Hello I have a picture which I want to show in a picturebox On the desktop I can do it like this: PictureBox1.Image = Image.FromFile(Application.StartupPath & "\data\mysmartphone.jpg") How is it done on the cf? Thanks Kenny ...more >>

Hi , We need to store a XML file containing the user details in the PDA. To make it secure we r planning to encrypt it at the server side and decrypt at the PDA level. Is there any specific encryption algorithms we need to follow? We also tho...more >>

I have a PDA. The model is HP iPAQ h6535. The OS is Microsoft Pocket PC version 4.20.0 (Build14133). I believe the year of the OS is Microsoft Pocket PC 2003. I tried to install .Net Compact Framework 2.0 Redistributable to the PDA, but the PDA returned a message saying the .Net Compact Fr...more >>

If a company that owns an existing dotnet profiling tool were to create a compact framework version would it really be worth their while? I'm just wondering if the lack of tools is due to a lack of market? ...more >>

Hi all, I've set a background image for my form in OnPaintBackground(). In the layer above I have a set of buttons and labels. Now the label controls inherits the background color of the parent control, which is the form ... so I have a ugly white background under my labels text. I tried t...more >>

Is there a way to enable connection pooling in the CF? The delay for opening each connection is about 1-2 seconds currently. Quite a performance hit indeed. I had read that connection pooling was disabled in the CF, and was looking for ways in which to enable it. I checked out this article ...more >>

Hello, I'd like use well-know TreeNodeCollection.Find method from .NET in my Pocket PC application, but this method isn't available in .NET CF. How implement it in my code? I'm trying put into TreeView control data from text file organized in this format: cat_id;parent_cat_id;category_name cat...more >>

hi group I try to create a COM object using .net. i think i have found what i need to use, but it doesn't exist in CompactFramework : ComRegisterFunctionAttribute, ComUnregisterFunctionAttribute How can i do it ? work arround it ? thank you for your help ROM ...more >>

Hi! I have two projects in my VS2005 solution: - A "Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC" Device Application. (Target Device = Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC Emulator) - An "ASP.NET Web Service" Web Site. (The web site is running in IIS on my development machine to make it reachable from the devi...more >>

I have a web service created with VB.NET 2005. the web service simply adds to input numbers. when i put my PPC in it's cradle and run my small VB.NET 2005 PPC application it works fine. when i take the PPC and connect it to the internet using a CF modem i get an exception "Unable to connect to t...more >>

Hi, I've created an application that creates its own binary file and for every modifications to the data I call Flush method of BinaryWriter class. In this way, if the application crashes, I don't have lost of data. This is true if the file is on folder like My Documents, but it is false ...more >>

Folks, For a Pocket PC (CF .NET 2.0) application, I'd like to be able to determine programmatically the location of the top of the menu bar at the bottom of the screen. No doubt this problem has some perfectly obvious solution, but for the life of me I can't figure out what it is. Screen....more >>

Does anyone know if there are Validation contorls like these: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnforms/html/winforms03162004.asp http://www.dotnetmasters.com/Samples.htm for CF? I try porting these but there is too much missing in the CF to get this functional...more >>

Hi, Is it possible to change the icon of a shortcut file (".lnk") with .Net CF? And an ".exe" file? Thanks, Erel ...more >>

Hi, I want to play video without launching Media Player in devices with WM2003, WM2003SE and Windows Mobile 5.0. I've understood from Alex Feinman's post http://blog.opennetcf.org/afeinman/CommentView,guid,1dfc3c39-d3cc-4faa-b5f6-cb5c9aed61dd.aspx that Windows Media Player 10 is needed in o...more >>

I downloaded and install SDF 2.0 Beta1 a few days ago. In order to test new functionality, I removed all references to SDF 1.4 and added new references to SDF 2.0 libraries. I thougth the compilation was going to have success, but it didn't :( The most strange was that SDF 2.0 did not recogn...more >>

hi, i'm using this code http://www.opennetcf.org/Forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=235 to paging a dataset. Due to customer specifications, i have to run my app both in PocketPc and Desktop PC. So i create to different classes called: NxDataCacheCE.vb and NxDataCacheDesktop.VB. In this classes i u...more >>

I've developed an application using CF 2.0 and targeting PPC2003 platform in C#. As far as I understand, this application should run without problems in a Windows Mobile 5.0 device. How to do it? Just change Target Platform and deploy the application from Visual Studio 2005? I did this inde...more >>

http://blog.opennetcf.org/ayakhnin/PermaLink.aspx?guid=44f7179b-502d-4ca9-9d4e-520e8d3b236a Above article explans How to map Network Drive in CE .NET environment. But When I test it, int ret = WNetAddConnection3(hwnd, NetRes, password, userName, 1); this line always returns error. returned e...more >>

Hi, I'm writing a Windows Mobile 5.0 application on Pocket PC that connect to it's local database on the PPC. However, a PlatformNotSupportedException being throwed everytime sqlCeCommand.ExecuteReader() is run. I'm using Visual Studio 2005 for development and I have installed .NET CF 2.0, SQL M...more >>

Hi all, I convert my project from vs2003 to vs2005. I need to scale screen. But "AutoScaleDimensions" or "AutoScaleMode" property does not recognize and error like this "FormMain does not contain a definition for AutoScaleMode".FormMain inherited from "System.Windows.Forms.Form" . But in ...more >>

Hi, I have used the collectionbase to create two different collections. One various button clicks, I add values into these collections. I'm having a problem, though, for as soon as I add more than one item to the collection, I am only able to retrieve the most recent item I've added. For...more >>

I've seen that if I try to call an invoke (invoke or begininvoke on a delegate) I always get a notSupportedException. Is there any way I can async run a sub from a callback target function? I'm using vb.net with net cf 2.0 ...more >>

How can I total all records in a lineitem table that are equal to invoice number 100 in a master detail relationship? In Delphi it would be Table1.first; While not Table1.EOF do begin ..... Table1.next; Can't figure out how in C# CF 2.0 Thanks Jon Stroh...more >>

Hello I am planning to upgrade to VS 2005 from VS 2003. Can I use VS 2005 also to create applications for .NET CF1 or only for .NET CF2? The application should run on both Smartphone and PocketPC, with WM 5.0 but without CF2 Thanks Kenny ...more >>

Hi there, i am looking for any opensource CF.NET component that allows automation of the Widcomm module. 32Feet.NEt only supports Microsoft, and Franson BlueTools does the job but doesnt come free.... Does anyone know of any opensource projects for Widcomm bluetooth that works for CF....more >>

I’m using Visual Studio 2005 and SmartPhone 2005 and the Web Browser Control from Windows Mobile 5. (on a Cinguler 2125) Very cool. However, I can’t get the ProgressChanged event to fire. In fact, it doesn’t show up in Object Browser or intellisense for my VB app. I can get Navigated,...more >>

Hello, does someone know a solution, in order to fill the DataGrid with entries, without binding the DataGrid to a table of the SQL mobile server? As it was still possible in eMbedded the Visual basic 3,0. Thanks Enrico ...more >>

Hi all, I have the following code: string message = "You have just completed this section. Fill it with a background color?"; string caption = "Fill Section"; MessageBoxButtons buttons = MessageBoxButtons.YesNo; DialogResult ...more >>

Howdy Group - The TextBox class in CF 2.0 is lacking an AutoSize property. This is no big deal, as CF 1.0 didn't support it either. HOWEVER, it seems like the behavior of the TextBox in CF 2.0 mimics AutoSize = true. My TextBoxes are automatically resizing when my font changes. Essentially...more >>

Hello, here is my problem: I am trying to convert Ascii Values to characters in C# without success. In VB.NET the Chr(128) returns the Euro sign and Chr(130) returns comma. When I try to do the following in C# i.e. (char)128 or (char)130 I get unreadable characters. What is the best wa...more >>

hello, my question is how to play a video (wmv or whatever) on windows mobile 5.0! i am using vb.net 2005 with cf 2.0. the device contains the new windows media mobile 10. does anybody have a sample how to display a video on wm 5.0?! one feature should be, that it is NOT full screen, b...more >>

ASP.NET has the ability to find a control in the control namespace (part of System.Web.UI.Control): Dim myControl1 As Control = FindControl("TextBox2") Does the .NET compact framework have an equivalent way to get a control? I know I can loop through the controls in the form, but I do...more >>

I've been developing an application using version 1.0.5 of the compact framework. I'm not wanting/needing to use the XMLserializer which appears to only be available in 2.0? . If I update how likely is it to completely screw everything from the old version up? Jamie ...more >>

Hey there. I have ported my business services project over to the CF. All of my services use a dataReader to fill the business objects. In porting over, however, I have noticed that reading data from the SqlDataReader is very slow. I am not doing anything fancy. I create my connection, comman...more >>

Hi, There is, in Visual Studio 2005, a way to make test on sending/receiving SMS using emulator? I've found the existence of "Visual Radio" emulators on VS 2003, are these tools still usefull in the 2005 version or there is something newer? Thank you. ...more >>

Hello, This post contains two questions that have to do with porting a VS2003 smartdevice project to VS2005. Something that I couldn't accomplish. Any input, pointers, links, instructions, suggestions would be of great help. Thanks. 1. This project was built using VS2003 for a PDT running C...more >>

I am using c# to access a SQLCE database using SqlCeDataReader I have placed the read function in a while loop: while(myReader.Read()) { do someting... } I am using a database with 20,000 records and if I do a read of approx 40. When my loop comes around for the 41st time it hangs for...more >>

I have been implementing a network file transfer component using the Compact Framework (1.1) on CE.NET 4.2 and CE.NET 5.0 The component is fairly standard, it receives data via a socket and then writes the data to a temporary file using a FileStream. After each write the FileStream is flus...more >>

My pocket PC is connected to desktop via active sync i want the Pocket PC application to then get the date/time of the PC the device is connected to .. is it possible?? I am using .Net Compact Framework for development Thanks in advance ...more >>

I reference the Microsoft.WindowsMobile.PocketOutlook in my PPC app, and how can I deploy the component to Pocket PC? ...more >>

I reference the Microsoft.WindowsMobile.PocketOutlook in my PPC app, and how can I deploy the component to Pocket PC(Pocket PC 2003 Phone Edition)? ...more >>

I've a strange error with CF 2.0: when I make a raiseEvent, I get a notsuportedexception execption, and I cannot figure why this. This is my code: Public Event DataReceived(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As DataReceivedEventArgs) Protected Sub OnDataReceived(ByVal sender As Object, ByV...more >>

Hi, I have a generic Control added to a form. On this control, I draw a few rectangles and fill them with some color. So, for example, I could have two rectanges on my control, one filled with Blue and the other with Red. Now ... I also have a routine that lets me add points to this Cont...more >>

I had no installing it on my PPC 6700 prior to AKU2. I am currently on ROM 2.06 I have a very vanilla config since I just flashed my device. I have 20MB of both types of memory free on my device during install and 75mb on my storage card - doesn't matter which location i select it won't i...more >>

Hi, I am dynamically creating X number of combo boxes, all bound to the same data source. However, even though these combo boxes are all seperate instances with unique names, when I change the value of one at runtime they all change to reflect the newly selected value (i.e. I have 3 combo ...more >>

Hi! I am trying to make an application to run under windows CE 4.2 where I have to open a file, to get some info from it. Now my problem is that the method OpenFile() is not supported for Compact framework. How can I do this?...more >>

Hi NG, I know that this has been discussed before, but I am new to Net Compact Framework and I can not get IMessageFilter running in VB.Net. Can anyone post me a running example in vb.Net, please? Thanks for helping Werner...more >>

Is there any free control to display a sliding ticker? thanks ...more >>

Hello! How to fill ListBox with data using DataSource, DisplayMember, ValueMember members of ListBox? I have DataSet and want to fill ListBox from particular table of the DataSet. ...more >>

Hello, everybody! I have a problem with DataGrid. I'm using CurentCell property to change text of currently selected cell. When the DataGrid contains no rows, CurrentCell still points to {0, 0} cell, thus producing exception in my app. DataGrid class does not contain RowCount property or some...more >>

Hi all Is structured storage supported on PocketPC using dotnet V2? If so 1) Does it support transactions? 2) Does anyone have a link to some information where I can learn how to use it? Thanks very much! Pete ...more >>

when unzipping the cf1.CAB(or others) file on a WinCE 4.2 device, does it matter where the .CAB file is located on the device? asking because in examples i have looked at, the .CAB was copied from the \Application directory to the \windows directory prior to unzipping. is there a reason to do...more >>

Hi! I'm developing an application for Windows Mobile 5. I'm using the following tools: - Windows XP Professional; - Visual C# from Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition; - Windows Mobile 5 SDK. I made an exe for my applica and I made an install for it. I installed my application on a ...more >>

Hi, I currently have a C++ dll that's passing a struct to a C# application. Everything is working except for the char array member in the struct. When I look at the values in the C# app when debugging all I see are a few square "control-type" characters. The way I'm doing this is based on the...more >>

Hi group, I should implement a class (VS 2005, .NET CF 2.0) that makes it possible to choose the best adapter... Let's take the following situation: A pocket pc has a GPRS IP=162.11.128.116. It 's WLAN adapter has (DHCP) IP=192.168.8.111. Now I want to setup FTP communic...more >>

We would like to update our Windows CE 3.0 and PocketPC 2003 apps to the ..NET Compact Framework. Before we start rewriting our old apps there are 2 questions that we need to be answered. 1) Since our old app UI looks quite boring we would like to update the UI to be a bit more modern. Is it a...more >>

Hi all! I have VS2005 and the CF 2.0 is distribuited when I deploy an app. Ok. But if I'd like to install the CF without VS? I tryed with the CF redistributable package, but when I try to install it, it (correctly) says that the full cf is already installed on the pc. -- Free .Net Re...more >>

Hello all! Here is my problem: I have a project since several months started and updated. I get the number of the assembly (which is 1.0.*) and the build is 2260. I created a new project since one weelk (to simplify). I put assembly version as 0.2.* but the build number returns me 2260 exactl...more >>

Hello All, I am just wondering if there are any examples out there that demonstrates how to create an application that will work on the PPC and the Smartphone. regards, Jay ...more >>

I'm saving a BITMAP image using the image Save method on a mobile device (.NET CF 2.0). I've chosen the ImageFormat.Bmp format. The image is saved but not all programs can open the saved BMP file (including VS 2005). The latest Paint and Paint Shop Pro have no problem opening the file. I've tr...more >>

I want to call a form from an existing form Ex: 1. My first form is my login form. 2. Now I want to call the main form when the user clicks on the LOG IN button. How do I do this? Thanx Diederick ...more >>

I am using a 3rd party tool that seems to be holding onto memory when I create/dispose a certain object. Is there a tool that will tell me what object instances were created and then not made available for disposal to the GC? Thanks Pete ...more >>

Hi, I'm working on an application in C# that will allow the user to create simple CAD drawings on a CEPC system. I would like to be able to change the cursor shape depending on the drawing mode selected by the user. I started out by setting up P/Invokes for LoadCursor and SetCursor. Call...more >>

Hi! I have a Pocket PC aplicattion developed in VS 2003, I have converted in VS 2005 but I get a error. So, I have create a new Pocket PC aplication from Vs 2005, with the same code and I get the same error: "SQL Server does not exist or access denied." The program work well but when try myC...more >>

I am having problem. when i am calling web service method from mobile aplication i get WebException. I don't know where the problem is because when i call the same method from windows aplication it works OK and i dont have problems. I would be thankful if someone could help me... here is the...more >>

When loading a form with several tabs and several controls on each tab. What is the best way to load them? If I load everything it takes about 12 seconds to load. Should I create the first tab and its controls then create the rest in a different thread? Or do I not create the controls u...more >>

Hello everybody, First of all, sorry for the long post but we'd like to describe the problem in as much detail as possible, so it's perhaps easier to help :) Also, if this post is not particularly suitable for this group, please point me to the most appropiate one. Thanks. We have develope...more >>

Hello, I am dotNet programmer who is starting a project for Windows CE on VS2003. When I try and run the test program I get an error: One or more files from the Emulator for Windows CE installation is missing. Please reinstall Emulator for Windows CE and try again. I have tried loading ...more >>

how can my program get the system Date/Time screen to execute/display in WinCE 4.2? i need for the user to confirm that their system date/time is accurate prior to entering data in my application. tia for any direction! ...more >>

Hi All, How do I capture the scroll event of a datagrid? I need to have tw datagrids having same datasource to scroll in sync. Is this possible i CF? Thanks, Dines -- Dinesh Baja ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dinesh Bajaj's Profile: http://ww...more >>

I have big problems to configure the emulator to be client in a socket connection, I always obtain the error "An existing connection was forcibly closed by remote host" This is the scenario : .. My P.C. is in a LAN .. The Socket server is on the same P.C. of the emulator .. Sometimes (I do...more >>

hello, how can this be accomplished in NETCF2.0? (with or w/o Pinvoke)? Thanks ...more >>

Hi, I would like to change/add/delete bolded dates in MonthCalendar control but I'm not able to do it. I've tried setting a new DateTime array to BoldedDates property, but many times I receive an "IndexOutOfRange" exception, and others, monthcalendar control simply does not show the new bolde...more >>

Hello group, What is the equivalent of this code snippet in C#? public event EventHandler OnConnect { add { lock(syncRoot) { connectedEvent += value; } } remove { lock(syncRoot) { connectedEvent -= value; } } } best regards, Mobile Boy ...more >>

Using vb.net 2003 for development of an application targeting symbol scanners running WinCE 4.2. i am attempting to put together the CAB file to be used to Install/Setup this application on the scanner devices. basic inventory of files needing to be deployed on the scanner: 1. the app.exe ...more >>

Hi all, I have an array of polygons, and I need to create controls so that people can set absolute coordinates (in decimal degrees) for each of the points within each of the polygons (we also call these polygons sections). To do this, I have created a method that I call and pass some infor...more >>

Hi I have a C# windows mobile application (visual studio 2005) that I want to deploy to pocket pc, so I created a CAB project using the following guidelines: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/zcebx8f8(VS.80).aspx But when I install the cab file onto the device where it previously was...more >>

I am having a problem aborting an application during startup. The Application.Exit() function is not terminating the application correctly. The app checks the registry to see if it has been configured (i.e. from a previous run). If it has not then it displays the file open dialog to locat...more >>

Id like to stop the SIP and SIP menu (the one that has options, block recognizer, keyboard, letter recognizer, transcriber) from coming up when the user presses on the icon. Does anyone know how to do this ? thanks in advance Taha ...more >>

I have an ipaq 2970 with windows mobile 5.0. I am using visual studio 2005. I made a simple form all it when i go to deploy it my choices do no include windows mobile 5.0 just windows ce 5.0, and you get an error regrading the version of compact framework. what do i need to do to the versio...more >>

Hello, I have the following problem: I developed a control base class(derived from System.Windows.Forms.Control) which adds functionality needed by all derived controls(i.e. access to plc). If I subclass this base class and drop the child on a form, the control doesn't paint anymore. Inste...more >>

Hi All, I'm hoping someone might be able to give me a few pointers. I have an application that runs on a CE based device written in VB.NET on .net CF. I now need to make it run on a desktop machine. Can anyone give me any pointers as to how best to convert the application ? Any hint/ti...more >>

Hi all, Does anyone know that is there any constant ID in Pocket PC can be used to identify the device? Understand that WM5 is having Device ID in the kernel. How bout Pocket PC 2002 and 2003? Thanks. -- Regards, Venedict...more >>

In a project for WM5 i have to change the background color of a checkbox to a custom color, but in the desgner it revert always to white. Is a bug or i'm missing something? Thanks ...more >>

Hi, I've written an application that capture's the screen (alex feinman = code) and creates a jpg file (using ARM_WriteRGBBytesIntoJpegFile = function) The result jpg looks OK except that it is 180 degrees = turned+horizontally mirrored. The question is why, and how can it be fixed. Here'...more >>

hey guys.. just wandering is there anyway to disable painting with conpact framework 1.1 (the same effect as control.suspendLayout) I have tried Overriding the paint event in a customer control but controls still get drawn the the screen any ideas would be appreciated.. thanks! Nath...more >>

Hi I have written a small demo application for Pocket PC and want to distributes a cab file to a friend using a Qtek 9000 with Windows Mobile 5. When I produced the CAB file from Visual Studio, I got 10 different cab files, and I also found a lot of .NET framework versions on my disk. H...more >>

Hallo, I have a ListBox on a Form. If the ListBox have the focus and the Arrow-key Left were pressed(Keys.Left), then the selected entry is changed. The marking moves one upward. With the right key (key.Right) next list entry is marked. How can I switch that off? greets Stefan ...more >>