is there any way to make your application voice command friendly? like adding new commands to voice command to operate on your app or getting events back from voice command to freez what it's doing while voice command is listening or talking. thanks shafa...more >>

My client would like the nav up and down keys on the handhelds they're using for the application I'm building in VB.NET to scroll a listbox or a datagrid up and down, and the enter key to select the row/record and call whatever code necessary. How do I implement such a thing? Searching the web,...more >>

How to write text 90 degrees rotated ? I find no way to write rotated text, Johan ...more >>

Hi everyone I'm having trouble trying to load the system.data assembly. If I do assembly.load() and pass in system.windows.forms or system.drawing it loads the assembly but if I use system.data it throws an ioexception. has anyone else come across this thanks Dan ...more >>

How can I install .NET Compact Framework on a SmartPhone 2003? it's running Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition. -- Regards Christoffer Andersson Microsoft MVP - Directory Services No email replies please - reply in the newsgroup ------------------------------------------------ http://...more >>

Hello, I´m developing with vb.net + compact framework. I need to find a control as the ip textbox of system default. The Pocket Pc 2002 has a textbox for IP address for your network adapters. Then i needed some similar. Can someone help me? Regards. ...more >>

Hello, I've a problem with P/Invoke a DLL I get a message "not supported exception" What is possible wrong ? Thanks Peter. the DLL structure : This function returns the track data from a user card swipe. HANDLE IOC_GetCreditCardData( LPCREDIT_CARD_DATA lpCreditCardData, BOOL bCl...more >>

Hi, I build functionallity to automatically resize my formcontrols for the available screenheight (inputpanel enabling/disabling, screen rotation) in my application. By default windows mobile adds a vertical scrollbar in landscape mode when the screen height is too large. When my Functions are...more >>

Hello I'm trying to test if an object is an instance of a class that implements a specific interface. I use this code : if(!(f.GetType().IsSubclassOf(typeof(IParametrableForm)))) throw new SystemException("The form is not parametrable"); The exception is always thrown, instead the t...more >>

I try to use log4net in a Smart device Application. using System; using log4net; using log4net.Config; The following statement does not work: There is another method to make it? private static ILog log = LogManager.GetLogger(typeof(TestLog)); log4net.Layout(.... log4net.Appender(...more >>

I created a application which run in PPC using C#, and debugged it in emulator. but when the emulator was up, my program can not run in it, why? ...more >>

Greetings I am creating an app to connect a BT GPS and a BT GPRS phone. the BTConnect utility from www.high-point.com works very well for both of these and is able to launch the DUN automatically. I am however unable to catch the exit code (success, failure, etc). when I run the code below ...more >>

Hi, how can I set a datagrid control to display the new record row? the code I'm using crashes the .Net Compact Framework. (Also, the new record row is automatically displayed in the windows datagrid control) This is how I'm binding the data to my grid - records are displayed (though I can'...more >>

Please, What is the better choice with the SqlCeConnection.Open / .Close : 1 - Open the Connection and Keep always open while the application is running and Close only when the application is Ended. or 2 - Open and Close the Connection after use every time is necessary. ?? Tanks...more >>

Hello! I have a Symbol PPC 2002 device on which I'm developing a application that makes a Ras connection. This sometimes work just great and sometimes not so great. The problem is when ras makes the connection it sometimes can not make the connection all the way and fails. After it fails I ...more >>

I am using Bitmap class to read picture from file (Bitmap b = new Bitmap("test.jpg")). When it loads, image is streched. Original picture size is downsized from 21400x200 pixels to 9844x92 pixels (it is bitmap strip for OpenNETCF.AnimateCtrl). Are there any limitations? (I tried to use Bitm...more >>

I know this isn't the right place to be asking this, at least I assume so, but I have clients asking me the difference between Windows Mobile 2003 and Microsoft CE.NET. Can anyone please explain...and will Windows Mobile software work on CE devices 4.1 and newer, please help. Thanks...more >>

Hi, I have opened a form without border (NONE), I found that I cannot minimize the window and focus on the desktop. However, if i tried to change the border into "single" border, desktop can be shown. I want to know how to make a windows form without border and allow minimizing and showing des...more >>

I have a client that wants me to upgrade the OS on his symbol PDA to Pocket PC 2003 and also allow him to transfer a small amount of data from his PDA to a SQL database. He is not interested in SQL Server CE or maintaining an IIS server. I proposed that what little data he has could be stored in...more >>