Hw can I end an application in .Net compactframework as we write App.end in eVB to close an application Thanks Whiz...more >>

I am working on a project for school that uses compact framework addin from Opennetcf.org. I am having some troubles using the CommAPI class member that sets the serial port to IR mode using the EscapeCommFunction. Any information on this will be very helpful. If anyone has the information I am s...more >>

Hopefully I can explain this properly. I once heard that putting a SQLConnection.Open() in a Try Catch block was a bad idea. It was said that it caused the system to be taxed to much. If being so, what is a proper way to catch any errors from the open command of the SQL client? Also, if any...more >>

Does anyone know how to show rows (either DataGrid or ListView) with alternating colors? I've seen Alex F.'s C# class that does it, but I don't know how to use that class from my Visual Basic project. Can anyone help? ...more >>

With Visual Studio .NET 2003 I have developed a simple Pocket PC application, and installed the Compact Framework on a Compaq iPAQ 3970 running Pocket PC v3.0.11171 (Build 11178) using netcf.core.ppc3.arm.cab. However the install of my <app>_ppc.arm.cab fails with message box title "debug"...more >>

I also read during this afternoon's chat that the community edition of the Dotfuscator that comes with VS 2003 does not work for CF projects. I hadn't quite got to that step yet but had planned to use it before releasing an upcoming product. What are some of you who develop commercial applica...more >>

I read a comment during the Chat this afternoon that Version 2 of the Compact Framework will only run on Windows Mobile 2003 devices or future versions of the Windows Mobile OS and that it will not run on existing older PPC 2000 and 2002 devices like the current version of the CF does. Is this...more >>

Attached herewith part of my code for your references. My code is working fine in normal dotnet frameworks but it's giving me errors while I am applying the same way in Compact Framework. ListView1.Items.Clear() With myDataSet1.Tables("Table") For intCounter = 0 To .Rows.Count - 1 Step 1...more >>

Hi, Since yesterday, whenever I launch my application on the Pocket PC Emulator, and then close my application, I can't rebuild my application because Visual Studio keeps complaining about a DLL that can't be overwritten (one of my own DLL's that is part of my application). The message V...more >>

Hi, i want to have a conversion from 269.4052867128178 -> 269.4 (so it has only one number after the point) The type of the number is long Thx JC ...more >>

I'm working on an auto-restore app the restores the registry and reinstalls the latest CF cab file when the system is hard reset. I'm using an iPAQ 5550/5555 running PocketPC 2003. When I run the "Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 1.0 SP2 Installer" from my desktop machine, the installer deplo...more >>

Hi guys, here I am, back on the newsgroup (*sorry* :P). I thought I'd ask the wise guys about their opinions. Basically, as I said in a post some time ago I'm a student on placement now and I'm going back to uni to do my fourth year in CS in October. I just got an email today asking us to s...more >>

Does anyone knows a way to pre-compile the CF generated MSIL to the native's device processor code just as in the full-framework . So i could deploy those pre-compiled assemblies to the device instead MSIL. Please... i would not like to discuss the pros and cons... or the benefits using this.....more >>

What does this mean? that fault occurs on this.textBoxH.Text = this.headfrm.H.ToString(); this.textBoxW.Text = this.headfrm.W.ToString(); headfrm is a passed object of a form with public int W,D some more code public class ChangeSurface : System.Windows.Forms.Form { private...more >>

Hi all, I have a filedialog form in vb.net (very similar to the one that is included with VS.NET) that basically searches a device for media files, and displays them in a treeview. Instead of being a tree for the entire device, it will only display those subdirectories that have media files. ...more >>

Hi. I have a question regarding icons in deploying Compact Framework programs to a Pocket PC. In properties of the project there is an application icon property. Is this the icon that will be displayed in the file explorer on the Pocket PC after deployment. Are there size and color restraint...more >>

Hello Everyone! I am using a micro printer with parallel interface. It can be controled by sending command through parallel port. And get the state of pin19 to detect whether the printer is busy(pin 19 = 1 means busy, 0 means ready). I try to use CreateFile() and ReadFile(), but I can not ge...more >>

I have a form with a COM control and inside _Closing event of the form I call ComControl.Dispose() to avoid memory leaks because of the COM control. If I call DestroyWindow() and not use _Closing event, will it dispose the COM control?...more >>

I have an application wich communicates over internet (webrequest) that is working fine. Here is the problem. When using wireless it will intermittently hang (trying to complete request). I have discovered that accessing a web page from ie when the app is in this state allows the request to ...more >>

Hi all a few minutes ago I've got a very curious behaviour in my application. I'm developing a PPc application for Windows Mobile 2003 with VS .NET 2003 and C# The thing is that if I make my application run in DEBUG mode, a MissingMethodException occurs when I call a static function in my projec...more >>

Hi there Any1 ever tried to access WLAN configuration parameters within compact framework? Are there any examples Regard Heiner...more >>