the output get missed in the server. I've putte...more >>

Hi to all!! I want to install a .cab in my terminal from smart device application, how to do it without prompt the install dir? Thanks in advance. PD: Sorry, my english is poor. -- Saludos, --------------------------------------------------------- Javier Ros Moreno Aguas de Murci...more >>

Is it possible to write a service for PPC 2003 in C#? Thanks, Ofer ...more >>

I am creating a Bitmap as follows: Bitmap b = new Bitmap("mypic.gif"); I am using P/Invoke and need to send a message (SendMessage()) with an HBITMAP as a parameter. The Bitmap class doesn't seem to provide the HBITMAP (at least not in CF). Can anyone tell me the easiest (and hopefully...more >>

Is there a way to manually load a pdb file into Visual Studio when debugging a smart device application? I'm loading assemblies at run-time using LoadFrom(), and their symbols don't get loaded, so I can't debug them, which as you can imagine, is very, very frustrating....more >>

Does IPAQ H19XX or H63XX have a com port to communicate with PC? I know H38XX and H39XX have. ...more >>

I wrote the codes below public Form1() { // // Required for Windows Form Designer support // InitializeComponent(); // // TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call // Thread.Sleep(10*1000); Debug.WriteLine("Init"); } When I de...more >>

Hi all, I'm new to .NET CF programming, using VB.NET, and could use some help I've got all the basics down for createing instances of, and showing forms, either as windows or as modal dialogs. Great. Awesome. I also know that to keep a new form or dialog from showing up in the Running Pro...more >>

Vorrei realizzare un'applicazione in Vb.NET per Pocket PC connesso in Wireless alla mia LAN, avrei bisogno di fare una connessione al DB Oracle interno, non riesco a trovare niente che possa aiutarmi. Qualcuno ne sa qualcosa??? Grazie Serena...more >>

Hi How can I customize the startup in the pocket pc like the normal Windows. I mean to launch a certain application on startup? Thanks Mohammad...more >>

My application uses a collection class to hold around 5000 objects. It takes around 2 minutes to load these into the collection which seems to me to be far too long. The same code process with the collection.ADD method REMed out takes about 12 seconds. I've also compiled with the .ADD not ins...more >>

My application has a lot of processing to perform between user inputs. While this is happening I want to display the "waiting clock" but not sure how to do this. Can anyone advise pls. ...more >>

I'm having a problem with the TCPClient/NetworkStream that I can't get around. When I send something on the socket I don't know if it's received by the server or not. I always get IAsyncResult.IsCompleted == true no matter if the server receives the packet or not. After 2 minutes I get the socke...more >>

I was just wondering, since normal C++ does not need dotfuscation because it is not decompilable, what is the situation with C++ Dot Net ?...more >>

VB exe loads one dll from a c# project. All works smoothly, then I obfuscate exe, obfuscate dll, and exe cannot load dll any more, this is the message: TypeLoadException Application::Run+0cf a::Main+0xa Any ideas?...more >>

Hi all, I want to re-use what I have written in C/C++ in a C# projet (Compact framework). In the C/C++ project : I have a dll : myDll.dll I have a struct : myStruct I have a function : myFunction typedef struct myStruct { char* a; char* b; } myStruct; extern "C" MYDLL_DLL_API ...more >>

I am using vb. My second form is displayed with dim frmAbout as new Form2 frmAbout.show() The problem is that frmAbout is also displayed in the iTask list, and the form is not modal, i.e. I can bring up the main form while form2 is still showing. I need a modal form, any ideas? ...more >>

I'm on a 2.4 GHz P4, 1GB DDR3200 2-3-2-2, I875P, SATA RAID0. My emulator performs most operations at the speed of a 233MHz ARM I have. Stepping into the program is slow: Loading the stack or local/watch windows can take up to 30 seconds. Accessing variables can take up to 10 seconds from wit...more >>

Hello, I'm trying to make a 'popup' like control that fades in (e.g. its opacity transitions from fully transparent to fully opaque) and then fades out (e.g. its opacity transitions from fully opaque to fully transparent) but the alpha component in Color is not supported in the CF. Any work...more >>

I have an application that is running on PPC 2003. From time to time the application needs to be able to open various types of files into their appropriate viewers (i.e. a Word Doc, Excel Sprd Sheet, maybe PDF). My question basically is what is the best approach to tackle this sort of thing. ...more >>

Does anyone know how to turn off the WiFi LED by code? -- Frank J. (Ctitanic) www.pc-counselor.com Home of Tweaks2k2 ...more >>

Hey guys, I wonder if you could please provide me with some ideas as to how to get around this problem. [Scenario] Symbol MC9000-k, Pocket PC 2003... With a scanner application I've written, data is loaded into ArrayList structures when the user performs some action. This list contain...more >>

Hi, I've developed a PocketPC app using the compact framework and would like to make it as easy as possible for users to start it (it is the only application that my users will run). Right now i only know how to put it in the start menu or have a hardware button start the app. Is there ...more >>

I hate to be vague in my title, but to be honest I have started too many splash screen threads lately. I am still looking for an answer. Before I go on, I have to mention that I need a VB.Net solution. C# won't work for me, I have no java, C++, or C# experience at all. My program takes a...more >>

I've deployed ASP.NET programs without a problem. MS had a nice walkthru on how to do this. It only required an addition of a single project and very minimal configuration. For deploying to my PDA, I found this, but am still very confused on how to deploy. http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/...more >>

I am developing mobile solution in VB.NET. I want to know the name of the PPC just like the one in the PC. Anybody got any idea? ...more >>

I'm having a problem with the TCPClient/NetworkStream that I can't get around. When I send something on the socket I don't know if it's received by the server or not. I always get IsCompleted. IsCompleted == true no matter if the server receives the packet or not. After 2 minutes I get the socke...more >>

I have 2 sql server ce databases on my PocketPC. What would be the most efficient way to transfer some of the records from one database to another if the table structure is the same in both databases? I'm using vb.net and the option to create insert statement by iterating through all fields se...more >>

I have some textboxes bound to a datatable. pressing the cancel button cancels the changes pressing the save button saves the changes that works fine but i noticed that if i edit a textbox and i pressed the cancel or save button while the focus is still on the textbox the text that is in...more >>

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I have an application that intercepts a user clicking on a link in Pocket Internet Explorer (PIE). This is possible since the web page the user is viewing is created by my application and each link uses: http://127.0.0.1:59500/xxx.htm where xxx is the name of some web page stored locally on ...more >>

Hello, I am currently working on a Smart Device Application with a TabControl and four TabPages. I want to add a vertical Scrollbar in one TabPage. Does anybody know how I can realize that?? Best Regards mathon...more >>

Hi, I'm working on a project with .NET CF and after some ups and downs it looks like everything is going like I want, except one thing. That's the focus on a textbox control. I have a mainform with a menu, the menu shows an other form with some testboxes (and labels) on it. After activating th...more >>

I am using vb and I need to add a second form. I designed the form with the designer and I start the form like this: dim frmAbout as new Form2 frmAbout.show The problem is that the second form hides the keyboard so I can't enter anything in a textbox on that form. Any ideas? Tia....more >>

Hi, I need to show a form with a "wait mesage.." while a process are running. If I do aForm.show() the form it´s show after the finish of process. other question. how can make a form with diferent size to the screen? thaks ...more >>

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Hello, After you add a list item to the ListBoxEx the font of the item changes! I need a ListBox where the items shall have different fonts. Therefore I set the font of the items e.g. like this: OpenNETCF.Windows.Forms.ListItem item = new OpenNETCF.Windows.Forms.ListItem(); item.F...more >>

I have a rather big retail application written for Pocket PC devices (.NET CF + C#). Is it possible to convert this application down to a Windows CE application. If yes, how? Perhaps there is a document describing this somewhere... Thore Berntsen VBD Norway ...more >>

Hi all! I got a problem. Someone noticed that on some Toshiba e750 the CF apps do not work? I can't understand it! I have here 10 e750 (same OS, eprom and drivers version...), and on some of them all works fine, on the others there is no way to get a .Net app start (.Net app does not even...more >>

There have been a number of posts about techniques to do this. The two main ones seem to be: Display from the top down e.g. //this.Controls.Add(this.buttonEnter); buttonEnter.Parent = this; and use fewer commands e.g. //this.lblStatus.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(111, 218); //t...more >>

Hi, I'm working on a CF.NET project that uses SqlCe extensively, and at the moment database access is very slow. So I would appreciate your opinions and ideas for improving the performance. Currently I'm using DataAdapters to .Fill() a DataTable (NOT DataSet), and returning either the fi...more >>

Hi, I've developed an application that uses a gprs card in pocket pc to send data to a remote server on the internet. The whole connection to the server procedure goes like this: 1.use connection manager to establish a connection to the internet. 2.use socket object to connect to the serve...more >>

I've created a pocketpc app which has a startup form containing a listview. The form creates an object which in turn creates a System.Threading.Timer. It keeps track of the Timer state using a TimerState object similar to the example in the System.Threading.Timer documentation. The method which ...more >>

Visual Studio 2005 implements support for the serial port in the System.IO.Ports namespace, But I am only able to find documentation regarding the normal .NET Framework - how about Compact Frame - which serial port functions will be implemented there? Thanks! Ole ...more >>

Hi, i search a possibility to connect a printer with PDA. I am programming in c# and Compact Framework describes IrDa in system.net.sockets, but there is no sample code that describe the necessary steps to connect and use devices. If somebody can help, i thank...more >>

Hi all, How do I make sure only one application is runing at the same time?...more >>

hi, im fairly new to c# and am having trouble using the custom form i have created for my main project. I have followed the guide on custum objects at intelliprog.com and have made the .dll files and put in my references. When i use my form class the form shows up in the design view but i canno...more >>

Dear all, I am trying to carry out RDA with ActiveSync and code it in .Net Compact Framework. Does any libraries support this feature? Thanks for your help ...more >>

I am working with VB and the MainMenu1 object at the bottom of the screen does not produce "type here" areas on the form like normal dot net vb apps. What is the story with menus on pocket pc ?...more >>

Hello, ArrayList a = new ArrayList(); Type t = a.GetType(); FieldInfo[] InnerList =t.GetFields(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.DeclaredOnly); When the above code runs on Compact Framework we get three items: (_items, _size, _version) B...more >>

Hi, I want to use the lock key word when I execute a function on another form, that function performs some operations on a DataAdapter and a DataTable. code like this: lock (xform) { xform.method(y); } Any known problem doing it , that I should know about? Tomer. ...more >>

Hi I am having a problem with using the DateTimePicker control in a Smartphone application. I am able to successfully create the DateTimePicker control. The control show up properly on the screen. But the control does not get into the edit mode where the user can input the date, month and...more >>

The code below makes this error. StreamReader myReader = new StreamReader(myWebResponse.GetResponseStream(),System.Text.Encoding.GetEncoding("iso-8859-9")); if I use StreamReader myReader = new StreamReader(myWebResponse.GetResponseStream()); then I don't have any problems, but this ti...more >>

I have developed an application on the .Net Framework (I mean the full framework, not the Compact Framework), and used strong naming delayed signing for my day to day build/test cycles. In other words, I specifed AssemblyKeyFile and DelaySigning(True) in assemblyinfo.cs. I did not do a "sn -Vr"...more >>

Hello, I have an app that contains 3 forms. The first form has a Mainmenu and always displays the InputPanel icon, even though there are no text boxes or any other controls that can accept input. The next 2 forms can recieve input but don't display the Inputpanel icon. Is this because onl...more >>

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002E_01C4B948.33B350B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am trying to write a VB.NET (2003) app for my iPAQ 2200. The iPAQ is = connected to the PC via USB using A...more >>

Hi, I've a question for you :) Why when I try do connecto to an SqlServer DB with a device WinCE 4.2 all works fine and if I run the same project on the emultator there is no way to open the connection? It says that the SQL server does not exists or I havn't the rights to access it :( S...more >>

Hello, I've got a problem with a TreeView. I get a starnge error when trying to call the .Remove method. The method is called from a ContextMenu, when holding the stylus down on a childnode. I then call the Remove method like this: If MessageBox.Show("Are you sure?", "Delete Item?", M...more >>

Hi, I have just installed Visual Studio.net 2003 Enterprise Architect. I have been using Visual Interdev so far, and I am used to be able to select from a desktop bunch of .asp files, drag and drop them into a Project Explorer window and have it show there as a tree of files. Is there some se...more >>

Hello, as someone with evb and vb6 experience I'm having some trouble with Forms in .netcf. The program that I'm trying to port to .netcf has about 40 different forms and I need a good tutorial of forms in .netcf. Thanks in advance, BB. -- Get The CrashCart!! http://www.rncrashcart.co...more >>

Here it is. The actual transcript from my outout window. What I'm doing is so basic it is suckeningly furstrating. I have a test program that does nothing more than display some controls - no magic, no rocket science. Yesterday, I could run it via the ide and sometimes it would not. Today, it ...more >>

Hi all, I m doing initialization on the startup of my app like loading the dataset and the forms that contain lots of control, to improve performance. Since it's taking long time i decided to display a splash screen that will run until the initialization is completed i downloaded the co...more >>

Any good ways of capturing a signature , storing it as an iamge column in SQL-CE and retrieving it back for display ? Thanks. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.778 / Virus Database: 525 - Release Date: 10/15...more >>

Does anyone have an idea on how to prevent a textbox from getting focus i.e. the same function as "textBox.enabled = false" but without making the text written in gray ? This code works: private void textBox1_GotFocus(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { textBox1.Parent.Focus(); // the form ...more >>

I seem to recall this from aprevious psoting, but cannot find it anywhere... Is there a way to add an icon into a listview item/subitem column, instead of (as well as?) a text entry? Glyn Meek ...more >>

I need to implement a couple forms for our application which are dynamic. For instance, I have a question and several possible answers which the user can select. I don't know the question/answers at design time, so I need to create the form on the fly. My question is: when I'm placing the...more >>

Hi there ! :) I was wondering if there were any event to notify a control that it is not drawn anymore... My application has a numbers of panels switched by the user, and one of them, for example, let the user know a few things about his wifi connection... I thought of lauching a th...more >>

How to set an icon to a project? to apear with the file, instead of the defaul blue window icon? Of course that is different between vb6 and .net projects. I can't find where to set the icon in .net project!!! Tks for attention... ...more >>

After having to reinstall everything on my PC, I now have a problem with VS.Net 2003. I can no longer connect to any of the 2003 SE emulators, but I can connect to the PPC 2003 emulator and the actual device itself. I get the errror 'The CE boot image could not be opened.' I've reinstalled the 2...more >>

Hi, can I use Remote Data Access or Merge Replication between a compact framework Pocket PC app and a standard .NET framework app if I don't have SQL 2000 installed on the standard PC? (so I'd probably have to se MSDE) The global idea is just to syncronize the databases in the Pocket PC and th...more >>

Has anyone done any USB development using C# and the compact framework? I'm primarily looking for information related to sending and receiving data from bulk endpoints after enumeration has occured and even the process of identifying when a PDA has become connected to a host. -- Jeremy T....more >>

is there a way to iterate through the items of an enumration in the CF ? *** Sent via Developersdex http://www.developersdex.com *** Don't just participate in USENET...get rewarded for it!...more >>

Hi, I've an application that is using socket connection over TCP/IP for sending data from Pocket PC to a server. Well whenever the data size is on or below 58-59 kb all the data is send succesfully from Pocket PC to server. But when the data is around 70-80 KB , it seems that the client app...more >>

I'm building an app for devices that have integrated keyboards. The devices are running SP2 of the CF (CE 4.2). I need to add TabStop and TabIndex support to my forms' texbox controls. I found an article on adding keyboard support to CF. http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/04/04/Keybo...more >>

Hello, I am just starting to program win mobile 2003 se with vs2003. when I deploy my test program to my 2003se pocketpc, I get a setup warning: 'program you have installed may not display properly because it was designed for a previous version of windows mobile software' What am I missing? ...more >>