Hi I'm writing a program for PocketPcs. Since I want a ComboBox to automatically open when the user presses a ke= y = I'm using the attached code. Unfortunately the CB_GETDROPPEDSTATE message always returns 0, so the = program is unable to check if the ComboBox is already opened or no...more >>

Is it possible to change the colors of the following things in the compact framework? 1) List view headers 2) The color of the selected row in a list view (defaults to blue) 3) The color of the active item in a context menu. Thanks tony leake...more >>

Hi, I am writing a wrapper for a C library to make it into a DLL and then using P/Invoke on that DLL. My problem is that some of the values in a structure passed by reference are funky, while other values are correct and the function returned from the library as successful. The flow of the ...more >>

Hi everyone, I wonder if there is an Object Model for Word in WM 2005 If not, can one create text files then change the file extension name so the system will recognize it a Word file? Thank you, Samuel ...more >>

Hi, I need to delete, create, append files en WindowsCE 4.2 Is there any library to do this? Thanks, Catalin ...more >>

Hi, How do I set the column width for a datagrid in NetCF 1. (VS2003) Tia, C. ...more >>

Hello After some weeks of developing with compact framework, I figured out that i still do not unterstand whats going on when i press the X of the form. I now added a Close button in my application and want it to have the same behavior as the "X" button of the form. I figured out that neith...more >>

We have code that creates a Bitmap object and uses the Graphics object derived from it to draw string data on that Bitmap. When we execute that code on on the Full Framework, or on the compact framework listed below on a 240x320 device, the bitmaps produced are identical. When we run that same...more >>

I recall being able to do this in Vb.net, but I can seem to find a way to accomplish it in the compact framework. I want to connect to a compact SQL database, get the list of tables and display them in a menu. I have no trouble doing this. My problem begins when I want to retrieve the text...more >>

Hi Once in a wile I have an application disappearing without sending me any exception. It smells to a compactframework low level issue. I'm doing several IO operations with sockets and files in a multithreaded environment. My guess goes to file IO in a thread different from the main one as th...more >>

Ok. I've setup a new machine with Visual Studio 2005. I have installed CF 2.0 SP1 redistributable. I get some errors in designer generated code that make it obvious that Visual Studio is not compiling against SP1. 'System.Windows.Forms.DataGridTextBoxColumn' does not contain a definition...more >>

Hi, Suppose[1] in some 3rd-party COM-based API there's a method which returns an IFooBar object: HRESULT GetFooBar(IFooBar **pvFooBar); and then for interop you convert this method to: IFooBar GetFooBar(); and then, from your .NET code, you'd do: IFooBar myBar = GetFooBar(); my...more >>

Sorry my English. I have many PocketPC > 70 in different citys My application and config.ppc placed on SD card Users do not understand how to setup a handheld computer Users must connect by bluetooth and mobile phone to internet and send information to central office One user can have from 1...more >>

Hello, I am researching the possibility of write a program which won't be earsed after a hard reset in mobile device. Can anyone point me a direction or give some advice? is it possilbe to do this using .net compact framework? or it can only be done in OS level? Thanks in advance ...more >>

Hello, I just started to program for Windows Mobile 5.0 using VisualStudio 2005 and C#. I'm looking for "inter process communication". In C++/MFC I use named CMutex and named CEvent objects, and I sent messages to other processes using FindWindow() and PostMessage(). All these things are n...more >>

I searched for the topic and surprisingly I couldn't find 1,000,000 articles on google on this topic. Apparently the only one I found (http://www.inthehand.com/index.php?page=12&show=1,2) isn't available anymore. If anyone could give me an advice which component to take, I'd be eternally thankfu...more >>

How can I enable right to left support for asian languages in Pocket PC 2003 SE? If it includes something called "SIP" then what is SIP? Where can I find information about SIP and font registration in pocket PCs? In most cases, asian language characters are displayed in reverse format. How c...more >>

Using the CameraCaptureDialog for taking pictures is great except for the fact that it always shows a preview of the picture that has been taken. Is it possible to skip the preview? ...more >>

How can I profile .Net CF (2.0) applications using Visual Studio? Preferably on the device itself, but in the emulator is a good start. I need profiling since I'm running into memory problems and I wonder where it goes wrong... ...more >>

My WinMob 5 application uploads data to a server. If I want to debug this behaviour I have to hook my device to my computer using ActiveSync so that debug info goes to Visual Studio (2005). Unfortunately all data traffic is routed via ActiveSync from that moment. Is there a way to prevent this a...more >>

I am passing a struct to unmanaged code. One of the parameters contains a pointer that should point to a local variable to return some 16 bit data. I can do this in an "unsafe" context and it works. Is there a way to do the same thing without using "unsafe"? [StructLayout(LayoutKind.S...more >>

I am desperately trying to save PNG image files from my C# CF application. I have found libpng for CE (lpngce at http://www.tenik.co.jp/~adachi/wince/lpngce/index.html) but not having a C++ backgroung I'm having some difficulty - at the moment I cannot even get it to compile. Has anyone else...more >>

Hi All I was hoping some one could give me some guidance on the matter of sending data over GPRS. I have taken over an application written for Windows mobile 5.0 with VS2005. It is currently communicating with a web service via GPRS. The Web service places all the data into...more >>

Hello, Are there any api's for smartphones which can be used to receive SMSs, ie it should be able to check if the sms is from a particular no and if so pass it to the application rather than to the inbox. Thanks in advance, Regards, Allan ...more >>

Hi, I have an application that takes inputs from a barcode scanner that is running Windows CE 5.0 and it populates a listbox with the readings. I need to create a text file and write the items in the listbox to it so it can be uploaded to another program. Do I create the file on the dev...more >>

Is there a way to programmatically force a device hard restart -- the same effect that pulling/inserting the battery has? ...more >>

I want to encrypt and store a password in the registry (.Net CF 2.0). I could use OpenNetCF for both, but does anybody here know some example code of how to do that? Preferably C# ...more >>

Hi, I need to have a menuBar with some images, which when selected should popup a menu. But the toolBar does'nt provide the exact thing what i require. It does'nt popup the menu when the button style is pushButton. It works only with dropdown style. But this style also displays the dropdo...more >>

Hi, I have made a compact framework application. I have to send this application to my client so that he can have a look at code. I have to write a document to instruct him to how run this application on PocketPC 2003 emulator. What instruction do I give him. Does he need to open the appli...more >>

Using C#, .Net CF 2.0, WM 2005 on Symbol MC9090 IPHostEntry Dns.GetHostEntry (String) Throws:- {System.Net.Sockets.SocketException: The system detected an invalid pointer address in attempting to use a pointer argument in a call at System.Net.Dns.ResolveInternal() at System.Net.Dns.GetHostE...more >>

Hi all, Can anyone recommend me some antishock PPC? TIA, C. ...more >>

hi, when im trying to change the code with the Dotfuscator in the vs.net = 2003, to my net compact framework application i get some errors in the = sqlce .. i want to know, is the Dotfuscator that in the vs.net 2003 support the = net compact framwork ? if not, anyone can recommend about...more >>

Introducing OpenNETCF Telephony Library 1.0 OpenNETCF Consulting releases new product for device application developers Myersville, Maryland - Dec. 19, 2006 - OpenNETCF Consulting, LLC are pleased to announce the release to general availability of their latest software library for device app...more >>

I created the following code: string postName = @"dutchnomad"; string postPword = @"dotnet"; FileStream fs = new FileStream(selectImageOpenFileDialog.FileName, FileMode.Open); BinaryReader br = new BinaryReader(fs); ...more >>

As discussed here: http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.compactframework/browse_frm/thread/8c1207578fa7db7c/de0dcfdfd113ab3b?#de0dcfdfd113ab3b I am able to prevent my Windows Mobile device from going into suspend mode, but the light goes off. Is there a way to keep...more >>

Hi, I'm using the PPC 2003 emulator with C#2005, Sql Mobile 2005 to test my application. I have a storage card emulated which is part of my c:\ drive and has a sql ce database on it. When I try to insert records, the record is inserted (Affected records : 1) and removed right away. No er...more >>

Hi, I can't make this style visible. I'm new in coding but I readed every post about that and have still problem. My code looks like this: DataGridTableStyle myGridStyle = new DataGridTableStyle(); myGridStyle.MappingName = "lineBindingSource"; DataGridTextBoxColumn idColumn = new DataGrid...more >>

Hi, I've installed CF2.0 SP1 patch and latest available SDK from PsionTeklogix (1.09), but for some strange reason I still cannot "see" the Teklogix emulators in Visual Studio 2005, although I do see Pocket 2003 and Windows CE5.0 emulators. In VS2003 I can see both, but we want to develop for...more >>

Below is the unmanaged code written with evc++ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #include <windows.h> #include <windowsx.h> #include <aygshell.h> #include <msgqueue.h> #include <pnp.h> #include <...more >>

Hi can anyone please help me out, i need to install the latest CF2.0 cab files on the Handheld unit, i dont know where to get those damn cab files, i've been banging my head against the wall, no success, i had my Symbol 90xx-g working ok 2 months ago, i unplugged the unit and the stuff went a...more >>

Hi all, Is there a good website someone knows of from which I can download complete CF applications to run/explore and study? Thanks! Steve...more >>

Hi, I just started developing applications on the .Net Compact Framework. I've got .NET 1.1 and 2.0 installed on my machine along with VS 2005. However, each time I deploy, it deploys it as a .NET 2.0 application. How can I programmatically check and change the version of the framework to...more >>

Hi, I just started developing applications on the .Net Compact Framework. I've got .NET 1.1 and 2.0 installed on my machine along with VS 2005. However, each time I deploy, it deploys it as a .NET 2.0 application. How can I programmatically check and change the version of the framework to...more >>

hi there, im using a datatable to fill a combo box but when i try "dt.rows.add(new object(){"",""}) all the items in the combo box say "system.data.datarow[]" instead of their values. How can i populate a combo box manually and assign the string and value to how i want? thanks, Paul ...more >>

Hi there, Can anyone provide me with some example code/project for adding or creating a custom today screen item using VS2005 (C++ and vb/c#)? i've seen the one on MSDN but its for VS2003 and the C++ project is done for eVC. thanks, Paul ...more >>

Hi, are there any predefined preprocessor settings during compilation of C# code like CF1 CF2 DOTNET1 DOTNET2 WINCE42 which i can use in C# as #if CF2 ... using callback function pointer #elif CF1 Uuuh ooh (Windows messages?) #elif DOTNET2 ... using Unma...more >>

Hi, i have an unmanaged C dll and i call a function from C# which returns a pointer on a struct inside the C dll: // C# code: //member variable IntPtr intPtr; someMethod() { intPtr = getStruct(); // calls C dll } when i later use the intPtr (passing it to C dll) it see...more >>

The Wait Cursor is not visible in one of my devices Can I change it in the settings somewhere Thank you, Samuel ...more >>

I currently have an app running on a pocket pc 2003 that connects to a webservice to update information. The device is using gprs for interconnectivity. In one particular module, data is sent to the server and waits on a feedback from the server. However, sometimes the gprs service is droppe...more >>

We're pleased to announce the Beta1 release of our OpenNETCF.Net.NetworkInformation library. This library provides 100% coverage of the capabilities of the iphlpapi.dll library (including routing and ARP cache coverage), 90+% coverage of the Full Framework's System.Net.NetworkInformation names...more >>