Do you know of any handheld computer device that is currently available in the USA that runs the WinCe 5.0 OS? I have searched for a bit and have not found any item. Thanks. -- John Olbert ...more >>

I'm trying to use RDA to exchange data between a CF 2.0 app and SQL Server 2005 ( Developer Edition ), and I guess I really don't know what I'm doing. SQL Server 2005 is up and running. I've installed SQL CE ( 3.0 ) on my development machine. I've configured IIS ( 5.1 ) for RDA as follows...more >>

I am looking for a reliable "third party" component that can print (IR, BlueTooth and WiFi). Any suggestions? Thanks ...more >>

Need help,, I can use .NetCF1.1 applcaiton to access SQL CE2.0. But now. I upgarde my Windows CE device to .Net CF 2.0. Everything is fine except SQLCE 2.0 AP. I did some tests. Even the CreateDatabase is not workable. --------------------------- my testing code ---------- System....more >>

Dear All, I am creating table rows dynamically (through code behind) in vb.net, and i would like to add the rows to a panel control to get expand, collapse feature, but i am not getting any idea how can i create a panel in runtime and add my table rows to the panel. pls anybody have any idea ...more >>

Hello, i try to use the following function to get avaiable wifi nics. C/C++ declaration: //--------------------------------------- // [P]INTF_ENTRY: describes the key info for one interface // this is used in conjunction with [P]INTFS_KEY_TABLE and WZCEnumInterfaces typedef struct { L...more >>

Hi, I am getting a Native Excpetion when I am running my Application in a Windows CE. NET 4.2 device. I am getting the Exception when I am trying to use Functional keys(F1, F2,..) for various functionalities in the application. The Application is a Smart Device Application for Pocket PC(no...more >>

Morning all, I just want some advice really. I've got the following VB.NET code, and it seems rather slow, and I was wondering if anyone could see a/some way/s of speeding it up a little/lot. Thanks in advance [VB.NET] ' Me.barCurrent is a ProgressBar Dim sqlLocal As New SqlCeConn...more >>

when i minimize my application window, there is no icon to maximize the window. how can i maximize that in pocket pc. thx ...more >>

Hi, I have a WM2003 application ported from Compact Framework 1 to 2. In my main menu I do a simple : ToolsForm tf = new ToolsForm(); tf.ShowDialog(); in ToolsForm.Load I do some init stuff and show a state message. This works with CF 1. But after porting this app to CF2 I have a d...more >>

Hi, I developed an Pocket PC Application. In this When i am using Short cut keys for Buttons (like F1, F2), I is throwing me Native Exception. I am using .net CF 1.0 with Service Pack-3. Does does any one have any idea why i am getting this Exception. I am using the KeyUP Event of Text ...more >>

I recently saw an article on the web that detected when the keyboard popped up. It then measured the size of this virtual keyboard control and resized a TabControl so that the tabs were visible. Does anyone know the url / name of author / or anything at all which may help me to relocate it...more >>

Hi all, I want to programmatically set the brightness of the display of a PocketPC from my application. I can do this by changing registry keys but on the different devices the keys may have different names. Is there an universal way for doing this. I found an API function ChangeDisplay...more >>

I have a VB.Net Pocket PC application that needs to be able to move files it generates to a \\Server\Share for additional processing. The devices connect to our network via WiFi. I am currently using code like: strFiles = Directory.GetFiles(strSearchPath, "*.wav") j = 0 For Eac...more >>

Hello all ! I have a question I hope you could help me with. I need to update the image of my custom picturebox while the form is I the background. If the image is changed while the form is in the background, the imagebox appears just empty. (The same thing happens with the built in picturebox...more >>

I need a different DropDownStyle for my Windows CE Combo Boxes is there any solution? I have a windows CE data collactor where the user can scan in barcodes but the user must also be able to select it from a combo box, Now the problam is that I got thousands for items in the combo box and...more >>

I'm downloading a file from the web service folder on the server. Of course it works great in my dev environment but deployed I keep getting the following error: ex.message = "could not find resource assembly" I've narrowed it down to this bit of code but the error message doesn't make ...more >>

I try to use KeyDown event of the form (or KeyDown event of the controls), most of the key combinations (Alt+1, Alt+2, F1 etc.) works, but some combination ( Tab, Alt+Tab, Shift+Alt+Tab) does not work, why? Pleeeease help! Thanks, Frankie...more >>

I have created one application for pocket pc 2003. I want to deploy that application on Pocket pc hp 6515. Processor of 6515 is PXA272. i am not understanding which processor should be used for deployment, because in compact framework we dont have this type of processor. Thanks in advance. ...more >>

I have a question regarding the compact framework and its emulators. I have a Dell Axim X51v with Windows Mobile 5 and when I tried to create a VS.NET project (VS 2003) it presented me with possibilities for Pocket PC and Windows CE. I am confused there, wasn't Pocket PC the "new" Windows CE? ...more >>

Hi Community, Might sound a bit strange: But since .Net programs are generally hardware-independent, I can start and operate a .NetCF executable (e.g. compiled for ARMV4) on my PC without the need of an emulator, which is much much faster. I comment out the few Platform Invokes and SqlServe...more >>

Hi! Using PocketPC 2003 SE, CF 1 SP3 I'm switching the toolbar icon of a certain toolbar button. The icon is identical except for a red cross in the upper right corner. The problem is that when switching from the icon with red cross to the icon without, the cross remains. I've tried t...more >>

My application is having problems with being power aware. My idea is to capture wake-up event and when PPC wakes up, show a screensaver during x seconds. With Chris Tacke's example: http://blog.opennetcf.org/ctacke/CommentView,guid,cf2c3926-e875-4a25-b635-39e227b358f5.aspx all works well and dev...more >>

Hello, I have an existing application that has a large number of web services. I want to connect to those web services and consume them for my PocketPC phone Application. The only problem that I am having is that I cannot seem to see how I can databind to my controls in VS2005. In a sm...more >>

Hello, is there any way I can read how many bytes have beed sended or received from a connection interface (a nic, a wifi, or a dial-up connection as a gprs one)? I think there can be a solution using some performance monitors, but I cannot find a way to solve this. thanks ...more >>

Hello. I need to read the phone number from a SIM card. My app run in Pocket PC 2003 SE. Thanks ...more >>

Which method of setting references is considered more stable? Setting a refference to a project or its dll. Is it a best practice to always reference a project instead of a dll when the actual project source code is available? Currently various projects in my solution have a mix of project a...more >>

Is it possible to develop an app using the Compact Framework 2.0 in VS.NET 2003? If no, is there any way to directly query a remote SQL Server using CF 1.0? Thanks Phil Rounds ...more >>

I have been running vs2005 for a few months now with no issues. I am getting the following error "the remote connection to the device has been lost. Please verify the device connection and restart debugging" I have checked the connection, restarted vs and it still is happening. Any ideas??????...more >>

I'm using VS2005 localization feature to set the labels in the languages my app supports, changing the Localizable=true and Language of the control. When I run the app in an alternate language emulator (ESN from MSDN), I still get the messages in english, even if at designtime I see the prope...more >>

I am converting a project from vs2003 to vs2005 and framework v1 to v2. I am getting the following error message on this code: using System; using System.Data; using System.Data.SqlServerCe; using System.Windows.Forms; using System.IO; using System.Runtime.InteropServices; using System.T...more >>

Hi,Everybody.I need to get some idea regarding the development of code for PDA.I am using C# in VisualStudio2003. i will be greatful to you if you let me know how can i develop it.I know that VS2003 provides support for mobile applications. ...more >>

On windows mobile 5.0. Like using 'PocketOutlook.MessageInterceptor' class we can get the notification of new SMS messages, How to get a notification of new email in my application ? Alternatively I tried and get notification for UnreadTotalEmails changed event using SystemState class, but...more >>

On windows mobile 5.0. Like using 'PocketOutlook.MessageInterceptor' class we can get the notification of new SMS messages, How to get a notification of new email in my application ? Alternatively I tried and get notification for UnreadTotalEmails changed event using SystemState class, but I am ...more >>

Dear List I have done a bit of research and found out that the checkbox control handles the arrow keys on the pocket pc internally. I would love to able to get access to those items. I have tried an inherited control overriding the onkeydown event, but it still gets to it internally before ...more >>

Hi, I wanted to develop some applications for pocket pc using c#. can anybody give me some website names where i can find some samples in c# for pocket pc applictions. thnx. ...more >>

Hi all, I wrote very small code to read data from console and print it.I deployed the appliction using pocket pc emulator.The controle is coming to the code but after that the program is exiting. does pocket pc support for console appliction? If so please tell me how to read input from cons...more >>

I want to run an application on the wakeup event of the mobile device. Its downloading a file over internet.but when i press the power button to wake up the mobile device it cant connect to the server at that time. it waits 10-15 seconds to connect. In that period my app runs hundreds times.i wa...more >>

Okay ... I'm frustrated. I can create a backcolor for a control or panel, but I can't create a border. How can I do this? The only way I've found is to stack on panel over another, with the back panel set to black and slighly bigger than the panel that sits on it, which is set to white. ...more >>

I'm trying to run a very simple CF app I wrote on my Pocket PC running WM2003SE, and although I am able to build and deploy using VS2005, when I try to run it on the device nothing happens. If I try to debug from VS it fails with an error "Could not load the CLR" or something like that. But it...more >>

Hi, All: We have an Window CE application which stores data in SQLCE. We need to transfer those data in SQLCE back to laptop which has a MSDE (MS SQL Desktop Engine). The PDA will be sitted in the cradle when the transfer happens. No WiFi available between the laptop and PDA. We used webse...more >>

Hello Everyone, After struggling with lot of confusions, I've made an application to run on a Windows CE 5.0 emulator using Platform Builder. But wait a minute.... Any one knows how to run my application automatically (i.e., at start up) in windows emulator. The application is a ...more >>

Is there anyway to assign a toolbar button to a button on the keyboard or the device itself? I'm trying to reduce the need for a stylus and make the operation of the app close to hands only. I keep reading the toolbar is not a recommended ui for wm 5.0, what is the recommended ui? Using the...more >>

Hi, I'm using the wwceload program to install automatically some cab files, but I have an error message which is the following : Ni .cab files to install : please specify a .cab file or double tap a .cab file to install the application. The code is the following (I'm using the OpenNETCF...more >>

I want to test on emulator a SMS based appilication. I Installed in sequence : .. VZ 2005 Professional - obviously :-) .. Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC SDK .. Windows Mobile 5.0 Emulator Images for Pocket PC In the emulators list of the "Device Emulator Manager" I did not see any "Virtual R...more >>

Hi, Under a Windows CE .NET 4.2 OS, I have a problem with a C# application which is the following : when I call often a routine, my application is blocked on the MessageBox and I must do a reboot of the PDA. The routine is the following : -----------------------------------------------...more >>

Hey guys, just wandering if its possible to use sql ce 2 with windows ce 5? I get an error message when I try to open a connection to a 2.0 db it says Invalid DB version. Im not sure wot to do... thx for your help nathan ...more >>

I've seen a bunch of postings about WebRequestHelper.cs which allows one to use a webservice that requires session state in the .net cf framework. I cannot find this file though anywhere. If somone could point me to it or send it to me I'd be very grateful. I don't understand why MSFT has s...more >>

I am trying to run my application in full-screen mode, not allowing users to switch to OS or other applications. To accomplish this, the 4 application launching keys must be disabled. I am sure some here has done that. Could any one post me a hint? Thanks! ...more >>

Is there any way to specify a non-value or DateTime.MinValue for the new DateTimePicker control in CF2.0? The OpenNetCF DateTimePicker had a ShowCheckBox property that would allow you to disable the control and set it to the MinValue. It wasn't pretty, but it worked. -Dave ...more >>