Hi Based on the "Receiving SMS sample" available in the SDK I built a class that listens for messages and raises an event when a suitable SMS is available. This event is then handled in a form (the form instantiates the class "WithEvents" and declares a sub to handle the event with the "Handl...more >>

What's the most efficient way to get the size of a file in dotnet CF?...more >>

Hi all, The tabpage gotfocus event exists, but I am not sure if it works properly since when I try to use it is not being handled. Can anyone shed some light on this? Thanks in advance, Carlos. ...more >>

I'm writing my first custom control in VS.Net 2003 (will port to 2005 soon). It will be a textbox control with custom painting. My first question is what control to inherit from? I can't find S.W.F.UserControl for .Net CF. :( That leaves the following (that I can find) as possible base clas...more >>

I am trying to develop a tool to help update the application. To do so I need to create a separate process to start an installer. I then need to end the current process, since it will be overwritten by the installation. I have found all the articles on creating a process and have tried usin...more >>

hi, does anybode know how to create a Form like a msgbox? I want to set my own text on the buttons and the size and positions should work like a msgBox. So the 'parent' form may not respond to the close/ok button and the dialog form may not have a close button. I can create such a form but i c...more >>

I'm trying to develop a mobile app in VS.NET 2003 in visual basic deployed to a windows CE 2.0 device. The form keypress/keyup events work great until I set focus to a listview, listbox, textbox, etc... then they stop firing. Any suggestions to capture key events when a control has focus wou...more >>

I have a evc 3.0 dll that is used by a c# app running on a Pocket PC 2002 device. I would like to debug the c++ dll but setting the local and remote executable to the c# exe does not work. I get an error "remote executable not found". What should the setting be? ...more >>

I add an image list to a form, add a 256 color bmp that's 16x16 pixels, assign the imagelist to my toolbar, assign the image index to my one toolbar button and when I open that form I get the following error: An unhandled exception of type 'System.NullReferenceException' occurred in System.Dr...more >>

I am developing in vs2003 for pocketpc 2003. I am trying to select all the text in a text box when it get's focus using the txtbox1.selectall() method. While I trace the code to the line of code and see that it is executing; It does not visually select all the text. I am trying to create t...more >>

I am using Visual Studio.Net 2003 right now and the Pocket PC sdk. Soon, I'd like to switch to Visual Studio 2005 and target Windows Mobile 5.0 (for Pocket PCs). What edition of Visual Studio 2005 will be necessary to do this? Can I use Express? Is one of the higher versions necessary? W...more >>

I have a .net mobile application that makes a call to web service to read/write data from device's SQL CE to SQL2K database. When I call the web service methods with passing small strings, integers as parameters and receive dataset back it is not a problem. But when I pass Dataset as a parameter...more >>

Hi I have a problem recieving strings containing non-ascii characters. The following code sets up the p/invoke: DllImport("Nccdll.dll", SetLastError = false)] static extern unsafe int NccWrapperReceive(StringBuilder msg, int size); The actual function (C) in the dll looks like this: int Ncc...more >>

How can I use the Click event from a listBox? It lets me add the click event but it never fires. Any ideas? Windows Form Designer generated code // // listBox1 // this.listBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 128); this.listBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 100); this.listB...more >>

I've got a HP iPAQ h5550 and I've today noticed that this hellish device does not use Microsoft's Bluetooth Stack. I think it uses Widcomm's Bluetooth Stack. What a pain! Therefore, I cannot use "open-source" libraries such as Peter Foot's or OpenNETCF's. Which are my options guys? Pay for a ...more >>

Looking for a C# programmable Gird control that supports SqlCeResultSets, Advanced binding (can display tabular data from multiple tables on the same row), CF 2.0 any recommendations? ...more >>

Dear All, I want to know how can i make my application change the screen oreintation from portrait to landscape using c# on windows mobile 2003 SE and Windows mobile 5. thanks mustafa ...more >>

Hi, I am trying to port my existing ppc 2003 device application to windows mobile 2003 second edition devices supporting square screens. However the emulator that I am trying to use in vs.net 2005 beta 2 - "Pocket PC 2003 SE VGA emulator" with form factor as "Pocket PC 2003 square" - has dis...more >>

i would like to create my own keyboard on the screen. Since there are going to be many buttons acting as keys, i would like to return the button caption from the onclick event. how do i do this? create a custom control? i heard they arent as easy as in desktop apps. Also, what would capture th...more >>

Hi, Can a webservice contain a paramterized contructor ( can't the contructor take parameters )? If two users make an initial call to a webservice, are those users accessing different instances of the webservice object on the server? (assuming the service is not designed to be a singleton) ...more >>

Hi all Is it possible to program a webservice that would be hosted on a Windows CE.Net 4.2 platform ? The language is C# + Compact Framework 1.x Thank you ...more >>

Hi all Is it possible to program a webservice that would be hosted on a Windows CE.Net 4.2 platform ? The language is C# + Compact Framework 1.x Thank you ...more >>

Hi all Is it possible to program a webservice that would be hosted on a Windows CE.Net 4.2 platform ? The language is C# + Compact Framework 1.x Thank you ...more >>

I've today installed VS.NET 2005 Beta2. I'm now located at "New Project" window, inside Visual C# and Smart Device section. There are 3 sub-groups here: 1) PPC 2003 - "A project for creating a .NET Compact Framework 2.0 forms application for Pocket PC 2003 and later". I understand a Device ...more >>

Can VS.NET 2003/ActiveSync 3.8 and VS.NET 2005/ActiveSync 4.0 live together without any incompatibility problems? When deploying Smart Device application with VS.NET 2005 I got an error message, googled and found posts about advising to install ActiveSync 4.0 Developer Preview. Prior to ins...more >>

After I installed 4.2 emulator and tried running program it still takes the 4.1 default emulator. Can someone guide me on how to make my code to run in 4.2 emulator? Do I need to do some registry settings for this? Thanks in Advance....more >>

Hi, i want to know the free DiskSpace of my StorageCard. But the CF does not have the routines. Any Workaround with the normal CF? (without OpenNetCF) Thanks a lot Benjamin Wagner...more >>

Hi, I'm searching a Logging class for my application but i haven't found anything on the net! Has anyone developed something and wants to share it? It would be really nice to have something like an Application Block for this kind of stuff (for example I've started to use the EMAB by OpenNetCF...more >>

Hi Is it possible to hide the system Message of an incoming call ? I've made an form which shows information on the calling user but the system message covers a big part of this form Thanks in Advance Boas...more >>

I am using VS 2003 emulator to develop a application for Pocket PC, I want use web browser in one form. But I am not able to find the web browser control to add to the form. Please help....more >>

Hi All, Does anyone know if they have made many changes if any to the smart device deployment & cab setup features in RC1 from beta 2? Thx...more >>

Hi, I am using VB.NET 2003 with the Opennetcf signature control. Code is listed below: Dim signatureBytes As Byte() = Signature1.GetSignatureEx Signature1.Clear() Signature1.LoadSignatureEx(signatureBytes) Dim fs As New System.IO.FileStream("signature1.bmp", IO.FileMode.Create) Dim wri...more >>

Has anyone tried wrapping all of these interfaces up? I've been playing around with doing this for IImagingFactory and have been gradually working through the tree of calls. Some of them work they way I'd expect. Others are creating some unusual problems. For example, I've created the foll...more >>

Does anyone know how to dial some numbers after an initial phone number has been dialed and the user has been connected? I want to be able to call an extension that must be dialed after the phone has connected. Putting in pauses will not work. Thanks for the help! -Eric ...more >>

I didn't find exactly what I was looking for in the archives, or I missed it, so if someone could help me with this I'd appreciate it. I have just a few files, my .exe, .cdb, and a few others which need to be extracted to the SD card if the cab file was placed there (i.e. in a directory such as...more >>

When I drop a tab control on a form, I'm unable to set it's width property. At always wants to be as wide as the form. It won't let me set the width in the property in the property box, and dropping the tab control into a panel will only limit the visible portion of the tab control, it still...more >>

My MPEG file plays in my Windows Media but fails from the Windows Media Player within Emulator 4.2. Where can I find the appropriate codecs for it? Please guide me......more >>

I noticed that the FlowLayoutPanel does not exist in the .net compact framework. I need to take a dataset and use it to add buttons to the appropriate tab of a TabControl object. This works great in the full framework: Add a docked FlowLayoutPanel and then loop through your buttons and add the...more >>

How about developing and configuring a screensaver in a WinCE (I am using WinCE Emulator 4.2)?...more >>

Sir, I want to assign a scaled bitmap into another bit map how to do it.i have got a.net framework function which is working fime and i need an alternative for it to make it working for .net compactframework. ************************************************************ scaledImg = new Bitmap...more >>

Hello everyone, I was waiting the project for months. So, I really thank you very much and congratulate you for this great job. Now,I can embed WMP activex in my Pocket PC application as your example does. But, I try to go a little bit far and test the uiMode="none" or the fullscreen prope...more >>

I'm bound to buy a glucometer that can communicate with my iPAQ h5550 via Bluetooth and serial port. I think I need an adapter because my PDA does not have any serial port. What exact adapter or cable do I need? Is not enough with the PDA-PC synchronization cradle and cable? This mechanism does ...more >>

hi, i am facing acertian problem in scaling an image in compactframework. i have got a certain piece of code written below which i have written for ..net framework and need to convert it for compactframework. ************************************************************ scaledImg = new Bitmap...more >>

Hi all, When install our cab file of program, sometimes it appears messase "PDA program requires the installation of sqlce.wce4.armv4.cab for it to run properly...". It caused our users anoyed for clicking button continuously. I heard that this libary only need to install if the program u...more >>

Hi all, We just move our application from pda machine inside to SD card for saving memory. Then we encounter a problem that when calling webservice for transferring data from SQL Server to pda machine, our wait cursor does not rotate even its shape in circle. Could anyone find the solutio...more >>

Hi, I'd like some help or good practice in order to make a "EnsureNetwork()" method. This method should either check there is network available (typically WIFI) or connect GPRS connexion (the one configured as default connexion on the device). I made some tests, and on my device, a we...more >>

hi i got this message in german, when i will install a VB.net Program on the device (and also on the emulator) ....... The program, which you have installed, is not correctly indicated possibly, since it was provided for an earlier version by Windows mobile Das Programm, das sie installi...more >>

I have used the code below in the past to sort a data grid column. Now I'm using a SqlCeResultSet as my DataSource for the grid. Since the SqlCeResultSet is new to me I was hoping someone could point out what needs to be converted to support using a resultset instead of a DataTable. ...more >>

Is there any way to get checkbox in .NET CF which has more than one line of text? I've tried inserting "\r\n" where I want the new line to start, which shows up fine in the Designer, but the second line is blank when the code runs on the emulator or the device. Thanks, Mike ...more >>

I am trying to provide a list of local IPs on my PPC (WM 2003) for use in a UDP application. dns seems to be the most common moethod, but it is not available in the environment. It is likely that there will be a wifi and bluetooth connection available so I need the user to select the appropria...more >>

Is there any IRDA printing solutions out there that don't have a per device cost assiociated with them. The one from FieldSoftware (http://www.fieldsoftware.com/) isn't suitable because they charge a few per handheld. Better yet. Is there any C++ code out there to do IRDA printing for the...more >>

Hi, all. I'm trying to determine when the InputPanel changes type (from Keyboard to Transcriber for example). Does anyone know how I could do this? I have a PocketPC application that uses the InputPanel.EnableChanged event in order to resize the interface to accomodate the InputPanel. ...more >>

Hi, Iam new to C#. Iam using Microsoft Visual Studio .Net 2003. Iam writing a program to read the COM port in C# (Compact Framework). Iam planning to put this code on a Windows CE OS image generated using WinCE Platform Builder 5.0. Iam able to open the COM port using the function Cre...more >>

Hello all, I am trying to create a mechanism where event handlers are registered at runtime. What I need to do is to create an instance of a delegate without knowing the concrete type and callback method at compile time. In the .NET Framework this can be acheived by using the CreateDelegat...more >>

Hi all, i working on an application where i want to create my own file that holds a jpg image and an xml file holding some fileds abt this image. Any suggestions on how this could be done? thanks a lot for ur help appreciated mustafa ...more >>

i load a DATASET with SQL2000 TABLE i am not able to UPDATE with SQLCE DATAADAPTER how to do? ...more >>

Hi friends, I wanna place a tool-tip for my picture box in WindowsCE.NET using C#. I know that this will not support tool-tip property directly. Is there any other way to achieve this. Please help me out. Thanks in advance. HRK-Chennai...more >>

Hi, I know you can manually adjust the options of the SIP to show for example large keys instead of the default small keys. Is there a way to do this in code? I know it's also possible to manually switch the SIP to a numeric keyboard view, but again I'd like to know if I could do this i...more >>

Hi I am looking for a way to get all the files in a specific folder and its subfolders (and the subfolders subfolders and so on). Is there an easy way of doing this? Or do I have to go through every single folder and subfolder? Regards S=F8ren Augustesen ...more >>

If my PPC upgrade to CF 2.0, my C# app wrote by CF 1.1 can still run correcttly? ...more >>

Does anyone know where people get the maps they use in their applications? I don't mean Mappoint type download per use kind of maps, but the the GPS applications that you see around. I have been looking at maps of the UK on the OS website and for 1:10,000 maps the price is extortionate (£18,72...more >>

Hi, I'm programming on a VB.NET with ADOCE In The Hand Component. The aplicacation are working well but sometimes tell us: "Not enought storage is availabe to process this command" I want to know two questions: - Is possible to bring to "ndpedidos.exe" saved on Store 256Mbytes Card the ...more >>

Hi, I'm new in CF.NET thus sorry in advance for my stupid question. In .NET framework I used to work with the LockBits to get access to a pointer of the first pixel but have found that this method does not exist in CF space. How it can be? By the way, I was trying to use SetPixels/GetPixe...more >>