Hi Any serialization tools in .NETCF to replace the serializer Thanks, ...more >>

Hi, anyone know how to bulk insert data from text file to table/database using sqlceresultset ? I tried using BULK insert statement but its throw exception. Thanks in advance. ...more >>

I've built an PPC application in C# that is just an executable on the hand held. My problem comes in trying to keep all the hand helds updated. Is there a way to pass an executable through a web service so that it can be captured and put in the PPC's correct directory?...more >>

I've created a handheld application that just runs off of an executable, pretty basic. But its kind of a pain getting each of the PPC's updated with the current version of the software. My idea was to create a seperate application that deletes the current file and connects to a Web service t...more >>

I've got a number of installation questions. Forgive me if these have already been asked on here (as I'm sure they have), but I've been searching the archives and have only managed to get myself more confused. Feel free to point me to previous threads if they definitely answer the question. ...more >>

I want to do some code once a form has been loaded and displayed, every time when the form is displayed, not just the first time. How can I do this? >From what I've read, the Form_Load method is only executed once, after the form has been created. I've tried putting a MessageBox.Show() inside...more >>

hi,sir Can I send/receive message betwenn with other Application Created by evc4.0? thanks...more >>

Hi, I developed an application that use SqlCe. I would insert rows of a table from A.sdf to B.sdf with a Sql String. How Can I make this? Thanks Marco Figini -- Marco ...more >>

I wrote my program and it was working just dandy. Then I tried to distribute it to a user and it would not work. I noted thay my device had .NET Compact Framework 2.0 installed on it but his was 1.0. To test, I uninstalled 2.0 and installed 1.0 on mine and sure enough I got the same problem ...more >>

Hello With refernce to the following replies i got from u i managed to get to complete the first step in C#. http://groups-beta.google.com/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.compactframework/browse_thread/thread/21552d4481331615/efdb3492d705ee2c?q=csd+connection&rnum=1&hl=en#efdb3492d705ee2c...more >>

Ok, I have my visual studio working again. And I have determined that my problem deploying my program is this: On my machine, when I deploy the program to my handheld VS 2005 automatically upgrades my device to CF 2.0. But when I deploy the .CAB file to a user. The user has version 1....more >>

Hi All, Does anyone know of a CF .Net control that can be used for recording and then displaying a signature? regards Gordon ...more >>

hi all, i have overwritten OnPaint() of a Form. During the MouseMove of the Panel, wich is contained in that Form, i call Refresh() on the Form. But it does not seem to call OnPaint() immediately, during the MouseMove. How can i reach that behavior? thank you public class MsgBox ...more >>

Hi all, I would like to get a list of thumbails of pictures stored in a smartphone 2003 SE to make a application like a 'Pictures Album' from camera's pictures. I'm new with CompactFramework, so I come here to got some ideas on howto start ;o) Should it be a listView with items as picturebox...more >>

I think I have the clue now. I re-wrote my program in VS 2005 Beta expecting it to be released back in march (don't know where I got that info). The idea being I would then obtain a release copy and have my program ready to deploy. Now I have the program ready, but VS2005 is not yet in re...more >>

Dear All, I've just bought a pocketpc from HHP, pocketpc that have a barcode scanner feature. I need to develop application for inventory purpose by using VS.NET 2003. My problem is I can't add control from references that have been provided by HHP. Does anyone knows how to add control...more >>

hi,all I can't successfully install the OpenNETCF v1.3. There is always an error that "InstallUtiLib.dll:Unknown error in CorBindToRuntimeHost(0x80131700)." I have installed Vistual Studio 2005 on my PC. Who can tell me how to solve this problem? Thanks a lot! Sincerely...more >>

Hello I have a question: what API function (from core.dll) should I P/Invoke to get window hwnd for created process if I have process handle? FindWindow requires either classname or window title. thanks for any tip...more >>

Hi, I am sorting a data grid column using the following code: DataView vw = (DataView)this.DataSource; string sort = vw.Table.Columns[col].ColumnName + " ASC"; It works fine but i would like to make it case insensitive so cap "A" and lower "a" appear grouped together. ...more >>

Hello , I am using SqlCeRemoteDataAccess.Pull method in my project. and when use an only select statement as the select string it works fine an pulls the result to the local table. but when I use stored proc which actually selects records at the end it does not work. in documentation it say...more >>

hi all, when I create a Dll file by using eVc4.00 for C# what is the pointer I should pay attention? Thanks ...more >>

Hi All, I'd like to transfer files from a Desktop computer to my Cellphone/PDA using VB.NET I've research a bit on this, and I found that I would need to do it using OBEX via Serial Bluetooth COM Port. I've read that using OpenNetCF Serial component will make things easier coding thi...more >>

Sir, I am trying to port my c++ code which i have written in evc++ for pocket pc. I want to port it VisualC# application. But i am facing problem in converting. fscanf(file, "%d %d",&(gd.edges[i].vert1), &(gd.edges[i].vert2)); is ther any alter native for it in C# Regards Naveen...more >>

Hi All, How can i mail the current open page? The open page contains some data (which vary every time page is opened), textbox to enter email id and send button. When the send button is clicked i want to mail this page as it is to the given email id. i'm using asp.net and vb.net regard...more >>

Hi, anyone out there can help to create a sample database application which can show one to many relationship and basic add, edit, delete function using sqlceresultset for vs 2005 ? Real need it, thanks in advanced. ...more >>

Hi, Is there a tip - some lines of code - to know if my app runs (at = runtime) on the Emulator or the final smart device ? It's only for creating objects that exist on the device but not on the = emulator. I know I can set "#define" but if it exists a better method, it will be = welcomed....more >>

Is there anything equivalent to a union in C#? I want to implement a Stat class, which can hold either an integer, float, or string, but only one at a time. What would be a good way of implementing this? I'm using version 1.1 of the framework. TIA. ...more >>

i need to recieve an event if an orientation change occurred. how is that possible working with c# and vs. should i install embedded c++ to recieve those windows messages? http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnppcgen/html/screen_orientation_awareness.asp thank ...more >>

I am completely stumped here. How do I make a form not full screen in the compact framework. Similar to a child dialog box in Win32. I've looked through all the docs, and tried all sorts of combinations of settings and still have no results. Any advice would be most appreciated. Thank...more >>

I'm trying to measure the response time of a mobile web application developed for Pocket PC's. I'm accessing the application using an iPAQ and want to record the time it takes from the inital request and to the arrival of the last byte of the response, which is in fact TTLB (time to last byte)...more >>

Hi all gurus, I've developed some web service cosumed by win app, and now I'm trying to face CF pitfalls. AFAIK Windows authentication isn't allowed, but anonymous doesn't allow my SQL Server to render DataSet I need. So I'm trying to use basic authentication, but since there is not a Credent...more >>

It's not the right question about programming but when do you think there'll be PDAs with Windows Mobile 2005 commonly aviable in Europe? ...more >>

Hi Is there a model database app available for vs2005 which I can use as a basis for an app to run on both pcs and pocket pc devices? Thanks Regards ...more >>

I want create form in advance because of my device CPU speed.When I need it,I just show it.But I encounter a problem.In Form1,I create Form2 in constructor Form2 frm2 = new Form2(); then private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { frm2.ShowDialog(); } If I de...more >>

Hello, Please how can I test in my application(C#), if whatever pocket pc internet connection, is currently active? Thank you ...more >>

i am writing a program reading sqlce database and display. during program running , following exception message box appears " index 0 Error: System.Data.SqlServerCe.SqlceError There is a file sharing voilation a differnet process might be using the fiel " after i click "OK" button, pr...more >>

Hello, I am displaying one row in a datagrid, and i made its height larger than the datagrid height because it contains long descriptions, so a vertical scroll bar appears but with no cursor on it to let me move down the grid. How can i have access to the datagrid scrollbar? or what else ca...more >>

Hi, I'm using the VS 2005 Beta 2. I'm trying to put shortcuts into the start menu with a smart device cab project. All shortcuts I put in the special folder "start menu folder" end up in the programs folder. Is this supposed to work this way? Bye, felix...more >>

Hi, is there a way to display the virtual keyboard, if needed, without blocking the whole bottom area of the screen with a toolbox? There's probably an easy solution but I can't find anything right now. :/ Bye, felix...more >>

Hello I need CTapiLine in C# so to create serial communication. Is it possible? If not any other way to create serial communication through the line? Thanks Adnaan ...more >>

Has anyone had the pleasure of developing ASP.NET applications of the BlackBerry? I just built a simple application, and it seems not generate incomplete HTML tags. For instance, when an <INPUT is created, it closes it with /> instead of a straight >. And for some reason whatsoever, there a...more >>

Hi. I have a question which I already asked about earlier but I still don't understand. I have VS.NET 2003 and want to develop for smartphone applications using vb.net. Now, all i need is the Smartphone 2003 SDK Right? Well, i installed it. I could make a simple application and deploy it with ...more >>

hi, all This is a stupid question I create a form use default size on VS.NET 2003. When I use showdialog(); the bottom(which show the virtual keyboard ICON) of the screen has been covered, how to display the bottom area? why? Thanks ...more >>

I have a few basic questions about landscape mode and am looking for the simplest ways possible to achieve them. 1) How do I layout a landscape only form in VS. Do I just design it the long way or how else? 2) I need some forms only in landscape and others only in portrait mode. If I lay ...more >>

This app is being developed on VS2005 Beta 1 (moving to Beta 2) in C#, .NET CF, SQL Mobile 2005 on Windows Mobile 2003 SE Phone Edition. The hardware is an Audiovox PPC-6600, 400MHz CPU, 128MB RAM (Sprint PCS). I am using a datagrid to display information from the DB. When you click the D...more >>

As I read here http://blogs.msdn.com/mikezintel/archive/2004/12/08/278153.aspx the uncompiled application dlls are loaded into 1GB shared virtual memory space. Bit it's not clearly stated where hen CF.Net jit compiles the code? Into that 1 GB shared memory too? The problem is that we c...more >>

Hi, I'm just beginning to Convert our CF1 Custom controls (with Designer support) for the CF2. The first thing that I found out is that the Designer Environment dlls are not necessary anymore. As I can see from Peter Foot's answer below that will be replace by a sort of XML Designer defini...more >>

Hi, i would like to know if there is a good way to stop (kill) a thread that is blocked in a read operation, waiting for network incoming data ? Thanks ...more >>

Hi all. I was wondering if anyone knew if there was any way to capture KeyPress events from Combo Boxes in the .NET Compact Framework? Seemingly the standard behaviour means you not only can't tell which key's been pressed, but can't even tell that a key has been pressed at all - the event sim...more >>

I'm using Cursor.Current = Cursors.WaitCursor and Cursor.Current = Cursors.DefaultCursor, but I've come across an interesting bug. When I compile my form as an exe and set it as the startup object, the cursors work. However, when I compile my form into a dll and launch the form from another an...more >>

Hello all, <new to .net> If the following piece of code: Private Sub bDice1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles bDice1.Click, _ bDice2.Click, bDice3.Click, bDice4.Click, bDice5.Click Dim btn As New OpenNETCF.Windows.Forms.B...more >>

Is it possible to write applications for HPC 2000 using CF .NET? I know this is not natively possible, but I also know that there are many ways to tell programs "Hey youre running on a pocketpc, not a HPC!" just by copying or deleting few Dlls. Any way to do this with CF? I DO LIKE C#! ...more >>

When will .NET CF in Windows CE 5.0 Plataform Builder be released? Is there a way to use a beta version of the framework inside the PB? -- Daniel Deschamps Soares...more >>

Hello @ll, I've written a .NET Compact Framework application for a Windows CE 4.21 device. This application uses a webservice to communicate with the server. The device has a GPRS modem on board and a Dial-In-Connection is defined. In Internet Explorer this works very well, I can connect to...more >>

hi, I use at WebServices to get data to the PPC from the database server (via Wlan). I use the following code: Dataset1 = Ws.GetData1(); This take about 45 second. Too speed this up I tried to save the dataset to XML file and read the file instead of using the webservices. I use this code...more >>

Hi There I need an listview / listbox which is able to show alternating row colors. It would be also important to have funtions to show multiple lines per item. Nice would be the possibility to expand the multiple lines per click for example but not a most. I think i can do this via own...more >>

Hi all! I want 2 comboboxes displaying information from the same table. I try the code below, but this don’t work properly. The comboboxes always show the same item. I can make a new dataset and copy the table “Status” so I got one dataset for each combobox, but is that the most effi...more >>

Iam in the process of translating the winforms application. The winres seems not to work for .netcf resx files. Please help me in getting a solution for this so that translation could be done without using visual studio, because the guy who is translating dose not have visual studio. ...more >>

Hello! I am developing an application for PPC using VS.NET 2003, I couldn't found any class for transfering datafile (xml file) from desktop PC to PPC. Here the condition is "I want to transfer file programatically without using ActiveSync ". If anyone found solution to this problem plea...more >>

Hi it´s posible add an image to a button in VS 2005? thakns ...more >>

Have dev experience in VB6, and EVB, but I'm very new to VS.Net.. I'm sure I'll have more questions later, but for now I just have one that's been driving me insane, because it's got to be so simple... How do I change the borderstyle of a label, frame, textbox? I've searched all over and ...more >>

Hi all, > > I'm developing a PocketPC application using .NET CF. > In my application, I want to use timer callback ,so that after a specified > time interval I'm able to do some logging operation continuously. > > I've implemented this and the build is also successful. > However, I observe th...more >>

In my continuing effort to determine why my app occasionally and randomly "hangs", I have turned my focus to performance statistics. I have read descriptions about what the performance stats are, but I havent come across anything that states "benchmarks" for me to determine which of my stats ...more >>

In my continuing saga of trying to figure out why my application occasionally & randomly hangs I have turned to performance statistics. I have obtained some numbers but I'm not sure how to interpret then. I have read some information on what the various counters are but I have not seen any ...more >>

Does anyone know of a way to keep the vs.net debugger running while you turn the pocket pc device off and back on? I'm trying to debug some strange behavior in an application that occurs after the device resumes from suspend mode. Any tips would be most appreciated! :)...more >>

Is there a registry key that will allow me to autohide the start menu? I've looked around and all I've found are programmatic solutions. ...more >>

Hi, What do people do when the requirement that their application be supported on Pocket PC, Palm and Blackberry? What product/solution is used? Or does the application get rewriten for each platform? I am aware of AppForge. Any other solutions? Thanks ...more >>

Hello All, I have a web service running on my machine through which PPC connects and data synchronization happens. I am passing the computername/IP address of desktop PC to the web service constructor in Reference.cs reading from an XML settings file. The problem is if the IP address is D...more >>

My app current requires the user to install the smart device framework onto his / her PDA via a setup file that I created for them. In order to avoid this, I was considering incorporating the source code of the specific opennetcf DLLs into my source. Is there any potential problems that I ...more >>

I want to create a serial communication using opennetcf. I have a handle to the line i created but dont khow how to create the serial communication using this handle. Plz. my final year project is stuck here Adnan ...more >>

Hello, I would like to know whether it is possible to use the emulator for .NET Compact Framework applications without having to install Visual Studio .NET. Alternatively, anyone know of a place where I can download a trial version of .NET Visual Studio or alternatives which would allow me to...more >>

I am about 50% the way through a project, and have many UI forms, classes, bitmaps, wav files etc. Unfortunately when I started, I called the project (and its folder, and hence namespace) by a silly name (My_First_Application). I know that I can do it manually, but is there an easy way of ...more >>

Hello all. On a winforms aplication for the compact framework, I get this strange error. The first time the form is constructed, everything is ok. The second time, I get this exception when trying to use Control.Invoke on a control. The code looks something like this void ShowUpdateForm(...more >>

I have created and debugged my whole program. Now I want to deploy it. As I understand it I want to create a Smart Device CAB Project under the Setup and Deployment choice in the New Project window. The instructions I have say to right click on the solution and select Existing Project form...more >>

I'm trying to use XML to send data to / from a scanner (ppc). Our current vb netcf app connects directly with the sqlserver - however some scanners have no network access and the SQLserver is in another location - the host application developers are asking us to give the scanners options to ...more >>

Hi, all I want to send a Email. Does .NET CF support system.web.mail name space? Within my known, I can not see it support? If It does not support, how to do? Thanks ...more >>

Hello all, I posted a few times a couple of weeks ago about a project that I am tasked with completing. Essentially, the project is a pocket pc based ordering system that will integrate with our existing point of sale system written entirely in Delphi. At first, I thought that using...more >>

I would like to deselect the current DG cell i tried this.CurrentCell = new DataGridCell(-1, -1); but it causes my try catch to catch. Know of a better way? Thank you ...more >>

Hi, I am trying to write a wireless application runs in pocket pc. So I am going to do that in VB using SDE (compact framework), my database is the Adaptive Server Enterprise from SYBASE (this is not ASA you can keep in the device), this is a corporate server. How I can connect to this server ...more >>

I am trying to generate some perfomance statistics via the instructions from this link(http://msdn2.microsoft.com/library/ms172526(en-us,vs.80).aspx). However, when I run the code I get a Null Reference exception. It ends up that when looking at the registry that I do not have the registry ke...more >>

To use the OpenNETCF DLL's in a Pocket PC application what are the = references one should add to your project? I am looking to use: OpenNETCF.Diagnostics.Process.Start("iexplore.exe", CurLink) I have included a reference to=20 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET = 2003\CompactFr...more >>

Hi everyone, I've been able to display 16x16 256 colors icons on a Smartphone and it's working very well. However, when my application is minimized, my icon is removed from the taskbar. The whole point in having notification icon was to be able to notify the user while the application was m...more >>

I did my duedilligence and searched before posting this, I did not find an answer to my issue. I am using the new OpenNetCF FTP classes to FTP a series of images to a server. After several successful connections, this error happens each time: Exception: System.Net.Sockets.SocketException ...more >>

i have a .net exe application running on companct framework on a barcode scanner which connects to webservices over the internet to conenc to the database. I want to make the webservices in the .net exe on the barcode scanner dynamic but i could not find any property which can let me do that....more >>

Hello I'm experiencing some problems when i want to deploy the applications I developed for a PocketPC. I used the Smart Device CAB project from Visual studio 2005 Beta 1. The programm is running but everytime I display an errormessage (like msgbox.show(exeption.msg) ) I get the text (F...more >>

Hi, I need to hide the bottom-toolbar, especially the back button of th internet explorer. Is there some easy way? If not, is there some way to get the COM IE component to work with .Ne 1.0? In SmartApplication projects the windows component just greys and i unusable. Does this work if I...more >>

I am having a problem with posts that refer to System.Net.Dns.GetHostName(). If I have the following in my vb.net code: Imports System.Net.Dns I do not see "GetHostName()". What could I be missing? I am using VS.NET 2003 Thank you ...more >>

Hello I have an application that connects to a bluetooth GPS device which works fine on PDA2k. But I can't get it to work on ppc 2003 or Jam. I even tried an application made by the GPS device manufacturer and got the same result. Any idea what I need to do to connect to a bluetooth device on ...more >>

When trying to load a large image on a Pocket PC 2003, after Disposing a large image and also after using GC.Collect(), I get an exception with "Exception" as the message, no other information, and it's not an OutofMemory Exception. I did not have this problem on Pocket PC 2002 eventhough it...more >>

Hi, is there any info on downloading a cab file to a PocketPC from an mobile ASP.net app? i can download files to the PocketPC using a smart device application using microsoft's Auto Updater example - and understand how this works - but ill like to take it a step further and have a littl...more >>

In eVB if my text was longer then the space on the button it wrapped to a second line. In VB.Net it truncates. Is there a way to make a multiline text button? James Lysaght ...more >>

Hi to everyone, this is my c# code: if ( m_Thread.IsAlive ) { try { m_Thread.Abort(); }catch { } m_Thread = null; where m_Thread is an instance of OpenNETCF.Threading.ThreadEx now if I call GC.Collect() the program crash :( :( Have you any suggestion??? thanks, Davide ...more >>

Hi, How can I create horizontal winforms with VS.Net 2003 ? Thanks Luis Soler ...more >>

Hi, I compiled and ran MS's csharphttp example code from a different location. It worked perfectly. However, when I tried it from home (on my laptop), it time's out. I'm using http://www.microsoft.com as the URL - time out occurs with any other URL too. The reason I'm trying this is because...more >>