Hi, I'm writting a application for record how long will the battery be consumed. I would like to send a screen click event every 30 seconds, but I don't have any clues to do this. does anyone could tell me how to send a creen touch event to wince? thanks your help or clues. sincerely,...more >>

Hi, to get started with .NET and the compact framework I'd like to write a small application for my private use - a vocabulary trainer to support my spanish classes. I'd like to e able to use it on my PC and on my PDA, so the data should be exchangable. What would be the best way to store t...more >>

Hi, Using the standard CF 1.x System.* libraries, which objects do we specifically need to Dispose() after doing a "new"? Or more generically, as C# engineers, we tend to leave memory management to the GC. However, when do we have to be explicit about things and which object require this?...more >>

I cannot get dotfuscator to work with the HI_RES_AWARE resource and a .NET CF 1.0 app. If I use res2exe to add the resource before running dotfuscator, I get the nice error "ilasm returned 1" from dotfuscator. If I use res2exe to add the resource to the obfuscated assembly, it appears to...more >>

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/sk6k8h17.aspx Now that clearly says that WeakReference(object, bool) is supported on CF2 doesn't it? So I've changed my code to give my objects a minimum life time, and guess what? new WeakReference(this, true); throws a NotImplementedException! ...more >>

Hi all Is there any way I can get a notification of when a weak reference is about to die so that I can decide to keep hold of it for a bit longer? My scenario is that my framework loads in Stock objects on demand and then caches them using a WeakReference. These Stock instances are used ...more >>

With Version 2.0 of SQL CE there was a seperate DLL that could be installed, providing the verbose error messages for the engine. I cannot seem to find the same thing for SQL Mobile 3.0. When we first execute a query through it an first chance exception is thrown and when I get the stack trace...more >>

I have a cf2005 program i'm debugging on PPC2003, when I close the form, it doesn't close the program even when I added private void frmWelcomeScreen_Closed(object sender, EventArgs e) { Application.Exit(); } private void frmWelcomeScreen_Closin...more >>

Hi, I had the same problem with the deploying time as described in the following thread : http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.compactframework/browse_thread/thread/b2e87c3d723b4079/48b78c122bae3c3c The problem is that i can not find the desktop assemblies in my...more >>

hi. what is the best way, for sending binary files (images,text,etc) , from the smart device to a web service ? im using net cf 1.1 and win.ce net thanks in advance. ...more >>

Hi, I'm looking for an emulator fo WM2005 that conists of a PDA Phone with a slide out keyboard. Any one know where i can download one from? I don't think VS2005 comes with such an emulator...or does it? ...more >>

hi, what is the best way to send mail (by populating the outbox folder of an existing mail account, NOT using SMTP) in CF, vb.net/c# ? Marcantonio...more >>

Hello All: We are planning to sit for a design of a Windows Mobile development project. The solution should be able to read barcodes and broadcast information over a wireless network. I 'm absolutely clueless on this, as I have never been involved with Mobile dev or Barcode scanning. Any po...more >>

Hi all, I have 2 wince forms and fisrst form causes second to launh.While some process is running on first I need second form to have a hard process too. I tried thread, timer and while , they did not work. The forms are being locked after a few seconds.Is there another way ,i need anything...more >>

When I develop a .NET CF soulution I often end up with a rather large number of assemblies, up 10 - 15. I try to put releated functionallity in one DLL. I'm not sure if this is a good practice on a .NET CF soultion? Should it try to limit the number of assemblies. Any comments? Thore ...more >>

I am making a simple application that displays a single bitmap image in a picturebox. I am using the Windows Mobile SDK and my application works fine on the emulator, but on the phone I am getting an OutOfMemory Exception whenever I call new Bitmap(filepath). This happens the first time an i...more >>

Hello All, I have a windows CE 5.0 project and I am using OpenNETCF 2.0 Beta. I create a 2 thread app that tries to block one thread until an event comes in. I am waiting on that event using OpenNETCF.EventWaitHandle.WaitAny(MyListOfEvents); I expected this thing to block until one of t...more >>

Hi all. I have added a ContextMenu to my DataGrid to allow the user to add and remove rows in the DataGrid. When they want to remove a row, I would like the row selected before the ContextMenu pops up. Right now, I cannot trap the MouseUp or MouseDown events when the user performs the cli...more >>

Folks, I have an application which is dependent on version 2 of the CF, and I'd like my installer to deploy the CF along with the application. I have a general idea of what is required, but the only documentation from Microsoft (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-...more >>

Hi folks, I have a CAB file in which I want to (a) replace one of the files (b) include a couple of extra files to be installed, however, I do not have the source project for the CAB file, just the resultant CAB. Any tips on how to approach this or tools to explode/modify a CAB file greatly...more >>

Hi, I would like to redistribute one cab file from CF installer with my application. Is that a legal way? I'd rather not to install the whole CF, because it would be installed from the internet for a pocket PC and it needs to be small. Where can I find documents about redistributing CF? Art...more >>

Maybe its not suppose to be in this group, but i'm programming CF, so maybe it is :) I'm trying to find out a good way of transfering data from one form to the next one and how is the change in forms occurs... I tried frmSales frmSales = new frmSales(); frmSales.Acti...more >>

Hi, I want to get the names of all the files in a directory on FTP. I tried sending the LIST commant just like the other commands but it is returning me the following error. "425 Can't open data connection." Can any one tell me how i can get the name of all the files in a directory for a...more >>

Hi, I'm working under Windows CE .NET 4.21 and wants to find a solution to launch automatically the "remote desktop" program. For example, creating a C# application which launchs the "remote desktop" program. So I wants to know the name of the executable "remote desktop" under Windows CE ...more >>

Hi All, Because of the limit of the CPU speed and memory space,I want to use a effective operation to read the recordset.And there are two way for implement this ,using a SqlCeDataAdapter::Fill the DataSet and using SqlCeDataReader . Which one is better? Thanks. Peter ...more >>

at last http://blogs.msdn.com/netcfteam/archive/2006/04/21/580901.aspx is available for download. I have some win ce net 4.2 devices to test it. The download has 2 different files: NETCFSetupv2.msp (patch for vs2005) NETCFSetupv2.msi (for device) 1) If i install NETCFSetupv2.msp then i can'...more >>

i have been attempting to use Alex's code at this page: http://blog.opennetcf.org/ayakhnin/CommentView.aspx?guid=84b95802-76d7-499c-b266-e2251ab15706 What i am finding however, is that if i press a key, that key is repeatedly outputted, almost as if i am pressing the key down and never relea...more >>

Hi, I have two questions on using Visual Studio: -How can i build setup or cab file for my CF.Net 2.0 project using VS2005? is there an option build as a cab file for instance? -If the above is possible, can that cab file also include the .NET 2.0 runtime? I ask because i understand that th...more >>

Hello! I have a problem with the OpenNETCF.Net.Adapter class. After a successful connection with finding the right WLAN-Adapter and assigning the network settings I call the method RebindAdapter() of the OpenNETCF.Net.Adapter class. RebindAdapter(): - I get a valid pointe...more >>

Hi Folks - Noob to group, but am trying to figure out where the embedded group and Microsoft learning is headed in the area of training for the new 5.0 platform. I've delivered 3 custom courses to customers with large deployments of this platform, but as yet, have seen no indications for a co...more >>

Hi, All How to toggle between two .exe? Main.exe is launching Child.exe with CreateProcess() API, I need to run constantly both Apps and toggle between them. TaskBar is disabled, the Main.exe is running full screen, Please, any ideas Thank you...more >>

Ive got a program running in Kiosk mode, and we are not supplying our customers with cradles. However, one of them could buy a cradle, place the PDA in it and start pulling program or data files off the PDA or changing files on the PDA which is not good. Is there any way to disable ActiveSync ...more >>

Hello, Is there a quick and easy way to take a listbox of elements and search and remove any duplicates before displaying the listbox to the user? ------------------------------------------ Noble D. Bell AgForest Partners, Inc. ...more >>

I would like to start a print job running on its own thread in order to give control back to the user as soon as possible. I have created a sub PrintOneRecord(intRecordID) that does the deed. I thought I could start the print job running on its own thread by coding something like this: Dim M...more >>

Hi all, I'm trying to optimise an existing mobile application, written in C#. One thing I would like to do is have each of the forms in the application loaded only once, because the initialisecomponent() call takes too long. Originally the code read something like this: <in the MainMenu ...more >>

I'm having serious problems using the serial port with VB / VS2005. I'm running CF2.0 on this little board ... http://www.fs-net.de/Home_Eng/Products/NetDCU/NetDCU8/netdcu8.html It works fine, in that I can send and receive bytes, but I slowly loose program memory WHEN there's data being rec...more >>

How to create a new skin for PocketPC Emulator in VS 2005?...more >>

Hi, I had an app that was previously created for WM 2003. I recompiled this after changing the target platform to "Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC SDK". However, when i now copy this over to a WM 2005 device and attempt to run, i am seeing the error " This application requires a newer version o...more >>

Hello,All: How to read and write serial port using C# ? Many Thanks Peter ...more >>

I've dwnloaded the beta SP1 of CF2.0 and I'm trying to port my application to WinCE4.2. Currently I get "p/invoke" exceptions when calling SqlCeConnection.Open. So which cab file should I deploy on the device to install Sql ServerCE on a WinCE4.2 device? Can we expect designer support for Win...more >>

Hello, Where can we find a transcriber for Windows ce.net 5.0? This program isn't installed by default and the 1.51 version of Microsoft Transcriber.exe doesn't work. Best regards. ...more >>

I uninstalled the current NETcf 2.0, then installed NETcf 2.0 SP1 using NETCFSetupv2.msi. Then I tried to bring up the CustomDataGridSample (From http://blogs.msdn.com/netcfteam/archive/2006/04/25/583542.aspx). I get the error "The designer could not be shown for this file because none of th...more >>

Hi , I'm finishing a new project and a new request is to catch a Ps2, simulated keyboard, barcode device. My application is a console application without forms or others kind of user interface. Also I have a serial communication in a thread with a several priority, a ftp server always in li...more >>

Hi I use the DeviceWake event of the DeviceManagemnt of the OpenNETCF Framework. When I tun off my PPC and an other application then mine is on top I got an Object diposed exception when I ton the PPC back on again. The complete message is " ObjectDisposedException at System.Windows.Form...more >>

The bottleneck for a CF 2.0 application is constructing a Bitmap object from a MemoryStream formed from a buffer of bytes. It is about 40 milliseconds to load a jpeg from about 17k bytes. More than the time it takes to render to another Bitmap. Can this be done more efficiently? CF 1.0, O...more >>

Hey there, from your experience, Is there any different between using C# or VB.NET? I want to use C# for my mobile program because i'm more fond of it... What do you recommand... ...more >>

Hello all, Performing the following substraction on my Psion Workabout pro, which should be zero, I get a very small negative value! 110.10 - 60.10 - 49.99 - 0.01 = 0 (This is what it's supposed to be) At first the result seemed 0, but when I multiplied it with 10.000.000.000 I got -9.09515...more >>

Hello, can anyone show me some links or examples on how to use a MSMQ? I have been playing around with the TestP2PQueue example I found on microsofts web site (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnnetcomp/html/point2point_message_queues.asp) however can not fi...more >>

I am developing a WM 5.0 application using Visual Studio 2005. When the application should be installed on the PDA I want to use a MSI-file with a wizard. In the wizard I want the user to enter his/her username, address, password, and so on, and I then want the application to be installed on t...more >>

Hello to all NG, I've a class that manage the OpenNETCF.ButtonEx control. I add the control to myForm, then via code I use myClass.Add(buttonEx) and my class manage all the graphics layout, color, mouseover/mouseexit events and so on. In myForm I subscribe the .Click event to get events from th...more >>