I'm using Studio.NET 2003 Pro. to develop a smart device application.I can't use any parameter declarations because there is no System.Data.SqlDbType collection. I have this collection available under the full framework 1.1.(VB,C# Windows or web applications) but not in the compact framework....more >>

How do I programmatically add the image file "test.bmp" to an imagelist in vb.net Compact framwork? I tried a similair aproach as to what I saw in the IDE generated code like below: Me.ImageList1.Images.Add(CType(resources.GetObject("resource"), System.Drawing.Image)) but couldn't g...more >>

Hi!!!! I used to have problems with the loop back adapter in my Pocket PC device until I created the _setup.xml into a provisioning .cpf file, as explained in the article: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnppcgen/html/migration_developers_faq.asp...more >>

I have a very persistant problem: whenever I start my VB.NET CF application from VS.NET2003 using the debug command (F5) the device stalls for a couple of minutes and exits the loading of the program. No startform appears on the device. I have worked around it relying on messageboxes as I cann...more >>

I have code that loads a bitmap from a file like this: Dim bmp as Bitmap = New Bitmap (imagePath) It works for smaller files, but throws an out of memory exception when I use larger files. I believe this is more related to the pixel width and height than the actual file size because it se...more >>

I found an article on how to save an image to a bitmap file but I want my output file to be viewable in Pocket IE and .bmp is not supported. Does anyone know where to find the code or a library that will allow me to save directly to , or convert to one of the file types compatible with Pocke...more >>

Hello, I have been trying to make a picturebox transparent. But even though there is no graphics file in it yet, it still shows up as white. I am using this code on a newly created picturebox: me.PictureBox6.BackColor = system.Drawing.Color.Transparent Why wouldn't that make my pictureb...more >>

Hello All, I have a problem with my forms changing. Every time I change anything on my form, my Tab Control pages get re-arraigned. They actually appear in my Visual Studio designer as in the correct order however, when ever I deploy, they are in a different order. Does this make since? ...more >>

Hi!!!! As a small request, it would be so great to have a function in the RAPI library to identify the platform of the current connected PDA. That will definitelly help my deployment program for my PDA's application. Thanks in advance! Tarh ik ...more >>

Is it possible to run a .net CF application straight from an SD card on a PocketPC? Or does it have to be installed on the PocketPC first? ...more >>

HI there, I hope someone can help. I am doing this application on a pocket pc where you type a product number and it returns several values that are taken from an sqlce database. What happens is that when I click the Search button the first time it returns the values from the database alrig...more >>

hi, while i am exiting my application, the just previous menu (for example, File Explorer) is not displying and sometimes it displays only the Main screen of the pocket pc and closes File Explorer. i will make it clear. For starting my application, Start->Programs->File Explorer->My Devic...more >>

I want to know if I can use the Retargetable attribute for my own assemblies. I want to be able to run my Compact Framework assemblies on the desktop, but I need to make a different assembly for the desktop but with the same contract. The new assembly will have a different public key. So, my i...more >>

//1-Problem I am trying to do the following in the compactframework: public enum MyEnum : int{ONE = 1} MyEnum myName = (MyEnum)System.ComponentModel.TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(typeof(MyEnum)).ConvertFromString("ONE"); //2-Solution one I was given this link as a solution: Take a lo...more >>