I playing around with Inherited Forms in .NET 2.0 Compact Framework and have found a problem that I would like more clarification on. Example: I started with a generic DeviceApplication with a single form - Form1. I added a button to it and then added a second form - Form2. I made Form2 ...more >>

Hi, As i remember the WM2003SDK was necessarily to install one of the emulators. Now under VS2005 a emulator is a component of the system. For which I need the WM2003 SDK now ? By Rainer ...more >>

Hi all, are there on the market 3party components that display DWG files? What I serching for is a control I can put on VB.NET forms that shows DWG files, let the user zoom, pan and return the X/Y coordinates where (eventually) the user tap. the dwg file. Thanks Franco ...more >>

Hi, If one wants to write to serial port say COM1 in using VB.net how is this done? Any APIs Thanks ...more >>

I just searched MSDN for OutOfMemoryException CompactFramework and got only 4 answers, 3 of which where the same! Thank god for you guys!...more >>

I am trying to add a CF v2.0 Windows app into my CE 5.0 image but the platform builder won't build quitting on the error "Error: only 4k page alignments supported at this time, found in module iNXGShell.exe" which is my app. Can someone provide an explaintion?...more >>

Hi My problem is that it seems that some of the functions have been disapeared from the XMLDocument Object For example I can't find the function SelectSingleNode or SelectNodes I've no idea what the problem is but I'm sure those function are suppose to be there somewhere Now I've tried to re...more >>

I would like occupied port to deactivate relationship to delete. How can I make that? ...more >>

I have vs05 on my desktop with IIS. I have active snyc 4.0 I have a Dell Axim 50 I want to create a website for the PDA. What project type do I select when I fire up Studio to create this website. I'm a newbie to the Mobile dev community but have done lots of web and desktop development and...more >>

Hello, Is there any way to convert a sql server 2000 database to a sql ce sdf. Does anyone a convert tool. I have to build a project on a pocket pc 200* that the user can enter data on the pocket pc device and move the data to a sql server 2000 database. Has anyone done this and can they ...more >>

Hi, Can somebody confirm me that it's impossible in CF to build your own color with your own RGB values and assign it to BackColor property of the form? Thanks in advance. ...more >>

In teh MSDN article: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpref/html/frlrfsysteminvalidoperationexceptionclasstopic.asp regarding the InvalidOperationException class it talks about this exception is thrown by MoveNext if objects of a collection are modified after t...more >>

Previously, when we built the exe for a PDA application in 2003, the AssemblyVersion set in the AssemblyInfo would be caried over to the FileVersion for the exe. I have some code used to update the exe (using a cab file) if a new version is found. I am doing this from the PC. To do this prev...more >>

Hello I would like to ask what is the "correct" way to show and then to close a form. In my application some forms I show them with the .show event and other with the .ShowDialog .. but if the user press the X button on the form the form is not closing and I ve try to put a breakpoint i...more >>

Hi, I am developing an application and need to know if the PPC switch into standby mode, how do I detect this mode? Regards, Wayan ...more >>

In some cases a form did not come forward in .NET CF 1.0. Does .NET CF 2.0 have better way to do this now? I noticed that the forms now offer handles. In version 1.0 it was necessary to use OpenNETCF: http://www.peterfoot.net/CommentView,guid,a4bca0e4-439b-411a-87cd-0950e9d16b10.aspx Snip...more >>

Hi Group When have start the opennetcf project ? When the first release was available ? thanks. ROM ...more >>

Hi, I have a textbox which allow user to enter their SQL query. So that query will be dynamic each time cos it is based on user input. how could I write a code to detect if the input SQL query is ok, no syntax error ? if SQL query = ok then TO TASK else STOP endif ...more >>

Hi, as i remember: under VS2003 i could delete a project by deleting the folder in the project folder. Now under 2005, whe i delete a projectfolder , after restarting VS2005 i have an entry in the Recent Project-"Window" at the start page. Of course it makes no sence to click on it, but ho...more >>

Hello, I have a following scenario: I have two forms: Main and SplashScreen. The splash I show in Main constructor. In Main_Load() method I hide the main form, than do an application initialization (data connect etc). After that I hide the Splash screen and Show the main form. Every...more >>

Hi, I am trying to deploy an aplication using VS2005 and ActiveSync 4.0 in a PPC Acer n30 with Windows Mobile 2003. In that process it appears next message: "Unable no start program %CSIDL_PROGRAMA_FILES%\.... Unable to load the CLR. The target device does not have a compatible version of t...more >>

Hi all, I have to select a folder in my PDA application. I would normally use the FolderBrowserDialog . However this device control is not available in the compact framework. Which solutions ARE available in the compact framework? TIA Rudolf ...more >>