I am having trouble with getting at the last record in a datatable. I need to find the id and increment it. int x = logtbl.Rows.Count; string x_id = logtbl.Rows[x]["fldid"].ToString(); //here it tells me that x_id has a null value because no row exists at (x = 8) int id = Convert.ToInt3...more >>

Hi All, I have an app that starts up an other windowed app using createprocess. Now when it's time to close i want the other app to close too. How would i do that? I also would like to know if the other app got closed (basicly crashed :-) ), Is there a way to monitor a process if it's still...more >>

Hi Hopefully someone can help me clarify some memory issues and in particular the difference between GetTotalMemory & GlobalMemoryStatus... Apparently GetTotalMemory(false) retrieves the number of bytes currently thought to be allocated. I assume the bytes returned reflect only the managed ...more >>

Hi I have been experiencing the OOM dialog that CE throws up so I am trying to diagnose where the leak in my app is (assuming there is one)... The dialog pops up with the caption "Program Memory is Low". Then there are options to close a form down or "Convert some Storage Memory to Program ...more >>

Can the cab file produced by a .net smart device solution be built in such a way so that the program automatically starts after it has been installed to the CE device? thanks, Jesse ...more >>

Hi, I hope someone can help with this one. I'm using below function but it is leaking memory although an article on MSDN says it should not leak memory. Dim TopHandle As Integer TopHandle = GetForegroundWindow() Dim buffer() As Byte Dim buffersize As Inte...more >>

Hi all, During installation of my PPC app (C#), I install a custom font file (TTF) into the \Windows\Fonts directory on the PPC. This is achieved in the .INF file by specifying its location as %CE15%, a macro string. However, in my C# code, I hard-code this path in one of my global strings, ...more >>

Any suggestions for an alternative approach to application configurability? Preferably some kind of utility assembly that is wrapped nicely. I downloaded a utility from http://www.codeproject.com/netcf/SmartConfig.asp but it proved to be very difficult to work with. Thanks, Jesse ...more >>

I hope that this is just a really easy question. Why does this command work on the emulator, but causes a 'host not found' exception on a device, when the device can ping the ip address listed and the server program is running? Connection i via 802.11b network. TcpClient client = new TcpCli...more >>

Hi, Can anybody tell me does .net cf support sessions when using a soap web service? If not, can you tell me where it says so in the documentation or point me to some other info or work around?? Thanks Josh ...more >>

Sorry if this is a repost, I don't think the first on sent. I have made a program that runs on a .net PocketPC that talks over a wireless network with a server running a program that is not written in ..net. The program works fine here, but gives an error message of "No such host is known" at ...more >>

I have written a .net program that runs on a pocketPC that talks wirelessly to a non .net program on a sever though sockets. The program works fine on our network here, but on the customers it gets an exception "No such host is known". I do not think their network has a DNS server. Here is code ...more >>

Does anyone know how to resize an image in a PictureBox? I have been able to resize an image using Graphics.DrawImage in OnPaint, but CF does not support the CreateGraphics method for a PictureBox. I can select SizeMode in a PictureBox and that handles the different mode requirements that I have, bu...more >>

Hey I was under the impression that it was possible to return an object of a class from a webservice, and then assign it to an instance of the same object on the PDA program receiving the returned object. Example webservice: namespace WS { [WebService(Namespace=http://whatever)] pu...more >>

Hi @ all, after reading a lot of stuff, I couldn't find a solution. I have an application, written in VB.NET, which needs to run in kiosk mode without any tasbar, main menu or something else. As it is an application, where data has to be entered, I really need a small keyboard, which could b...more >>

I have a large maintenance system running in paper mills. We are moving towards Pocket PCs for the collection of lubrication and inspection information of the equipment. I am a seasoned VB6 programmer and was wonder what should I use to develop these apps. I know that eVB is free but have heard ...more >>

Hi All, I want to do the following, show the form and after the form is visible do some processing, so i can show the process on the form. But the problem is that i can't seem to find an event that get fired after the form is visible. Am i missing something? I'm using c# for this. Please...more >>

Ok, first of all I'd like to know if this statement is true : The basic integer data type can handle data values ranging from -2,147,483,638 through 2,147,483,647 in SQL i mean... And is there some limit in the number of rows in a CE database ??? Because i'm trying to read in a database...more >>

I've gone through every post I could find and have found 3 solutions, but none of them are working for me. The situation: My app will be used by field technicians to print service invoices out in the field. They will be printing to HP printers via IrDA. The problem is that I can't format a...more >>

I've made a compact framework program. It will invoke some web service methods. The program can be run perfectly in PocketPC.NET. But it can NOT be run in PC. When it invokes web service methods, error will occur. Can you help me ? Thanks! The error message : See the end of this message fo...more >>

Hi, I program in eVB 3.0 and Pocket PowerBuilder for WinCE devices. I started looking into the CF using VB/C# recently in order to create some a DLL that does some simple things like memory available, battery status, get handheld name, uniques ID, ... I have found many example of how to im...more >>

Dear NG, i need to make a RAS.Dial in my App. But due to some circumstances i also need to make a WebRequest to a page. If i call Ras.Dial and then make the WebRequest, the System tries to make another connection on its own and gives me an Error, saying that it cant establish a connection. ...more >>

hi all, We are developing an pocket pc application for months, and we often see a weird bug: since deploying informs to be failed, we try to delete the executable but we can not delete it in pocket pc sometimes, then we have to reset device!!! This event often happen when we stop debugging ...more >>

Hi all When I try to debug (F5) on the device I get this Error. -------------------------------------------- Launching Application Error while trying to run project: Unable to start debugging. Unable to start program <programDir>><fullpath> ---------------------------------------------------...more >>

Dear All, How to find out the type of the proccessor of my Pocket PC like ARM or SH3 or MIPS etc Programatically.. The thing is I want to install the CAB file deppends upon the processor.So runtime i want to know which is the processor. One more thing how can i download the application fr...more >>