hello list, when working with the oledbcommand object, i need to open more then one recordset at a time, when i try to have multiple recordsets opening from the one command i get the error "the oledbcommand is currently open, busy fetching" I dont see why this should be a problem... A co...more >>

Hi NG, what must I do to run a CF2.0 application on a standard windows xp pc? Isn't it enought to have the compact framework installed on it? My application runs fine on a pocketPC, but if I want to start it on my workstation, nothing happens. Thanks for hints and help. Rainer...more >>

Anyone have any good recommendations for CF2.0 books? Thanks Ashok ...more >>

I have in my project add a database, but when I made a cab file, and install it, the database is install in the same folder as the program. How due I get the database install in the "My Documents" folder? Henrik Denmark ...more >>

..Net CF 2.0. Does it support ARM cpu? Did anyone ever try System.IO.SerialPort in WindowsCE 5.0? I have upgraded the platform builder 5.0 to supoort CF2.0. It works nice on win2000, winxp... but ....why its different in wince 5.0? ------------------------ below is the debug messa...more >>

Hi, I am creating a multi-user tcp chat application following the example instruction in msdn http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnadvnet/html/vbnet08282001.asp however, on the client side (Pocket PC), it will only run for the first time, but once connected to ...more >>

Hi all, When I deploy my VS2003-compiled app, it installs EXEs to the desktop side and uses the ActiveSync AppMgr to install the CAB to the device. I also control the deployment using an MSI file and have a custom installer and uninstaller on the desktop. After my app is installed, I hav...more >>

Sorry this is a bit out of context for this group but I could not find a CE or a Platform Builder group to post to. I am unable to run any of the Remote Tools. I build and I attach to the device. The image is copied to the device via TCP/IP, and the CE 5.0 image boots. I can then uploa...more >>

Im writing an app that when executed, has a UI. The user then can 'hide' the app and let it continue running doing whatever it does. I try to get the app's focus again by executing it again. Code is .net2/c#. Currently, I use application.hide to hide the app, but i cannot figure out how to reg...more >>

I'm curious if anyone has any strong recommendations for a 3rd party grid. I've read on the ComponentOne Flexgrid for mobile devices and it appears to have more than it's fair share of issues. Any others?? ...more >>

..NET CF 2.0: TextBox control has a validating event the same as its desktop = counterpart, but the Button control does not contain a CausesValidation = property so as to cancel the validation when clicking cancel for = example. Is there another way to achieve this in .NET CF or is this an ...more >>

Can anybody tell me, is click once available for use with mobile = applications?...more >>

I've been putting my application(C#, .NET CF) through some stress testing when I encountered this pretty nasty problem. Basically, when the application runs out of memory I get the "Program Memory Low - Select a task to close or increase program memory" dialog window with a list of running ...more >>

Hi I have a need to incorporate C++ code developed in WinCE 4 (LCD driver for SED1520) in C# application developed in VS2003. This is new to me and am not quite sure how to approach. I have read information in MSDN and it seems that I need to build the driver as an DLL and use PInvoke in C# to...more >>

have a nice day... like to object i have that problem... i wont update,delete and modify an access database from an application for pocket pc.. the access db are on an desktop pc and the device are connected with wifi connection... can i do it? and how? thank a lot... ;)...more >>

I want to define my domain object classes (Customers, Orders, etc.) in an assembly to use in Compact Framework as well as ASP.NET and Windows Forms components. I don't want to duplicate validation logic, property definitions, etc. I'm considering using XPO (ORM) or something similar, and there...more >>

Hi all, I'm starting my first project with .NET for Pocket PC by using Visual Studio 2005 Professional. My first shock: it is no GroupBox control on my Toolbox for the default created Device Application project created by VS. Which reference should I Add to my project to "see" the GroupBox?...more >>

I am using Visual Studio 2005 (visual basic) and Compact Framework 2.0 I have a ListView that will contain several Items. The ListView has checkboxes enabled. Whenever the user clicks on a checkbox to change it (check or uncheck) I want to indicate how many items are currently checked. Thi...more >>

Hi, I need to print from a PPC to a printer , ideally a dot matrix printer ala Epson LX300 , LQ580. I know there is no support for printing in the current environment. I'm deciding in using either PrinterCE ( http://www.fieldsoftware.com/PrinterCE.htm ) or PrintBoy: (http://www.bachma...more >>

If I want to use a setup.dll to customize my installation, do I need to use the process described in http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnppcgen/html/netcfdeployment.asp? I.e., if I'm using setup.dll, is it true that I can't do it deploying the CAB directly to ...more >>

I found a bug in VS 2005. If you choose Localized=true on your form and then make some resx files e.g. Form1.de.resx and change all the strings to German ones as you usually do - when you deploy the project to a pda it works perfectly and creates a de folder on the device with the german resourc...more >>

Hey ppl, Im a new kid in programming with VB .net 2003.. im trying to develop some programs for personal use.. i need to create a program that reads the SIM details and provide m with the unique ID or any info the sim holds.. Can anybody provide me with a sample solution..? I searched all...more >>

Hi, I am still fairly new to developing apps for the ppc but I'm working o this app and came across an interesting question. The short story is: the app needs to access about 5,000 data records t be of any use. I have the option of using a webservice to provide th data to the ppc (through s...more >>

Hi, I have a pretty straightforward project for Windows CE. It would be a custom shell, launching a restricted browser, which would open up the default home page, allow forward and back buttons, but not let the user type in their own URLs. In other words, users would be forced to stay on th...more >>

How do I put the CE WinCE 5.0 OS into a suspended state via C# in CF 2.0. Once suspended how do I wake from suspended state via the network. Thanks ...more >>

I am working with the .Net Compact Framework, Windows CE 4.2 and VS .NET 2003 I have a situation where I need to silently install a cab file on the CE device, I cannot rely on the user pressing any yes/no buttons, so I have created the cab so that there are no read-only files etc. I insta...more >>

I am using the Rs232 approach outlined in the Mdsn article "Use P/Invoke to Develop a .NET Base Class Library for Serial Device Communications" to connect to an Rs232 device from a WinCe device. I made modifications, some suggested on this forum. It does connect with the device but occassional...more >>

Hello All, I have an xml file that matches one of my database tables exactly. Is there a way to easily update/insert into the database using this xml file. I have tried playing around with the data adaptors however, I have been unsuccessful. ...more >>

if not, what the alternatives ? ...more >>

Hi Friends, I would appreciate if you could point me to a place where I can start learning to build Bluetooth applications. I need to write simple apps like discovering and transferring etc. Or even if there is more than that, I'd be glad. MSDN doesn't give any direct help on this area. ...more >>

Hi, I need to have a cab automatically install. I thought there was a directory I could just copy the file to, what is that directory? (for wm 2003 and wm 2005) Thanks ml ...more >>

Hi, We are developing an application with .netcf to connect programatically with several AP's. We wan't use the wireless zero configuration dll and we delete the entry registry value HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE->Drivers->BuiltIn->ZeroConfig->Dll Without delete this key my application works fine bec...more >>

Does anybody have some code that will prevent the LCD screen from automatically turning off? No Backlight! thnx. ...more >>

We are developing a bulky Pocket PC 2003 Application using .NET CF in VB.NET as a Windows App - The resulting App is very slow when it comes to Loading and Unloading of Forms and Display of GUI elements inside TabPages. Kindly throw some light on the following - 1. Whats the maximum number ...more >>

Hi, is OpenNETCF available for Compact Framework 2.0 yet? Are there components inside for textbox validation? Daniel ...more >>

In have a CAB file which contains other CAB files. On a WM2003 device the full CAB file is deployed to a Pocket PC, exploded, then the other CAB files within that CAB file are also exploded (via a third party application). If I deploy that same CAB file to a WM5.0 device, the first CAB is exp...more >>

I've got a Compact Flash Haicom HI-303S GPS receiver. When I plug it into my Dell Axim x51v (Windows Mobile 5.0 empowered) and power on, the GPS automatically turns on. Is there any way that I can not have the GPS Receiver on until my application requires it? Thanks ...more >>

Hi all, Currently, I have an app compiled in VS2003 that I want to also be able to run on WM5 devices for my customers. My custom installer uses MSI and RAPI calls for installation of my app. Currently, before I transfer the correct CAB for the device, I do a RAPI call to get the device's o...more >>

I made radio buttons with a coloured background, and placed them on a form that was the same colour. The buttons look great, aside from the white square behind the buttons! The square is the same size as the circle of the radio button. I couldn't find a property that would get rid of the wh...more >>

How can I programatically get the currently selected text from a DateTimePicker? Also is there a way to programtically bring up the Calendar Control? Any help would be appreciated. ...more >>

Hi, anyone knows a way of having camera control from inside an .NET CF application in Pocket PC 2003. I know that in WM5 Microsoft create an Camera API but what about PPC 2003 ? Thanks in advance, Rodrigo Gomes AVVA Informática ...more >>

I've got an app in C# for the pocket pc that runs full screen without trouble. however, when I launch a dialog box, the start menu/navigation bar shows up. How can I stop it from showing? I've tried pInvoking SHFullscreen in both the main form and the dialog, any further suggestions? ...more >>

Based on what I've read about performance improvements in SQL Mobile, I have started down the road to migrate an application from VS 2003/SQL CE 2 to VS 2005/SQL Mobile. So far, however, I am sorely disappointed with the performance of the new platform. In fact, filling a datatable with one of...more >>

I have an exception handler in which I want to display the execption reason in a message box but what I see is "An error message can not be displayed because an optional resource assembly containing it can not be found." What resource do I need? I am using CF 2.0 in CE 5.0...more >>

I posted before about collections but have since tried on a simple single class and it's not working either. I'm using VB.NET but I thought it now had the same designtime capabilities as C#. Here's what I've done... - New application (CF2) - New class library in same solution in the cl...more >>

I have a C# app I am writing for windows Mobile 5.0. Can someone tell me how to retrieve the DeviceID using version 2.0 of the Compact Framework? Cheers James ...more >>

Hello list, I have a problem with my application.... my program just closes, the debugger disconnects and the IDE comes up with this message "The remote connection to the device has been lost" The problem doesnt only happen with debugging, but if I deploy my app with a debug config or even ...more >>

Hi all, I create custom controls with textboxes on it, that need validation. So I created methods like these... void txtName_Validating(object sender, CancelEventArgs e) { // Name is required if (txtName.Text.Trim() == "") { /...more >>

I'm seeing a weird problem in a .NETCF 2.0 application running on a HP hw6515 (PPC 2003 SE Smartphone edition). Sometimes, the application suddenly exits without (apparently) an exception occuring. The application itself is moderately heavy (uses a few native DLLs) but usually when a problem o...more >>

I added a web browser control into my project yesterday. I want to use it to present Flash content, full-screen. It seems that no matter what settings I choose, the WebBrowser will not ever let the Flash movie fill the PDA screen. The movie was published at 240x320 resolution. The HTML say...more >>

Hello, I have a form with a button, the button opens another form using showdialog. The second form contains a panel which contains a tabcontrol wich contains on each of its tabs a bunch of labels. After closing the second form, I call dispose and even ask for garbage collection, but even t...more >>

Hi, I would like to add on my application an "About..." dialog box. On this dialog I would like to display the NETCF and OpenNETCF version currently used by the software. With version I mean the number that appears when I click, for example, on cgautil file in Windows folder. Is it possi...more >>

Hi, I am using Visual Studio 2005 and want to convert my Pocket PC Application to Smartphone Application. Is there any way of automatically doing this? Thanks, Kshama ...more >>

I have went through the following article by Peter Foot Microsoft Embedded MVP In The Hand Ltd Title : Hosting a Native Windows Control within a Microsoft=AE .NET Compact Framework Forms Control URL : http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=3D/library/en-us/dnnetcom= p/html/H...more >>

I want to have an entry like this in my .exe.config file: <AppSettings> <add key="EmergencyFormColor" value="Color.Red" /> <add key="MainFormColor" value="Color.AliceBlue" /> </AppSettings> I'm able to read this parameters from code with OpenNETCF.Configuration namespace b...more >>

I want to write an synchronous method Logon(). The method will need to make asynchronous calls - sending windows messages to other apps and waiting for replies etc etc etc. I'm wondering what the best way write it as a synchronous method is. I can easily write a loop which goes: Thread.Slee...more >>

Is the CF version in platform builder for WinCE 5.0 V2.0? Thanks in advance... ...more >>

Hello, My application was written using embedded Visual Basic 3.0 for PocketPC 2002. After PPC2003 came out I was able to easily use my app with a few changes under PPC2003. Now I have a device with Windows Mobile 2005 and my eVB3.0 app does not work anymore. What would be my best bet fo...more >>

I want my PPC app to be "network aware". Question is in two parts 1. How can i determine if the PPC in on a network? 2. How can i be alerted automatically, when network is detected? Any ideas? Jeppe Jespersen Denmark ...more >>

I am trying to deploy an aplication using VS2005 and ActiveSync 4.0 on TMobile MDA PPC 2003 Phone Edition. It gives messege : "Unable to start program %CSIDL_PROGRAMA_FILES%\.... Unable to load the CLR. The target device does not have a compatible version of the CLR installed for the applica...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to make index on a table with SQLCE, but I don't know how I can do that in C#. For example, when I create a table in C# on PPC, I do the following tasks : --------------------------------------------------------------------------- cmndDB.CommandText = " CREATE TABLE MOTIFS...more >>

Hi, In my application i have created a dll in C#. This dll will be on a smartphone or pocket pc device.I want to call functions in this dll from remote desktop. Is there any way to achive this. ...more >>

Hi all, May I know how can I expose Click event of a button control which resides on a custom user control? I would like it to be listed in the Events listing in VS 2005 designer view when the custom user control is placed on a form. Thanks....more >>

Hello all I have some cryptography code from a VS 2005 application and I'm trying to convert it to the compact framework. I have this line of code rsa.FromXmlString(PriveteKey) In the compact framework it says that FromXmlString is not a member of RSACryptoServiceProvider although I can...more >>

I'm trying to get a handle on threading. I think I need to run my text-to-speech code in a separate thread. I looked at this example from Chris Tackle, http://www.danielmoth.com/Blog/2004/11/dont-poll.html, which looks like it should be just what I need. I tried to get it to work in VS 2005...more >>

Using CE 5.0, CF 2.0, C# How do I do the equevelant in the CF? Stream ImageStream = new WebClient().OpenRead(URL); System.Drawing.Image img = System.Drawing.Image.FromStream(ImageStream); picCover.Width = img.Width; picCover.Height = img.Height; picCover.Image = img; Thanks ...more >>

Has Microsoft completely dropped support for desktop database synchronization? Previously I had a lot of success with eVB and vb.net applications and mdb/cdb databases that could be synchronized with activesync. I used SQL CE and merge repl. for more advanced networked applications. But si...more >>

Microsoft in their haste to release Windows Mobile 5 did so before the 2.0 version of the .net Compact Framework was ready to ship. Thus, the version of the framework that Visual Studio 2005 based managed smart device projects depend on is not available on most consumer hardware. How can t...more >>

Hi All, I have a .NET CF project which I converted to CF2.0 with vs2005 final. After converting the project I am not able to compile resources in the project with VS2003. I get errors like the one below: "Type System.Drawing.Point cannot be compiled into the .resources file. This type i...more >>

Hi all, Hopefully someone may be able to help me with this. I have a SQL2005 native web service that I call from CF2. I get and Arguement exception when the web service tries to return a value that was sourced from a SQL table of type numeric(19,5). I cant see the exact exception message as...more >>

Hi all, Hopefully someone may be able to help me with this. I am just starting with CF2 and mobile apps - previous background .NET Framework and C#. I'm having a problem with exception messages. If I debug the mobile app running via visual studio F5 and deploy to the device. ie. Debug a li...more >>

Hi all, My application contains almost 50-60 images (.jpgs, .bmps, .icos....) and a few MP3 and WAV files. I'm including them in the project as embeeded resources and load then by code with GetManifestResourceStream method from Assembly. My final .exe is growing up and I now think it's alre...more >>

Hello, is there a way to get programs which are written in JScript.Net to work with the Compact Framework v2.0 (for PocketPCs) ? Currently the Compact Framework does not seem to officially support JScript.Net, but is there a way to get it to work nevertheless or are there any future plan...more >>

Form.KeyPreview doesn't seem to exist in CF. I need to detect certain keypresses in my form, how can I do that? Thanks Pete ...more >>

Hi all As DataGrid is readonly I decided to add an UpDown control to the bottom of my form in order to allow the user to edit a numerical value of the selected row. I have done this in code, but I suspect that there must be a way to do this via databinding. So my question is this, how c...more >>

Hi, I'm sure this is simple, but I cannot seem to find it: I need: 1. The sign to always be shown 2. The thousand "," separator I'm currently using {0:N} for the thousand separator, how to I force it to show "-1,234" and "+1,234"; i.e. the "+" sign when positive. Thanks, Hilton ...more >>

Hi Since SetCleanRebootFlag does not work with the new persistent storage file system on WM 5.0 , and there's no way to programmatically do a hard-reset, maybe there is a way to programmatically do a clean reset? I know that clean reset is a new option in wm 5.0 and can be done with hardwa...more >>

We have written a very simple application in VB.NET that uses the .NET Compact Framework (SP2). The application reads a product barcode, looks it up in a database and shows the price on the screen. The device we are targeting is the Symbol MK1100 which has Windows CE 4.1 installed. We have set...more >>