I'm using the below code to access a web service. The data comes back just fine in an object. But I can't seem to do anything with the object. In the regular .NET Framework, I can cast the object to an XmlNode[]. But I get a System.InvalidCastException, if I do this in the CF. Any suggest...more >>

It appears that all LicenseAttributes were stripped out of the Compact Framework. I have a PocketPC component that I need to set up with licensing. Do you know of any which support the CF? I'd prefer not to write my own.. Thanks in advance, Jon ...more >>

Hi, Does OpenNETCF directly support IR file transfers or will I need to write code to read and write the files from the IR data? Also, does it support sending and receiving files using Blue Tooth vs IR? Thanks ...more >>

I've made a couple minor fixes and improvements based on user feedback. The new binaries and source files are available here: http://opennetcf.org/PermaLink.aspx?guid=d7b7cbef-4ab6-477b-924c-0498a523beaf You can now subscribe to our News RSS feed to get automatic notifications of releases h...more >>

I sifted through the MSDN docs and searched the groups but I can't find the order form events fire anywhere. The reason I'm even asking is it looks like the Activated event fires before the Load event which seems backwards. I noticed this in debug mode stepping through the code. Is this correct?...more >>

I just created an application with VB.NET CF, and I imported an Icon to Form1 (only form), but why is this icon not in the exe? In VB 6 this was working... Thanks a lot! ...more >>

Hello I want to code this: by clicking on a button, I want to start another application.. In VB 6 it is: shell(xxxx) Can this be done in CF-Framework? Thanks ...more >>

Here is quote from MSDN "The .NET Compact Framework is a subset of the .NET Framewor designed for small-footprint devices. What is the difference between .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework What functionality of .NET Framework is missing in .NET Compact Framework Could someone answer t...more >>

Hi All Could anyone recommend a good reference book for developing handheld applications in C#.NET with the .NET CF? I'm looking for a book that has good information about designing advanced applications with C#.NET. Thanks in advance! Allen...more >>

Hi I'm trying to load a bitmap from a stream using the appropriate constructor, but consistently get an exception of type system.ArgumentException. Loading the bitmap from file seems to also produce the same exception. There doesn't appear to be anything wrong with the bitmap, as it is viewable in ...more >>

How can I use FontDialog in NetCF ? Or any way to change Font in Interface. Thank you so much. ...more >>

Hi, Does anyone know if you can set any of the following programmatically: - On battery power, turn off device if not used for XX minutes. - On battery power, turn off backlight if device is not used for XX minutes. - On external power, turn off device if not used for XX minutes. - On exter...more >>

Hello Consider the following code Stream s = File.Create(filename) XmlTextWriter writer = new XmlTextWriter(s,encoding) // write some elements .. writer.Flush() writer.Close() s.Close() After processing the file, I have to delete it File.Delete(filename) However, this throws an IOEx...more >>

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Dear NG, ive got a custom control 'A' with a custom control 'B' in it, both written in C#. Ive implemented the onClick Event for both the Controls. If i click on the 'B'-Control the appropriate event fires. But after doing some work i also want the onclick-event of Control 'A' to fire also. ...more >>

I would like to embed a PPC device into some custom hardware, I know I could just bolt an existing PDA into the hardware but this is obviously very amateurish. Does anyone know if there is such a thing as a PDA kit, which would provide me with the bare bones of a PDA (i.e. motherboard, screen, ...more >>

I have created a smart device application in vb.net for use on a Pocket PC 2002 device. This application will be used for inventory control purposes. I have written the first form of the project and started some testing to make sure the database connection was set up correctly. The form is compri...more >>

I had gotten this code from another source and copied it straight into .Net. I have looked over the code a lot of times and it looks like it should work since the class SMTPClient inherits from TcpClient public class SMTPClient : System.Net.Sockets.TcpClien public bool isConnected( ...more >>

Hi All, I am working with C#, SQL CE and ADO.net using the .net compact framework on a PDA. I need to populate quite large tables from XML. Initially I just used Dataset.ReadXML but this quickly ran into memory problems with large amounts of data. I am now using XmlTextReader to read the dat...more >>