Hello, How can I give actual path of directory where my xml file exist? I want to load a xml "progressbarsample.xml" from path "c:\manoj\". I read example on page number 125 of book "Microsoft .NET COMPACT FRAMEWORK by Andy Wigley & Stephen Wheelwright". The code written for path in book is a...more >>

What can be the maximum size limit (in terms of KB) of a WinCE application? By this limit my application should perform well. Can anyone suggest me on this?...more >>

Hi Is possible create/write Pocket Excel files? Thanks -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jose Roberto Siqueira - RMGR Soluções e Serviços em Mobile ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celular....: (11) 916...more >>

I don't have any devices with Windows Mobile 5, and I don't think any of my beta customers do. Will a CF 1.0 app install and work fine on Windows Mobile 5.0? I do install CF1SP3 and SQLCE2.0 with the app. Are there any guides that can prepare me for the experience? Anyone who's already d...more >>

How can I trap an unhandled exception using .NET compact framework? In the full framework, you can use the AppDomain.UnhandledException event, but that doesn't appear to be in the compact framework. Is it necessary to pinvoke the SetUnhandledExceptionFilter API function? If so, does anyone ...more >>

Hi There I try to get the phonenumbers of incomming calls. For this i try to use the wrapper of Alex Fineman. But I don't succeed in getting the callers number. The events seem to trigger in a right way but the caller ID and the Adress are always empty in the . So where can I catch t...more >>

Is there a way to perform a hard reboot from within a CF app?? Or is this a hardware deal only. After performing an update where I pull files down from the web service into non-volatile i need to perform a hard reboot to activate the new updates.... TIA Harry ...more >>

Hello group, I use sock.available to determine the number of bytes on the network buffer. This works fine if I only use sock.receive... From the moment, one call to sock.send has been made, sock.available returns 1. Here 's my code snippet... Does a workarround exist? Best regards Pr...more >>

Hi all, I'm currently working on my very first .net cf project (and i do not have neither a big client experience nor a deep knowledge on .net). Designing the ui on a paper i defined that it would be great to have a scrollable panel containing some components reporting more than one string...more >>

I posted on this yesterday but did not get a response, so I'm trying again. I would REALLY APPRECIATE IT if someone at Microsoft would comment on this, as I am fairly sure that the problem is not just a manifestation of my innate stupidity. Searching the web produces much confirmation that ...more >>

He there, when i try to set-up an SQL connection it say's: You need a newer version of .NET Framework then the one installed. But, i can't find a .CAB file so i can install Compact Framework 2.0 on my Pocket-PC. Please please help me out. I am stuck on this problem for weeks now. Regards...more >>

hi I am in need of a checked list box. but it seems this is not available on compact framework 1.1. can any one help please...more >>

Hello guys I must port my application, written with C# Visual Studio .NET 2003 for Windows CE (so with the compact framework), to Windows XP (full framework). I'm aware it's a big work, I used some OpenNET components and Sql Server CE... I know I'll have to find alternavite solutions, but my ...more >>

Hi there, im currently developing an application which prints to a Zebra QL320 printer via bluetooth. im using Opennetcf's bluetooth and socket libraries. So far i can discover the bluetooth devices available, and also print text and barcodes, using the StreamWriter class with a combination...more >>

Hi vs2005 RC. When I try to add a new data connection to a winform app. I get this message 'Package Load Failure, Package 'Smart Device Configuration Package' has failed to load properly...'. How can I fix it? Thanks Regards ...more >>

Hi, how can i find the handle of the control in another process that has focus? i can find the handle of a window in that process. i now want to determine what control in that window has cursor focus, if any. i've tried setting focus to the window using SetFocus API then calling GetCapture ...more >>

I'm getting IO exceptions when I try to delete certain files. The files exists, and, strangely, I'm able to call File.Move on them. But then, if I try to delete the file which I just moved, I get the IO Exception. Anybody know what could cause that?...more >>

If i am using SQL server CE but I am not using SQL server replication do i need a CAL? I will be transferring the data back and forth via custom middleware and sockets that I have built. thanks...more >>

Is the .NET CF 2.0 available for XScale yet? I've got a Siemens SX66 I'm trying to install the framework on and I'm not sure which package to install. I've tried them all and they all say they're inteded for another platform. When I click OK they won't proceed. Any help? Thanks, Jon...more >>

Folks, I understand that Bitmap.Save() was not supported in earlier versions of the CF, but my understanding was that it is supported in 2.0. However, I get a NotSupportedException with Bitmap.Save(). Specifically I am trying to do something like Bitmap.Save(String filename, ImageFormat.Jpe...more >>

Hello, powering on and off process of the PCMCIA expansion cards (WLAN, GSM/GPRS and WLAN/GSM/GPRS adapters) I got my hands off, needs several seconds (3 - 15). Waiting a fixed time span (i.e. 15 seconds) after switch power on or off isn't satisfying. So I browsed the registry and found the...more >>

Hi, I would like to ask, I'm developing an application that for some functionality has to be connected to the web in order to connect to the corporate office, however the managment requires us to block access so the users won't be able to browse the web even when the device is connected, so...more >>

can a menu on a base form be inherited and shown on another form? How can i do this? ...more >>

how to open automatically the system keyboard on compact in vb project? ...more >>

Hi, i´m working around with vs2005 beta 2 and a xscale ppc. since i´m developing on a virtual server machine (not virtual pc) my usb-cradle is not found, that means no active sync connection! (i also tried wlan connection, but it did not work either). so, i figured out how to generate ...more >>

I have an application. From the application I give a link to some URL and this needs to be opened from IE browser dynamically. Can anyone tell me how to achieve this? The version of WinCE .Net is 4.1...more >>

Hi All, I wanna play some media (audio / video) files in my WinCE environment using C#. If anyone has some code snippet, it would be great help for me. In our Win CE files, the media player is disabled in design mode. Hence, am unable to proceed with this. Am using Win XP SP as my machi...more >>

In a new Windows CE 5.0 application I use native code for the critical real time jobs like handle the communication without loosing messages. The process workflow has to analyse the messages (queued by native DLL) and send some answers. The answers should be sent inside about 10 ms to 20 ms. ...more >>

Hy there How can I check at the startup of my application, if the application is already running? I would allow that my application only can run once at time. In VB6, i can check this with App.PrevInstance, but I have found nothing for the CF. Thanks. ...more >>

Hello, is it possible to host a webservice on windows ce using the compact framework. Are there any tools/components for providing a webservice on windows ce. I googled but I didn't find any hint for using CE as server (not as client) Your help is greatly appreciated. Thanks, Lars ...more >>

hi there, i want to set the incremental value to be 0.1 or 0.5, but the following: 1. Decimal places do not show - and no property is available, as it is in the full framework for destop apps. 2. When the decimal is set, the number does not increment, no matter how many times i press it...more >>

Customer had this message, just on 2002. 27750 Cannot load sscemw20.dll or ssceca20.dll is missing or not registered. If I do believe that SQl Server CE 2.0 is installed properly, is there anything else that can cause this? Nathan ...more >>

Hi group ! I am developping a standart Win application. Until now it start and work correctly. But now it don't start. if I write just a MessageBox in the main, the message doesn't appears. If i try with an old version of the appli (the yesterday version) it is work correctly. I asked m...more >>

Hi I'm using a datagrid that is bound to a sql mobile SqlCeResultSet using a ResultSetView (datagrid.datasource = myResultSetView). How can I set the column headers? Thanks very much! ...more >>

Hi all I am making a program for WinCE, and I am trying to impliment the OpenNETCF webBrowser to display locally stored html files, but I can't get it to work. Can anyone give me some code bits, that shows how to create the webbrowser, and how to assign the webpages that it should displayed...more >>

Hi, it's normal that findwindow() doesn't returns the same handler of MessageWindow in CF?? if no... why MessageWindow doesn't match with FindWindow?? thanks in advance ;) ...more >>

Hi I am hoping someone might be able to help me. I am developing and application in vb.net and need to use the Open and Save dialogs. The problem I have is that the dialog is too wide for the screen. I am running windows CE with a 32x240 display. When you show the Open or save dialog the ...more >>

Hi, I just made a simple smartdeviceapplication with a toolbar, consisting of a zoom in button and a zoom out button. That's all. I dragged an ImageList to the Form and add the images I created to the ImageList. Then I dragged a toolbar control to the Form and added the imageList to the...more >>

I need, according to the user's own settings and PDA knowing to build different interfaces, that is, a experienced user can see forms with tabs but a user with no experience in PDA using, would see the application with very simple forms, for example with big buttons and so on. Then, what is t...more >>

Hello everyone! One of my clients wants to use VPN-connections on their handhelds. We have tried this and it seems to work fine except for one thing: When using our application, that is written using .NET CF, the VPN does not automatically connect, but if we use Internet Explorer, Terminal ...more >>

How can I receive/get the hardware key press events in .NET Compact Framework? ...more >>

When implementing the CF solution I've build using CF and OpenNETCF in my iPAQ (Windows Mobile 2003), the following .cab file is copied everytime: OpenNETCF.SDF.ppc3.armv4.cab Now, I must tell some users with Windows Mobile 2003 SE software to install OpenNETCF's SDF. Do they need the same .ca...more >>

Is there any benefit of using SQL Server CE for data storage rather than simply using a dataset? I'm simply getting some data from a SQL Server and will be using this data to verify data that will be scanned with the wireless scanner. I'm thinking that since I do not care if the data is lost...more >>

Hi, I've struggling a few days with a bizarr situation. I've a cf smartphone application, that stablish a tcp connection trough a GPRS connection with a TCP Server. When the application is running if an incomming call is received is not displayed in the smartphone, and the caller is receiving...more >>

I'm using CF 1.1 and am using a picturebox control to implement virtual scrolling. That is, when the person presses the arrows, I replace the Image in the control. I've got 20 or so images I swap in and out with code like the following: Rectangle srcRect = pageLetArray[currentRow, currentCo...more >>

I have found distributable updates for CF .NET, but I have not found a compatible update for Visual Studio - so while my development PDAs have CF ..NET SP3 installed, my version of Visual Studio tells me there is an incompatibility between the version of CF it is using and the one installed ...more >>

Folks, I'd like to use the CF for password based encryption. However, PasswordDeriveBytes apparently doesn't exist in the CF. It looks like there is one in the OpenNETCF's Smart Framework 1.4. Is this the way to go? Thanks much, Matthew Fleming...more >>

How do i write a screen capture program for win CE 4.1? The code in www.bobpowell.net/capture.htm runs good for Winforms. But graphics.getHdc() and ReleaseHdc() are not supported by Compact Framework. Help me in any other ways of doing it? Thanks in advance...more >>

Hi I have a VB.NET Pocket PC application that I am developing, and have been encountering this error inconsistently. The solution compiles yet when I try to run (via debugging on the device), sometimes I can step into the method LoadForm, but most of the time it comes up with the exception S...more >>

I need to recognize spoken digits and a few letters in my pocket pc app. Anybody out there ever done any speech recognition in compact framework? Thank you in advance for any information, Caroline ...more >>

Hi, All : I have a Pocket PC appl and the appl calls a web service by sending XML data. About securing the data, is it enough if I implement SSL on my web server. I did a search and found that everybody was talking about encrypt the xml data and then send to web service and decrypt the data o...more >>

hi I have used the sqlceresultset and resultview to do simple binding with text boxes. Now I want to bind a datagrid to a resultset and change column names and column widths etc... Any code samples out there? I know I can set the datasource property of the grid to the resultset but...more >>

I've noticed that the ID you get with KernelIoControl(IOCTL_HAL_GET_DEVICEID .. . .) is a big long. Nothing earth shattering in that news I know. I just wonder when using it for licensing if it is a bit long to expect a customer to type it into a web page along with credit card numbers and so...more >>

I am trying to work my way through this apparently simple walkthrough form Microsoft:- http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vbcon/html/vbwlkwalkthroughaccessingxmldata.asp About half-way through it gives the following instruction:- To add the code to create a...more >>

Hi, In the file browser i can't see the dll files. Can i display the hidden files. Thanks, Roland...more >>

I've got a native esxception when I close my app. Is possible to understand or catch this exception? In particular I have a main module that start the app with Application.run(new Form1). In the closing event of Form1 there is an Application.exit, and then the main module run some istruction f...more >>

Does anybody have a VB.NET example of how to authenicate a user against a network domain in the .NET Compact Framework? Trying to keep from using a web service for this. Thanks,...more >>

Hi. I've just taken delivery of an Imate Jasjar/HTC Universal I have managed to install the Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2 GPS sample/(Windows Mobile 5 SDK). On the JasJar I did the registry change as outlined in: <http://pocketpcdubai.infopop.cc/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/6141068401/m/6301048501/...more >>

well, I am using the cryptoapi to encrypt the data before sending it using GPRS to backoffice in my Pocket PC application. And sometimes it throws an Exception and Application crashes. System Exception CryptAcquireContext Failed. last error: 0x80000005 Error Message: N/A. I am using the fo...more >>

Weird, but with the following code: OpenNETCF.Multimedia.Audio.Player player = new OpenNETCF.Multimedia.Audio.Player() player.Play(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream("SAMS_PDA.NewJobsUpdate.wav")); player = null; I can only seem to get the p...more >>

How can you get the string representation of an enum in the .NET Compact Framework? Enum Colors Red Green Blue Yellow End Enum 'Colors In the full framework you can simple do something like: Colors.Red.ToString("g") -Or- [Enum].GetName(GetType(Colors)...more >>

Hi all, I have really trouble with my WinCE application. My app is constructed as follow: The mainform opens a second form as modal dialog [form2.ShowModelDialog()] In form2 is a datagrid. The datasource for this grid is a static dataset from a consts class. To filter rows I set the rowfilt...more >>

please any buddy tell me how to check wheather active sync connection or any connection is available(gprs,wlan) programaticaly thanks in advance raghu ...more >>

Hi all, I'm using a ping class for a couple of months. Everything worked fine. All class methods were declared as shared (static in c#) methods. Now I want to make the class threadsafe, so I started to remove the shared methods and made a 'normal' class of it, which has to be instantiate...more >>

Hi, Does anyone know where i can download an eval copy of VS.net 2003. Thanks ...more >>

I asked Question: - I am using "Visual studio 2003.net" for application development. I have to develop an application for Palm OS. Can I develop this application using same procedure as to develop an application for PDA having Windows CE. If it is not same What approach I should take to devel...more >>

I am planning to do some research on garbage collection facilities of C#.NET COMPACT FRAMEWORK. I am wondering if someone can help me with following questions,examples will be highly appreciated: 1.Do we have built in explicit control of garbage collector? 2.How is garbage collected? Is there a ...more >>

I am looking for C# tutorials that are good for complete novices - I mean no experience of Visual Studio, never mind no experience of C# or .Net Can you recommend any good places to start? A general web search is quite overwhelming, so I would appreciate if anyone here could help steer me ...more >>

Hi, everyone. =) I'm looking for examples, samples, etc. pertaining to networking between PPC and desktops. The plan is to transfer commands and information over a network between the device and PC to remote control a PC application. Much of the server side and client side code I can figur...more >>

Anyone here know what's the best solution for deploying CF1.0/2.0 apps to Windows Mobile 5.0 devices? I've tried InstallShield but it doesn't support the new O/S. Also, is there a more specific newsgroup that addresses such issues? Thanks, Michael Hughes - Redmond, WA/Silverton, OR ...more >>

I am trying to set the time programmatically on my PPC device and as expected, the time zone information is not refreshed. However, when I run the code that forced the refresh in 1.1, it is giving a null reference error. Has anyone run into this and know how to resolve it? The previous thread ...more >>

Any ideas why I cannot see the SQLDbType enumeration in code on a Smart Device Application? I have added a reference to System.Data. I can see the DbType enumeration in System.Data, but cannot see SQLDbType. Any help is appreciated?...more >>

I am developing an application for a CE5 device using VB.net under VS2003. I note that when I place a BMP in a picturebox on my form, there is some palette corruption when this is run on the device. Further, each time the image is loaded at run time on the device, the pallette changes slightly...more >>

I am using "Visual studio 2003.net" for application development. I have to develop an application for Palm OS. Can I develop this application using same procedure as to develop an application for PDA having Windows CE. If it is not same What approach I should take to develop my appliation fo...more >>

Hi On an ARMV4, a normal Application was build on Visual Studio. This works fine if SP 3 was not installed. After installation of SP3, the application could not be started any more? Any body knows the problem? Thanks. Werner...more >>

Can I develop an application using "Visual studio 2003.net" for Pocket PC having Palm Operating system? Thanks is advance...more >>

I'm developping an application which is supposed to play a music under my pocketPC. For this development I'm using VS 2005 and compact framework 2.0 beta. The problem is that the object "My.computer" is not available even if I include the reference "Microsoft.VisualBasic" in my VS 2005 projec...more >>

Hi, I've built an autorun.exe application with VS.Net 2°°3. This autorun have to install some cab files. I'd like to include latest CF service pack cab files (SP3 today) in these cab files. The installation (using wceload) launch, but never ends. Does having a CF app launched block inst...more >>

I'm trying to install .NET Framework 2.0 to device (PSION WORKABOUT PRO) with Windows CE 4.2. I'm using NETCFv2.ppc.armv4.cab file. Instalation looks ok, but at the end I always see this error: "Microsoft .NET CF 2.0 was not installed successfully. Please run setup again.". This is LOG from...more >>