how does one protect their work by thwarting decompilers? ...more >>

Hi, the following Code works on a Windows-Apllication but not in a PPC Project: adapter.fill and datagrid.setdataBinding is not supportet at compact-Framework? Can anyone tell me an other way to bind my Resultset to an Datagrid? SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(SQLKonfig.SQLCon); ds =...more >>

Hi folks, I need a form like a message box. But every form I create is shown full screen and ignores the size I set. But I like that the second form overlays my main form and waits for one input line. Any suggestions ?! Thanks in advance and best regards Axel ...more >>

i am running my app full screen. When I sync the PDA up with activesync, the menubar pops up, which allows the user to exit my app. Is there anyway to prevent activesync from popping up that menubar on sync? I know i can set it to manual sync, but i need it to sync on connection....more >>

When i create a Form in VS 2005 (VB.NET), the designer shows all controls (Picture Boxes, ...) correctly in a form (240x320 pixel). But when i deploy to a VGA device or the VGA emulator, all controls to not autoscaled and appear very small in the top left quarter corner of the screen. What...more >>

Anyone know if it's possible to make subscript or superscript font decoration in a textbox (or fake it somehow)? I can't find anything on it. I'm afraid it's built in and I'm the only person that doesn't know. :-) ...more >>

I have VS 2002 and recently installed Mobile Application Development Toolkit 2004. I have also installed Microsoft Pocket PC 2003 SDK. When I go into VS2002 there is no option to create a Smart Device Application. I want to create a Windows Form application for a PDA, but there is no option to...more >>

Hi! I am writing a custom scrollbar which will be partly transparent. Everthing runs ok, I imported some functions from the gdi(like transparentimage() etc)... but i can't find a way to get a DC from a Bitmap object(loaded from resources) which is necessary for the gdi methods. Now, I thought...more >>

Hello to all NG. Startint from the (working) "Asynchronous callbacks from native Win32 code" MSDN example, I modified the source code adding a second instance of "public MyMessageWnd msgWnd;", calling them msgWnd1 and msgWnd2 (I can observe that two classes have different .hWnd values). The...more >>

Not sure if this is the correct newsgroup to put this but here it goes. I have a couple of applications that use 'OpenNETCF.IO.Serial" comm port to send and receive data via IR. And the apps. work fine on 5 of the 6 models of pocket pc. And I can't seem to figure it out. All I see out the ...more >>

I know that WinCE OS loads application code starting at address 0x00010000 and that unmanaged dlls are loaded using a modified top down search and loaded below the address of the lowest dll of any running process, but where are managed dlls loaded? I never see a managed dll using the WinCE Re...more >>

Hi All, What are all the database supported for Smart Device application other than Pocket Access and SQL? Would you please suggest me databses other than Access and SQL to use with Smart Device application? Thanks Nana. ...more >>

hey guys, i think i have decided upon using pocket access. it is just for a simple app with simple sql queries ( nothing more then inner joins ) my question is, how do i add the database into activesync so it sync with every sync operation.. i need to know how to do it programatically, ...more >>

Hi All, I am developing a .NETCF app that requires me to print a document from the PPC via Wifi. Would appreciate any pointers on how I can go abou this. TIA. Cheers, Sampath ...more >>

Hello guys, just wandering is replication onlyu possible from pda to computer via IIS with sql server ce and either mssql or msde?? thanks cheers nathan ...more >>

When a Pocket PC connect to my PC, how can I get the PPC OS Version from my C# App on PC? ...more >>

Hey Guys, I am wanting to get started with activesync... This is what I want to and I was wandering if someone could point me in the right direction.... I am using Sql Server CE in my PDA app. What I want to happen is when I connect my pda to the computer.. I would 1. like to sync the ...more >>

hi im a newbie to .NET and to Compact framwork. Ive just downloaded OpenNetCF framework. How do install it on my phone and into the visual studio .NET thanks neil ...more >>

Hello all. So slowly but surely I'm inching along with the project I'm currently working on. Of course time is now running out quick and I have every part of the application done except for the IrDA printing. I need to make sure once and for all that the IrDA port on the printer is working ...more >>

Hi, Generally you want to display the stack trace when unexpected errors occur. With the compact framework you don't want to as it takes up the whole screen! Does anyone know how to omit the stack trace information from exceptions? Cheers Simon....more >>

Hi, I was hoping that someone here could help me. I am using the Offline block from the OpenNETCF Application Blocks. The problem I am having is with the cache storage implementations. Specifically, I want to use the MMFCacheStorage implementation that it comes with, but I am running into all...more >>

Hi All, I was looking for how to write cutom controls with desinger support. I looked on the net and couldn't find anything. I looked into OpenNetCF controls and i really didn't understand it that much. Is there like a template or a step by step tutorials on how to add different option...more >>

Hello... I only have visual basic .net 2003 and i whant to make a software for my pda (win mobille 2003). I know that i need to install the comptact framework and i made the download of the file (Microsoft .NET Compact Framework Developer.exe) and placed the files in it, in a new folder. My...more >>

I have been asked to consider doing a PDA based programming project, and since this is a new area of development for me I was hoping someone could tell me if what I am being asked to do is possible etc. Over all project description: This is a data capture application, think of it as an ongoing...more >>

hello can anyone help me. I want to send files from my smartphone to a server or a web server using GPRS. i want to develop a program in .NET compact framework can anyone ppoint me in the right direction on where to start thanks shawrie ...more >>

Hi, I've downloaded and installed VS2005 prof. Release. Deploying a CF-program to a device requires AS4.0. I don't want to install the preview version but I want to download the release version. Microsoft told me that ActiveSync 4.0 Release will be available with VS2005 Release. Where is i...more >>

hi all ..NET Compact Framework 2.0 beta2's cab can't run on my wince 4.2 device. How can i do? -- White Rong...more >>

Hi I was able to install CF 1.0 in PocketPC 2002 Do you think CF 2.0 will work to? Best regards, Gustavo Guerra ...more >>

Hello all, Is it possible to run a .net mobile web application in debug directly on a device connected to the PC via usb cable? Or if not directly on the device, how do I use the MS Mobile Explorer (ver 3.0) for debug? I've previously done compact development for PocketPC and could select ...more >>

I'm looking for a way to be able to edit data in the datagrid similar to how it works in the full framework. My current thought is when I select a cell in a datagrid place a textbox in the exact location and focus on the text box, when done save the value in the datagrid and move the textbox. ...more >>

Hi All, Can anyone explain why I the .focus method does not always work on a textbox? I see that it executes briefly, but does not retain focus. Anyone have any information on this? regards, Bill...more >>

Hi, I create a worker thread to create a local CE database then connect to a webservice to bring back data. This process runs in the business logic tier which communicates to the client UI thread via a passed parameter. It communicates with the UI thread to see if a cancel request has occur...more >>

Related to my MP3 playing previous post http://groups.google.es/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.compactframework/browse_thread/thread/bc2738b88207b296/8797f97d826b33a5#8797f97d826b33a5 To play MP3 files in CF 1.0 I'm using FMODCE.DLL and my code does many imports of static extern DLL. T...more >>

I downloaded the Windows Mobile Developer Power Toys from microsoft. I test the Rapi Debug application. I'm a C# developer not a C++ developer but i would understand the BugTrap log of the device. Can anyone help me to understand the log? (Link??) For Ex: MISC @0:25:13.688 Got create threa...more >>

I don't have a MSDN subscription, so I can't get VS2005 yet. Is there any way for me to get doc on .NET Compact Framework 2.0? I'm looking for information like MSDN has on objects -- for example, I'd like to be able to see the properties/methods/events for the datagrid in the new version. I ...more >>

I'm trying to figure out how to pass my custom object which inherits from an IList interface by value. I have a group of objects I'd really like to pass to a second form, one at a time, and have the originals remain intact. I found the following Reference Types reference: http://msdn.microso...more >>

Now that VS2005 and "big" fw 2.0 is launching, can anyone tell me what I need for Net CF 2.0? Will it run well on a Windows Mobile 2003 (esp. a Qtek 8100, don't have it yet) phone or just the more expensive CE 5.0 ones?...more >>

I have a bitmap file that is loaded as a bitmap object. How to convert a bitmap to byte array? I have seen someone posted this question before but the answerings are not straight forwad at all. Thanks in advanced...more >>

I have started a new blog documenting the conversion of my diet and fitness program from eVB to .NET. Right now it is on joblowcoder.blogspot.com. Is there a more appropriate place to host it? I am trying to fill a niche that I think is somewhat lacking in the development community. The ge...more >>

I am trying to use mscoree.stat to report the performance of our application. I can see the file was generated after I terminated the application. However, it was empty and it was still locked. I tried it on a simple application, it seems working fine. My question is what would prevent it being ...more >>

Well I have problem! I trying to connect to oracle database with pocket pc but I don't know how. I was try with some thirth party tools but I want do it my self , so can anybody help me with some idea how to do that? Thanks! ...more >>

Well it's a rather weird problem. On a Qtec S100 with Windows Mobile 2003 SE the following happens: When I tap on the .exe the first time the application throws a NullReferenceException in main. When I tap on it again, the application starts normally. However this behaviour does not occur when ...more >>

I finally achieved playing MP3 in my iPAQ that runs Windows Mobile 2003! Yuju! But....here I go: I was playing with fmodce.dll (www.fmod.org - What a really good site!) and I yesterday spent all the day testing this DLL in a CF 2.0 porject built with VS.NET 2005 Beta2. I couldn't achieve a way...more >>

Hi, Not sure if this is the correct forum but here goes. I have written a application that returns a DataSet object from a Microsoft Access database running on a server via a Web Service call to my Pocket PC app using CF1.0. The memo field should translate back to ntext under SQL CE Ser...more >>

How can i use the Beam application on pocketpc to beam file over bluetooth? is there a way to do this or do u have to use OBEX and write my own code? Thanks Mustafa ...more >>

Hello All, Is it possible to detect a mouseclick of a certain area of the form ?. I try to achieve to prevent mouseclick(s) of a certain area inside the form while the rest of the area is allowed to recieve mouse click(s) -- Touchscreen Can somebody tell me how to achieve this ? Thanks ...more >>

Hi, I made a C# app for pocket pc 2003. This guy works fine. Then I needed to encrypt a byte stream (using some AES mode). For that I have to use an AES implementation that was written in C ! So, I created a Managed C++ class that calls the C code (using the IJW concept) and made a dll of it...more >>

hi all, I wrote a fullscreen application and used the inputpanel control that comes with VS2003 and dotnet CF 1.0. When i use Inputpanel1.Enabled = true; it works fine and the SIP shows when i use it on WM 2003 SE, but it throws and excpetion not really specific the exp.Message shows "Exce...more >>

Is possible to make a datagrid with an icon column? Reflection? Alex Feinman example? :)- Thanks Simon. ...more >>

Folks, I admit to being throughly confused. I am writing some software for a device that is running Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition-Phone Edition. My understanding is that Phone Edition is a superset of Windows Mobil 2003. Okay, which SDK do I use to develop software with .NET 2003? ...more >>