Is there a way to access the contacts list inside a VB.NET program. I do not want to display the list in it's native environment however. I am looking to display just the names in my own Vb form. James Lysaght ...more >>

Hi, I have downloaded the P/Invoke Library Sample from MSDN http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en- us/dnnetcomp/html/waveinout.asp I am deploying the program on Pocket PC 2002 Emulator. I am facing the following problems: WaveIn Test: It gives the following error w...more >>

1. Does CompactFramework work on PC? IE Can I use the compactframework in place of the standard framework to allow my packages to be more accessible to PC users whoe download them via dialup? 2. Does Compact Framework ship with VB7 .NET 2003 "Standard" or is there a patch/download I can get fr...more >>

Is there a way to detect if activesync is installed on the pc? I have an Application and I want it to check to see if activesync is installed. i've used OpenNETCF.Desktop.Communication.dll to check for active sync it works however when garbage collection happens i get a null refrence excepti...more >>

Hello, I have a mainform. This mainform opens another form which starts a thread for serial communication. No I want to open antother from from my mainform (as the mainform is my login screen). I open it like this: frmMainMenu MM=new frmMainMenu(); MM.ShowDialog(); But this cause...more >>

I've posted this before, way back in October, but since then I've not resolved the issue, and was hoping someone now reading the Newsgroup might be able to help. I'm loading some DLL plugins into my app on a Mobile Device, it all works fine, and the plugins work perfectly, except for the fa...more >>

Hi everybody! we developped an .NET CF application, and we experience a memory leak at runtime which continues until having a out of memory. I work on it since a few days, i've been googling a lot to see similar problems, but nothing helped me. The problem is in fact simple : I have some ...more >>

Hi, I will be starting mobile development with Visual Studio 2003 for Pocket PC devices and Smartphones. What system would be best for compiling code and general development of mobile devices? I'am looking at notebook systems with the Intel M770 (2.13ghz) vs. a Pentium 4 3.2ghz system? ...more >>

Hi, I build a windows app in which I can play, stop, pause ... videos by controlling Windows Media Player. In VS 2005, I just add the wmp ocx in the toolbar, then drag-drop wmp in my form and the interop is created (it's magic), so I can code wmp: axWindowsMediaPlayer1.URL="myUrl"; axWindow...more >>

Hello, after I start "Bluetooth Connection" in the Control Panel, Windows tries to initialise wireless systems und looks for wireless devices. Can I make this automaticaly, maybe with a C# application? If yes, whats the name of the classes, has somebody an example? Giovanni thanx ...more >>

Hi, i'm doing a programe in a few languages so i've found this code that iterates through the form controls and returns there names so i can switch languages but the problem is after re-parenting the controls to optimize the code i don't get the names of the controls on my groupbox or my pa...more >>

I have read all the posts on the combo box long load times. Here is my issue: 1. I have a ComboBox with a list of Custodians in it. 2. I scan an Asset tag to look up its details. 3. The ComboBox selects the Custodian from the Asset details. 4. If there is no Custodian, the ComboBox displa...more >>

While i'm in the question asking mood i have one more today. We're using PocketPC on the Qtek 2020 handhelds. We have a GPRS connection setup which works fine. What's strange is this... some of the time if you put your handheld in the cradle and click the gprs icon thing in the title bar,...more >>

This problem kind of defies belief but i'll try and explain. I have one version of my application that connects to a socket through a GPRS connection. This all worked fine for ages. Now i've just updated some GUI bits and peices (have NOT changed any of the socket code) and now suddenly th...more >>

[C#] I have three classes The first class calls a method on the second class, from the second class a method from the third class is called. If an error is caught in the third class i simply bubble it back to the calling function, like so: throw new Exception (ex.Message); However f...more >>

Age old problem i know. I've searched through the archives and tried most things but it's still not working. Error: Cannot establish a connection. Be sure the device is physically connected to the development computer. I've repaired my VS.NET install, i've reinstalled activesync, i've gon...more >>

Hi there, Searched the archives on this but still can't find a solid answer. I've managed to display a bitmap from an embedded file, however i can't seem to figure how to play a wav file from an embedded file. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks...more >>

I am trying to stop users from typing in non-numeric characters into the NumericUpDown control in both above mentioned events, for example" Private Sub updQt_TextChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles updQt.TextChanged if Not IsNumeric (updQt.Text) then up...more >>

Hi group I´ve created a new class but I can´t seem to access any of the public subs in the class. The class: Public Class testClass Public iTest As Integer Public Sub New() iTest = 0 End Sub Public Sub add() iTest = iTest + 1 End Sub Public Function returnValue...more >>

Hi, I have a custom label control which is clickable. However, the background of the label is white, and you can't set it to transparent in the property window because it says it is not supported. Here is the code, what do i need to add to make the BackColor transparent? public class Cus...more >>

I have a project with an unmanaged ATL Smart Device project and a .NET CF PocketPC 2003 SE application. I cannot step into my unmanaged COM object's code from the .NET application. Is managed-to-unmanaged debugging supported or not with Visual Studio .NET Beta2? Thanks. ...more >>

Hello, I just want to create a shortcut to my program in the "Start" Menü (or Desktop) of the PocketPC (with .NET). Can somebody give me an idea how to do this? Thanks Matthias ...more >>

Does anyone know if there cwill be a OpenNetCF library for VS 2005? If yes, is there a beta somwhere that I can take look at? Thore Berntsen ...more >>