Hello, Can anyone tell me if there is a way to make the FileSave/Open dialog boxes wander outside the My Documents folder? It seems a bit restrictive as it is. I mean what if you want to open a file on a CF or SD card? SS....more >>

Hello to all. I think this must be really simple, and I must be asking the wrong questions in the search engines, but 2 things... 1) Can someone please help me with how to set the application icon on a ..NET CF app? What I would like is to set the icon that is shown for the app when you...more >>

Hi all, I am trying to download an image from an url and save this image to a file. The following procedure saves a file with 0 bytes. why?? Public Sub LoadImageFromUrl(ByVal Url As String) Dim srv_request As System.Net.WebRequest = System.Net.WebRequest.Create(Url) Dim srv_response ...more >>

Hello all, The boss just sent down some requirements ( features he thinks we can have... hehehe )... One he liked was Samsungs i700 phone allows you to open the contacts, select one of the customers... that brings it to the information for that customer with the phone numbers (that are hype...more >>

Hi, Should I be able to use slightly odd image sizes in a ListView/ImageList, e.g. 32x40 pixels? My emperical test aren't altogether conclusive :-) Regards, Elisa...more >>

Could someone point me in the right direction I would like to create and application that automatically Synchronizes when the PocktPC is connected to the PC. I want to show an icon on ActiveSync with Synchronizing status. Just like Avantgo Note. What I need is information on how to set up the appl...more >>

Hi. Im interrested in extending some functionality on the DataGrid class. There are only a few features im trying to implement but my question is: Can I derive a class from DataGrid and if so can I still acchieve design time functionality? Or do I have to put all initialization code previously ...more >>

Is there an easy way to create a setup program for my pocket PC app? ...more >>

I'm working with VS .NET 2003 in an application for windows CE .NET and need to manage the event Click of a textbox. I don't see this event in the Event window of the control. Is this because is not in the Compact Framework? Is there any way to get into this event? Thank you in advance ...more >>

Hello, how can i make a listview that allows to select more than one item? I am missing the property multiselect of the listview Control. thanks in advance sebastian ...more >>

Just a note that there will be an online chat occurring on Thursday, February 12th hosted by some of your favorite online characters, the .NETCF MVPs!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Title: .NET Compact Framework and Smart Device Programming February 12, 2004 10:00 - 11:00 A.M....more >>

In a treeview how do I select a node by right clicking it? I have a context menu attached which has options that only work if a node is selected. I've used: If MouseButtons = MouseButtons.Right Then Dim node As TreeNode = TreeView1.GetNodeAt(e.X, e.Y) ' Update the context menu text he...more >>

Hi all, Due to network security restrictions, we can only ping time servers on our subnet via its hostname (rather than by IP address) by issuing the command in the cmd prompt: net time //computername Can we somehow emulate this in CF.NET? What time sync support does CF.NET provide? An...more >>

Hi all - im loving my new Axim X3i I'm now wanting to develop on it - I have VS.NET 2003 and im looking for sample projects or on-line examples of: using an XML file as a datasource to populate text fields on the form - then allow a user to modify the data in the text field - and save the d...more >>

Is anyone working on .NETCF Speech Recognition? We completed a proof of concept recording to a file (tx. ChrisT and OpenNETCF) and using SAPI 5.1 to transcribe the resulting file, sending an XML file back. If anyone has worked with this in .NETCF, I would greatly appreciate their experience. ...more >>

I'm getting this weird message when I load a form from a project: Could not find type "Microsoft.WindowsCE.Forms.InputPanel". Please make sure that the assembly that contains this type is referenced. If this is part of your development project, make sure that the project has been successfully ...more >>

Hello, My CF application utilizes many custom controls that I have not yet taken the time to place in the Visual Studio.NET toolbox so I must manually code the creation and assignment of the various properties to the controls (e.g. Font, Bounds, Parent, etc.). One thing I've noticed is that...more >>

I am using the following to set the system time on pocket pc 2003. How do I tell it to set the US ET zone and not default GMT. Is there any pInvoke. [DllImport("coredll.dll")] public extern static uint SetSystemTime(ref SYSTEMTIME tm) ...more >>

I have created an application with multiple forms and a navigation buttons on the bottom of each form. whenever I start my application, the title bar flashes once for each form used in the app (in my case 8 times). I will be doing something wrong. All forms are created, and named Form1 to Form8....more >>

Is there a control out there available for either eVB or compactframework for persisting Jpeg images on the Pocket PC ? The default image format for the Pocket PC is BMPs, but Jpeg's would be more portable given it's size and all. Anyway, hope to hear from anyone about this. TA. Chris ...more >>

Hi i want to write wrapper class of System.Messaging namespace so that i can use System.Messaging in my smart device application. Anyone can guide me in this context thanx ...more >>

Hi. Does anyone out there have some sample code of a good aproach to Exception handling in the Compact Framework or perhaps a link or two to some good articles on the subject. Could the Microsoft Exception Management Application Block be used in the Compact Framework environment? Best Rega...more >>

I'm an ASP.net developer and a newbie Pocket PC developer. How do you determine which row in the datagrid was selected? What I need to do is the following: I'm working on preview/detail forms. On the preview form a user is presented with a datagrid. The user selects a row or the cell in th...more >>

What do I need to do to update the flash memory in my Axim (Windows Mobile 2003) with SP2? Thanks. Richard Kucia ...more >>

Hi all! How can i change values on the inputpanel control? or. i need to open the input panel when the textbox gets the focus (easy). but i want that the inputpanel comes with the CAPS clicked. there is a way? thx in advance! ...more >>

Good Morning! Can anyone tell me how to go about getting the current Program Name for a WinCE App?? Win32 Apps pass the Program name as the first parameter to the "Main" method, sadly that is not the case for the compact framework. Any suggestions?? Regards, Ron...more >>