hi. im try to write from csharp with pinvoke the > FormatMessage < api http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/wcesdk40/html/cerefformatmessage.asp but im gettling lost there... if someone have code sample of call the FormatMessage from charp/vb.net , i will be...more >>

Anyone know of any issues with the LinkLabel in CF2.0 (VS2005)? I'm trying to use it combination with Process.Start("IExplore, url) ....etc...etc...and I find the click event doesn't fire. I've checked to ensure the designer added the event properly and have even tried hard wiring it but i...more >>

When I called setDevicePower, the function executed fine and returned 2, implying successul (perhaps). But the device won't turn on or off. So I called getDevicePower(), then the program throw an InvalidProgramException. Can anybody explains these issues? Thanks...more >>

I know the topic of adding keyboard support to NETCF has been discussed here before and I've tried a couple of the proposed solutions. Unfortunately, I haven't found a stable and robust way to handle it. I'm currently building my NETCF SP3 apps using VB on Symbol MC9000K devices with 53 key Alph...more >>

Hi everybody, I've produced a soft for Windows Mobile 2003. For many reasons, this soft needs a lot of files installed on the device, for running. I'm trying to produce a cab file which includes these files (let's say an hundred). I know cabwiz and the INF files, but it will be very time ...more >>

Simple question - if I have a class with a static property living in a dll, is the value the same when used in consuming app A and in consuming app B which both use that dll? Or does each get its own copy of the static area? -- Tim Johnson High Point Software, Inc. www.high-point.com ...more >>

Hi NG, how can i send Mails to somebody with VB.Net. Maybe someone has a example. Thanks. ...more >>

hello, i am making an C# smart application, and i have a problem.. i have an xml file for configuration... i need to know how can i make it for when i make the debugging deployment, the xml file uploads automatically... i must to upload manually... thanks... PS: i put the xml file, th...more >>

I found the sample code on Microsoft's site for accessing the registry on the PocketPC device. I think it's the signature sample code. The code works great except for one weird flaw. I'm trying to use the Registry.GetString, and it gets the string but drops the closing quotation mark. ...more >>

I'm sure this has been asked before but didn't find it in my search. Can both VS 2003 and VS 2005 be installed on the same system?...more >>

I have an application where I want to be able to quickly draw digital color maps on a PocketPC PDA. In 2003, with PPC 2002, I started to try to use C#/CF, and found it to be horrifyingly slow in drawing images. I ended up using C++/GAPI(Game API) to draw images, and it was ONE THOUSAND TIME...more >>

Hello, I'm trying to (re)build my netcf application using VS.net 2005 After copying the files to the device, the following error occurs TypeLoadException Could not load type System.Windows.Forms.Form from assembly System.Windows.Forms, version=1.0.5000.0, culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=....more >>

We have a VB.NET Compact Framework application that POSTs data to a HTTP server. Much of this data is entered by the user, and encapsulated in a XML document. However, if the user enters any character from the foreign character keyboard, the HTTPWebRequest throws a ProtocolViolationExceptio...more >>

I'm looking for the "Mobile Device Support" in windows mobile 5.0. Which CD should I order, should I go for "Windows Mobile 5.0 Developer Evaluation Kit" or should I order the "Visual Studio Team Suit Cd". Visual Studio Team Suit CD contains the "Visual Studio 2005 Team System" version of V...more >>

Hi All, Right now I'm involved in a project which requires data to be transferred from central server to the embedded device in the vehicles on the fly. To receive data from Central server there is a Network based C++ application is running on Device. Whenever this application receiv...more >>

Hello, I am getting an error and i am unable to find the root cause for this problem.As there was no binary formatter for compactframework so i used Comapct Formatter. I have used Compact Formatter, for writing down a serilized file and deseriliaze file. but it is giving me some problem...more >>

I'm using Alex Feinman's TAPI wrapper to handle incoming and outgoing calls in my application. The problem is that after I have made an outgoing call, the NewCall event isn't triggered anymore, meaning that I can't receive new incoming calls. It works fine before I make the first outgoing call...more >>

Hi! A customer want an application for a portable pc (Pocket pc or what ever it's called) there are several different operating systems. First question, what type of hand-held pc should my customer use? Second, what kind of OS is recomended? Third, is there devices and emulators available ...more >>

Hello, In order to facilitate crash recovery and wide diffusion (near 3000 users), I'd like to do a full silent installation from a storage card. I mean that when a user get a new PDA (w/o CF), a SD card is sent by mail (users works all over the country and do not have PC access). When th...more >>

hi guys. i had a very strange problem. I create a System.Threading.Timer class in my application to counter how long the user has been used this program. The result would be display in a text box. Now the problem is the textbox displayed the elapsed time correctly. But the whole applicaton G...more >>

Hi all ! How to change brightness contrast on Windows CE device from application? Is there an API or something other ? ...more >>

I'm using OpenNETCF's Multimedia namespace to play sounds. I want to play a short sound in a loop which is broken when user clicks a button. I play the sound like this: player.Play(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream("NamespaceName.Sounds.Warning.wav")); I've also ...more >>

I need urgent advice in some CF user interface guidelines. I must develop a rich, robust and very simply to use CF application for elderly people. Any advices or any information about some guidelines I could follow when building this kind of limitated user interfaces? Regards. ...more >>

Last week I downloaded ".NET Compact Framework 1.0 SP3 Redistributable" from Microsoft and I have installed it just today. I've run the from desktop the .msi file you download. I've noticed that installs some files on desktop computer (so that VS.NET 2003 can work with SP3) and inmediately after...more >>

Hi all, In the control panel of both Windows CE .NET and Pocket PC devices it is possible to use a slider bar to adjust what proportion of your memory is allocated to programs, and what is allocated to storage. I was wondering, is there any way to set this slider programmatically? If a hard...more >>

Hi all, I am trying to commnicate. with a server using sockets (client socket program, like IRC CHAT) which is in desktop. thru active sync 3.8. its NOT POCKET PC,A SMART device running win CE4.2 version. i have downloaded Wince utilities, .net CF SP2 I have tried with some sample ...more >>

Hi, I'm having trouble executing this code. The first time everything works fine, but al subsequent executions fail with this error: System.Net.WebException - The operation has timed-out. Code: Dim mywriter As StreamWriter Dim sWriter As New StringWriter...more >>

Hi, Is there some sort of problem with OpenNet site? I would like to download OpenNETCF.IO libraty but links are dead. :( Regards Matijaz ...more >>

Hello, I've just installed Opennet 1.4 and uninstalled previous version. This somehow had changed VS .NET Options/Device Tools/Devices settings. After a while I fixed the problem but I still can't deploy my project. It consists of a serveral dlls and an exe file. Deployment is stopped during c...more >>

Hello, I wrote an application that create WMP instance. I can call methods (controls.play, controls.stop, etc..) but I cannot view GUI. Can somebody help me? Can I do something better with OpenNetCF? Thank you, Angelo. ...more >>

Hello Newsgroup, I got a really basic problem that drives me nuts! I create an OpenFileDialog control from the toolbox....everything works fine. If I start the application I can open the FileDialog box and it displays the standard user folder. However I am not able to switch to some lower f...more >>

Hi gang ! is there a way to copy files from the PPC Emulator to the PC ? TIA -- -Fred ...more >>

hi guys. if i create a thread in cf V1.0, the program will create a new thread to run the timer or it will run the timer in the thread which create the timer? cheers ...more >>

A customer has sent an SQL CE file that appears to be corrupt. . Calls to the database return Native code 25017: SSCE_M_DATABASECORRUPTED. I am not sure how it gets corrupted though I suspect there is a problem with my software application. What can cause a database file, presumably creat...more >>

Let's say i have an executable (MyApp.exe) which displays a form. I then switch to another app, then go to File Browser and click on MyApp.exe (which is still running) again, will this cause MyApp to be brought to the foreground? Here's why i ask...In the Form_Deactivated event, i hide my fo...more >>

HI, I have a form with a progress bar a and a label. I start a thread in form load that update the value of the progress bar and the label. For label I have use : me.invoke(new EventHandler(AdressOf SafeUpdate)) where SafeUpdate is a method of the form that update the label with a text. ...more >>

I need to make use of my previous workin C++. This involves very complex data structure, over 5000 lines of data structure defined in headers. Is there an easy way to convert those headers into C#? ...more >>

Hi, This is an update to a previous post "Events not firing". Forgive my branch off the original post. I am getting an event from a dll which was fired from a different thread than the UI thread receiving the event. I've read that I need to use the Control.Invoke method on a control if ...more >>

I'm trying to enable/disable a network device in C# but haven't found any solutions. .Net Open Compact Framework only lets me manipulate Enabled/On devices, say wireless network. Is there any APIs or other ways I can use to accomplish this task? Thank you. Minh...more >>

My application has been working fine for few months but I get this problem which I couldn't solve recently. When I Build, I got "Files in the package 'netcf.all.wce4.armv4.cab' are more recent..." which other threads suggest I should ignore the message. On Debug Window I get " .....\bin\Debu...more >>

Hi, Hi i have a non visual application using a system timer which calls a class to load data from xml urls In my processData code i am doing a webrequest repeatedly to get data from different url pages objRequest = System.Net.WebRequest.Create(p_cUrl) which works fine until you call it in...more >>

hi guys how i can get the double buffer function using opennetcf drawing control? cheers ...more >>

Hi, I just wanted to know how to get a ctrl reference from is name as string ? TIA -- -Fred http://www.atoutfox.org/ ...more >>

Hey, I need to change the combobox control direction (right to left). the property does not come with the control. any suggestions? ...more >>

I want to write a mobile application that will reside on a blackberry phone, connecting to a SQLServer in our company Network. HOw can this be done? How do I secure my application? etc, etc. How do I pass userid\password (authenticate) from the app? Do I hardcode based on the cellphone# fr...more >>

Hi, My application is already running in Pocket PC.( using OpenNetCF ). i am trying to port this into desktop and Tablet PC version. In PDA i used reference( OpenNetCF.Net) i used DestionationInfoCollection, ConnectionManager Class and Message class. what is the replacement of these cl...more >>

VS2005 gives you the ability to create *both* .NetCF 2.0 and 1.0 applications. To create a 1.0 application, in the New Project dialog, go to the PocketPC node and select 'Device Application (1.0)' Thanks, Sriram Krishnan PM, VSD -----Original Message----- From: Rainer Borchmann Posted At:...more >>

Hi, im new to this so please forgive my ignorance. Im using vb dot net with compactframework and basically want to kick method x(arData() as string,p_cFile as string) off on a timer However i dont want the the timer to kick off again till x is definatley finished ? Im sure its simple any...more >>

My program doesn't work when device is powered off. After power on I saw that UI wasn't updated. May be I must use System.Thread.Timer...more >>

Hi, i am a little bit confused about Net versions. Playing with the Studio2005 i want to deliver a application to the pocket - device.(2003SE) How to guarantee that this application will run under CF 1 on a PocketPc ?. Rembering that VS2005 is using Net2.0, did i have to install net1,1 addi...more >>

Hi, I have arrays of ints, float, or doubles etc (e.g. int[], float[], or double[]), how can I use 'fwrite' and 'fread' to write the array to and read the array from a file in C# (CF)? I'd prefer not to do any copying etc, so I'm looking for something like this: double[] x = ne...more >>

hi. first, thanks alot for answering the last questions, im new to compact framework and all this win ce (but ,and thanks to god, not to regular net framework). -- i installed the compact frameworkf sp3 in my device , and in the pc. the installation was ok , and i even get my keypress even...more >>

hi. i download the sp3 compact framework. is there way to find what is the current sp installed ? ( i need to check both in device and pc ? ,and where..) ...more >>

how can i get a bitmap's handle from the cf v1.0? ...more >>

Hello, i'd like to know if there is quick (even if dirty) way of knowing if my device is currently in a call? I realize the OpenNet guys have a TAPI library, but it just seems like a huge overkill for me to include that in my project if i simply want to determine if the phone is in a call. t...more >>

i'd like to change the color of a control that is part of a window in another process...or i'd like to draw a rectangle around it. now i did a search and it seems this may not be possible. But i did see several post saying things about SP2, but none stating whether what i want to do is possib...more >>

Hi, I'm using .NET CF 2.0. I have a problem in retrieving the exact methods of a Class in CF. When I do a type.GetMethods() (where type is System.Xml.XPath. XPathException for example), I get get_HelpLink (GetProperties also returns HelpLink) which is not available in CF. I'm loading the exact...more >>

Can anyone tell me what registry key I need to search for to find the version of ActiveSync that is installed on a system? I need to obtain this for verification purposes... Thanks...more >>

Hello all we have a wireless PDA in our yard and we are using VB.net 2003. We want to know how we would enable our PDA to run a select statement off of our Sql server and return some values based on the data in one of our tables so they can see it without having to come. We are confused on the p...more >>

I have a dummy component, which was build using full .net framework. I want to use this component in both Pocket Pc and Windows Desktop apllication. This component has refrence to %driver%\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50215\system.dll This component works properly in both Pocket PC 200...more >>

Hi, All How can I change the text forecolor or backcolor of a tabpage, sounds like does not supported in .net CF. I have a tab color with 5 tabpages and some textboxes in those tabpages are mandatory fields. If the user did not enter anything in these textbox, I will let him process to nex...more >>

Can the RichInk control take in a base64 string? What I want to do is take the isf format from the Tablet PC and load it into the RichInk control on a PPC. Does anyone know where to find the format information about the PWI file so I can possibly figure out a way to translate between the i...more >>

How do I set the tab order for a WinCE application. When I select Tab Order from the view menu I get a "Specified cast is not valid" error. Thanks for the help Tom ...more >>

Can someone explain me the differences between CE.NET and Pocket PC? Thanks in advance for your help....more >>

Are you using Visual Studio 2005? If so, can you tell me which build and what were the exact steps you followed to hit this? Thanks, Sriram -----Original Message----- From: Tom Libby Posted At: Friday, September 09, 2005 7:50 PM Posted To: microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.compactframewor...more >>

What is wrong with the following code? After 20-40 server connections i get a socket Exception: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it. Error code 10064. public byte[] SendMessage(byte[] byteSendData) { try { TcpClient objClient = new TcpCl...more >>

'Every single' time I want to debug my application (on a Symbol 8846 scanner device winCE) it copies 'every single' dll to the device which takes ages... I've searched the groups but most of the postings talk about 'Build Action' and we're talking about references.. Other postings mention 'Co...more >>

Hi, I have written an kiosk mode application for my WinCE device. After I had problems with threads and GUI, I installed SP3 and this solved the problems I had. Unfortunately I have now a new problem: The kiosk mode now is not working, startbar does not disappear. I've done the kioskemod...more >>

Hi all. I was just wondering how to add a dataset to the smart device app in C# programatically Any code is appreciated. ...more >>

hi. i have 2 combobox on form. i want to do this: when combo1 is in focus,if user press some key , i want to have an key press event. (meaning getting key event for each combo (when in focus). i didnt saw key press (or other key events )event in the combo control in smart device app...more >>

Does anyone know how to build speech rec applications with C# and the compact framework for Pocket PC 2003? Looks like what MS offers is for mostly speech web applications via the sasdk and SALT. Thanks ...more >>

Hi guys, I'm using VS2005b2 on XP home and i'm trying to deploy my pocketpc app to the emulator, but I'm getting a deployment error - "Connect to device failed" In the output it says I should reinstall the emulator package.. How do I do that?...more >>

HI, Im sure this is a simple one. Im using compactframework in emulation mode and debugging in visual studio objStream = New FileStream("\my documents\test.bin", FileMode.Create, FileAccess.ReadWrite) objBinWriter = New BinaryWriter(objStream) objBinWriter.Writ...more >>

I've searched the archives and help but am obviously missing what I'm looking for. What I need is the current date displayed in a string in the following format: Monday, May 2, 2005 But so far this is as far as I've got: DateTime.Now.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy") How can I use this call and ...more >>

Has any printing functionality been added. I notice a file print from Pocket Word. Thanks Mike Smith...more >>

I tried to inherit a menu from a base form but it did not appear on the form that was trying to inherit from the base form. Everything for the menu was set to protected. Thanks Debbie ...more >>

Hi, I have a form that inherits from system windows forms. I have added a menu to this form. I want to have another form inherit menu from this base form. I have the new form set to inherit from the base form and it works. I can add controls to the base form and see the controls on form...more >>

Anyone have a workaround for this property function that is not supported in VB .NET CF (ComboBox.DroppedDown)? I need to program a handheld for one-handed data entry, and combo-boxes that can not be dropped down by pressing a quick-key are useless to me in this application (no, the a...more >>

I am moving some code over from the Desktop to Wince. One thing I noted was that the funtion DataSet.ReadXml() takes quite a bit of time. Say about 2 minutes. This is using the Emulator. The Xml file that it reads is about 46kb. The program is being run under the Vs2003 debugger. Is this no...more >>

I have a Symbol MC3000 running WinCE 4.2. I have a c# app that is not moving to the next textbox on the form when the Tab key is pressed. I would expect something like to be automatic. I tried to trap the keypress in the KeyUp, KeyPress and KeyDown events put apparently the Tab key does no...more >>

I have been using VS 2005 since the April Beta 2 release and am now using the August CTP. Mostly doing web based development and a bit of forms work. All internally deployed with a small public web site. All is well. Very very happy. Now we are looking at a handful of CF based projects runn...more >>

Hi, I have problems to update Label.Text from an event which is fired from worker thread which is created in an instance of an object . I'm using form.Invoke() ! Here's my code: ------------ Class Code --------------- public delegate void DataSetEventHandler (System.Data.DataSet data...more >>

Hi There Can anyone tell me how I can start an Phonecall ? I tried the MakeCall Funtion from the OpenNETCF Framework but it doesn't work. I always get an "Missing argument exception" What possibilities do I have to realise this ? Thanks in advance! ...more >>

Hi! On Smartphone 2003 a Application can only be runned in a single Instance. That means, if i start the Application a second time the running Instance get showed. Now my question is, can i fetch an Event when this happens. I have to restart some routines if the Application was minimized...more >>

Hi all, I've got VS.NET 2003 installed, consequently, Compact Framework 1.0 is also installed and I can develop CF applications without problems. I have done a little research on the Microsoft site and I've found these 3 downloads: - Mobile Application Development Toolkit - .NET Compact ...more >>

I'm developing an application for an iPaq Pocket PC 5550, that uses a Holux GPSlim 236 GPS-unit. I'm using C# and Visual Studio 2005 b2. I want to receive data from the GPS unit using Bluetooth. The iPaq used the Widcom/Broadcom-stack, so I know that direct Bluetooth requires the drivers fr...more >>

does have a max width value for the window form? ...more >>

Hello, is there an api call that allows me to get the connection status (or strenght) of the wlan im using on my pocketpc? i guess there isn't one generic call which handles all networkcards, but im not so good in that pinvoke stuff so i have no idea where to start searching? any idea? ...more >>

Does anyone know the Input panel in Windows CE 4.2 can be controled from a ..NET CF program. For example how can I show and hide it? Thore Berntsen ...more >>

hi. i got new project,to develop application in csharp on small mobile computer (X600 of politess ). my question is,from where to start ? anyone can recommend about good link,that talks about developing applications for wince.net . one other important thing, is there emulator for win...more >>

Hi, I'm still having difficulties with cab wiz inf files... My goal is t deploy files in the appdir, and localized files in subdir (like satellite assemblies) \Program files\appdir\file.ext \program files\appdir\en\file.exe on my HD, i have : file.ext file.ext.en file.ext.fr in orde...more >>

How can I create a C# PDA ap like the Nopad, that can input text,modify text size, font color...? What control I need? I can't find any resources in .NET CompactFramework! ...more >>