Hi I have 2 questions regarding this control, 1. Is there a property to limit selection to one item (like MultiSelection of the PC version) 2. What is the simplest way to find out which item is selected Thank you for your help, Samuel ...more >>

Hi, When I create a user control textbox (like "public class mytextbox : textbox") in C# and use it on another form, properties like font, colors, etc. are not inherited. Is this behavor normal ? Is there another way to achieve this ? What I would like is if I change the font type or colors in...more >>

I am trying to set up an application that will send files (pictures) to a server over an internet connection. My first thought was to use FTP, but I am up to other suggestions as well. I am using the OpenNETCF.Net.Ftp class to handle the data transfer. I built my methods based on the sample in t...more >>

Has anyone seen this? On Pocket PC 2003/WM 5.0, the ContextMenu that I've added to my ListView control appears nicely when I tap and hold the screen on a selected ListView item. In Windows CE, however, that exact same code and action shows the circle of dots, but doesn't display the ContextMe...more >>

Hi I am an experienced developer new to windowsmobile 5.0. Previously I worked with PPC2003, wince4.2, I was able to deploy to device new/old with PPC2003/wince 4.2. I recently bought a new I-mate windowsmobile 5.0 mobile and when I try to deploy the application from VS2005/ i...more >>

Hi I am trying to develop an app that will capture a basic signature or drawing and save it to a bmp file on the device. I have seen dozens of examples that use c# but nothing for vb. Idont want to convert it to text and encrypt it etc i just want to draw on the screen and have it create a bm...more >>

Hello, I am making a sample program for the pocketPC using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. The file Local.sdf is stored in my C:\ drive and when I compile and run the program it runs a pocketPC emulator to execute the program. However, this is the code below: Dim objSQLCeCommand As System....more >>

Hi, I am developing application using Visual Studio .NET 2003, .NET Compact Framework 1.0 SP3 and C# as a language. The target devices for my application are Pocket PC 2003, Pocket PC 2003 SE and Windows Mobile 5.0. I want to print document from our application from PDA. I want to know w...more >>

Hello. I'm just developing an application for mobile devices (Windows CE 5.0) in Visual Studio 2005 (VB.NET) with the .NET Compact Framework 2.0 SP1 and I'm getting big problems by using assemblies (dll). When I try to instantiate an assembly, which contains a structure with an enumeration ...more >>

Excuse the cross-post, it may be that this group is the right place for this question: I am an experienced developer new to .NET, VisualStudio, WindowsMobile5.0, Smartphone. I installed VS2005, installed Windows Mobile 5.0 sdk, developed a simple VB app that runs fine against the smartph...more >>

Hi I was wondering if anyone could help me out with an annoying issue I am having when installing my application onto a device. Firstly I want to install three Cab Files as part of the installation, these being. 1.The new CF2.0 cab file, if it is not present on the target device. 2...more >>

You can expose .NET components to a COM automation server in .NET, right? Can you do the same in the compact framework on a Pocket PC device? Timothy Dean ...more >>

Hello all, I m developing an application that has multiple forms for CF 2.0 smartphone One of my forms will display network details, so I have about 15 labels that will display network connection Information. These labels don't fit into the same screen so I needed a vertical scroll bar. ...more >>

Private objConn As New SqlConnection("User ID=DSUSER;PASSWORD=silentk;Data Source=10.12.0.8;Initial Catalog=Direct Source System;Persist Security Info=False;Packet Size=4096") Private objComm As SqlCommand = Nothing Private objDataReader As SqlDataReader = Nothing Private objCEConn ...more >>

Hi, i use the ListView1.Items.Clear to clear all the Items. In VS2003 it works fine, now i paste the code in VS2005 and it throws the error: System.NotSupportedException wurde nicht behandelt. Message=3D"Es kann keine Fehlermeldung angezeigt werden, da die optionale Ressource der Assembly...more >>

I'm working with a Symbol MC 70 device and would like to inspect some perfomance parameters and NetCFRPM should do the trick but I cant get it to work... Tried this: http://blogs.msdn.com/stevenpr/archive/2006/04/17/577636.aspx But the RapiConfig step causes: Config failed (0x80070005): Acc...more >>

Hi, i want to read the SerialPort with .ReadExisting. But it dont work correct. I send 224d to the prot, an the .ReadExisting got 63d, why? And how to make it right? I want asycron read 0d-255d all the range. But how? best regards Benjamin ...more >>

hello, Bellow is the code which i am using to delete a record. SqlCeConnection conn = null; conn = new SqlCeConnection("some location"); conn.Open(); SqlCeCommand cmd = new SqlCeCommand(); ...more >>

Hi I have tried finding the answer on the above. The only way of receiving keyboard event in C# is to be a form and have focus. But isnt there any other way of get keyboard events in non forms C# application ? I guess i can use win32 hooks, but to my knowledge, its not global, so applicati...more >>

I am working on a veterinary specific calculator to use on my axim 50v. I expcet to end up with some 60 or 70 possible calculations I am using user controls for each individual cal. For example ia have a user control for corrected, sodium, one for corrected calclum, one for serum osmolality et...more >>

Hello, I am sorry about the earlier question I guess I did not reword it correctly. I want to make a local database in my pockPC where I can read and write to the tables locally in my PocketPC. I know the SQLComand, SQLConnection, etc are not for local databases they are designed to access ...more >>

Hi forum, is there any control which can handle a background image and a image, just like the picturebox under framework 1.1? Or is there an easy workaround? Thanks you very much, Torben ...more >>

Hello, I have a cdb file called data.cdb stored into my PocketPC. Below is my code, I am using msgbox for debugging purpose: ' Here we I do all the necessary coding to display the contents in Dim strHandHeld As String = TheReaderData.Text Dim Conn As New SqlConnection("Us...more >>

Hi All, I am trying to open store in my Smartphone application as follows: systemStore = CertOpenStore( CERT_STORE_PROV_SYSTEM, 0, NULL, CERT_STORE_ENUM_ARCHIVED_FLAG /*LOWORD*/ | CERT_SYSTEM_STORE_LOCAL_MACHINE /*HIWORD*/, _T("ROOT")); DWORD dwErr = GetLa...more >>

Hi all, can anyone help me i need to work on the Phidget RFID on PB4.2. but don't know how to do it. i have tried with visual studio2005 with the open source code available for it and the device is working. i have find that code at http://www.codeguru.com/csharp/.net/net_asp/miscellaneous/...more >>

Hi, Is there any Query Analizer for PC (Windows XP)? It is a bit cumbersome to use the Query Analizer of PocetPC. TIA, Catalin ...more >>

Is it possible to change the initial focus on the DateTimePicker control. For instance, if I have month, day, and year, can I default the focus to the year. I don't see any methods that allow me to to do this. I'm betting I will have to do a custom control, but hopefully not. I'm running NET...more >>

How do i get the email file of the pocket outlook email? A friend of mine told me that instead of synchronizing the email field by field using a database I can just copy the email file of the pocket outlook. Is this possible? Any idea? Thanks! ...more >>

Hi all i have this problem: how can i develop an application which react to a file creation? i mean how can i use something like a SystemFileWatcher of the Framework .Net, because this class is not in the compact framework. I have read that you have to use the FindFirstChangeNotification of t...more >>

Hi all, I am using a scanner attached to my handheld. The handheld is a ce.net 4.2 device. I can read from devices not needing 5V fine. How do I enable the 5V on the device? Thanks, Russ ...more >>

Is there anyway in which we can send an E-Mail to a Number rather than an Email-ID in Smartphone 2005, 2003. Thanks in Advance Dipesh ...more >>

i designed my OS using platform builder and made a SDK for that (by -new SDK,build SDK) than again i installesd that SDK(*.msi file) to my machine. in my vusual studio..this SDK not semms in tools option or in target device.. from where i shoul add this in VS2005 so that it can be seem in...more >>

hello, i am a bit confused with all the year suffixes to the Pocket PC system and Windows CE system. I have a program that was written in VS C# 2003 for the compact framework. The resulting software is for the PPC2003 right? Please correct me on this? Q: Can a software written in VS...more >>

As you may know, press and hold the power button will dim the backlight on most pocket PCs. Once dimmed, the only way to turn the backlight on is to press and hold the power button again. This causes some problems for some ordinary users: they accidentally press and hold the power button and turn...more >>

How to launch an application while system is booting or on some system event. ...more >>

Hi all Is there a way to control the appearance of both the OK and the Cancel button, i.e. hide the OK button in the top right corner of the form and show another button perhaps with an x to serve as the cancel button Thank you, Samuel ...more >>

Hi What event is raised when the user click on the OK button in the top right of the form? Thanks, Samuel ...more >>

Hi all I am looking for a relatively easy data transfer from the Pocket PC device to the PC Unfortunately I may have to use CF 1.1 so the XML Serializer will not be available Is there any simple method to read/write the data to a file Thank you, Samuel ...more >>

Hi all, I have a windows ce device that the user may leave unattended. after several minutes the device will go into suspend mode. I would like to make the device wakeup automatically at one hour intervals and alert the user to place the device in its cradle if it is not in the cradle. How ...more >>

Is it possible using NETcf 1.0: a) To consume a remote webservice? b) To invoke a webservice method wich returns a WebFile datatype? What I want to do is to connect to a remote webservice, invoke a method to check if there is a new version of my PPC app and, if so, invoke another method i...more >>

hello everyone, i am new to pocketpc development would u please help me out with this i have a form now i want to minimize my application without using the minimize button on the control box i tried ME.HIDE my application hides but i am not able to activate it again since the applications do...more >>

I use this in the .NET framework to auto-select a value from a combobox: cmbBx.SelectedIndex = cmbBx.Items.IndexOf(cmbBx.Items.FindByValue(mySelection)) Now I am trying to do the same thing in the NET compact framework but FindByValue is not there?? Is there a way to do the above (in one...more >>

Hello NG, with Visual Studio 2003 and a CF1.0 Device i was used to use the: "Windows CE .NET Utilities for Visual Studio .NET 2003.EXE" Just start the "SDAuthUtilDevice.exe" on the CF1.0 device and than connected to Studio 2003. Now i have Studio 2005 and a CF 2.0 Device (with Win CE 5....more >>

I need to transfer a file to the Emulator used for debugging, is that possible and how? Thanks, Samuel ...more >>