When I try to run the newly installed Beta 2of the CF I get a message "Error: This saved state file is from another version of the emulator and is not compatible with the current emulator" What have I to delete to erase the formerly saved emulator state? -- Sleepless in Berlin W. Schwen...more >>

Hi, I am well aware of the need to invoke gui stuff from threads other than the GUI thread but reading some other post tonight the thread seemed to suggest that this was not neccessary for MessageBox.Show. Is this the case? I have always done the invoking for MessageBoxes, maybe this was wr...more >>

I am having a problem pulling in XML data into a PPC Compact .NET app and saving it to a SQL CE .SDF file. I get an error message that is simply the name of the first column. I have checked everything I can think of to no avail. My steps in the code: - Create a connection to the SQL CE .SD...more >>

hi I need to download images from a web page that i visit using the browser control. How can I download images form the web page that the html referrences? Can this be done in the CF? thanks ...more >>

I have a program that uses many copies of the same picture. However, it seems that each picturebox keeps it's own copy. How can I load the picture at runtime from the flash disk? The PictureBox control does not seem to have this feature. ...more >>

Hi friends, I have a question on why webresponse() is taking 5 seconds to fetch the data. This is my code. Dim req As WebRequest = WebRequest.Create(reportCall) Dim resp As WebResponse = req.GetResponse() my report call is "http:\\localhost\\.asp?xsl" everything is okay but when it co...more >>

I am converting an application from Windows CE 3.0 written in EVC++3.0 to a Windows Mobile 2003 device using C# and the compact framework. In the application I copy files from a network share onto the mobile device. On the 3.0 device I was able to enter the logon credentials from a control pan...more >>

Hi, Is available API to get GPRS log (in/out bytes transmited) from WM 2003 Phone Edition? Any ideas? 10x Regards Tihomir Ignatov...more >>

Hi, I have a Casio Windows CE device, running Windows CE 4.1, and would like to install .net CF 2 beta on it. Is this actually possible? Executing the .cab file on the device installs CF2 beta, but "cgacutil.exe" still shows 1.0.4292.00 as the CF version. I can't deploy from VS2005 either, ...more >>

I'm trying to show a message box from a thread I'm running. Every time it executes, it takes me back to the main main screen without showing up. Here is what I'm doing: Starting a main window Starting a 2nd window (2ndwindow.show) that in turn starts a background thread when a button on ...more >>

I'm having a weird toolbar problem. The issue is that I've got this toolbar which call "this.Close()" on my Form, by some obscure reasons I need to press the toolbar TWICE before the form actually CLOSES... I have stepped through the code and verified that the code is actually CALLED but stil...more >>

Hello, I have written a custom-control for SmartDeviceApplications. Now I will set a specific ToolboxIcon if my custom-control is added to the VS.Net-ToolBox. Is it possible to change the appearance of the ToolBoxIcon for my custom-control?????? Thanks...more >>

Hi! I have a problem with a .NET app that fails to start for some unknown reason. The Main method is not called at all, which -- needless to say -- prevents the app from starting. Any ideas why the Main-method isn't called? Thanks in advance, Nille...more >>

I have a project with a lot of Forms for PPC. When i connect to a WinCE.Net devices it does not reconnize the installed compact framework and copies a lot of DLL. Is there a way to convert to a generic Wince project? I create a new wince project ana added all forma, but it loose a lot of ...more >>

I am using Databinding to fill a Combobox Display and Value members with info from a table. My problem (below code) happens twice. I call the following code once when the form loads. Form description: Combobox loads with form (and after SQLCE sync) from .sdf file Treeview populates based ...more >>

Hi I am using this smartphone device; http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/devices/devicedisplay.aspx?module=deviceDisplay;Smartphone;emea;191. I am having problem deploying smartphone app from vs 2005. The error I get is that this version of activesync is not supported. I have downloaded...more >>

Is there a way tom accomplish the PerformClick() method in Compact Framework? It works fine in Win32 but not where I need it, in Compact Framework. thanks... ...more >>