how to run the .net pgm using GPRS ...more >>

I'm changing to a new PC, and will be installing my license of VS.net2003 on the new machine and formatting the HD on the old machine before donating it to a local school. I'm not a programmer, but got .net to create some simple CF projects, which I invested enough time in that I don't wan...more >>

Hello, I'm new to bluetooth but shall build a bluetooth connection to a BT device supporting serial port profile. The application uses currently COM1 on the PDA with 9600 Baud and no handshaking whatever. If I simply change the setting to use e.g. COM5 which is displayed as BT Serial UART b...more >>

Hello All, I apologize for this basic question. I've not written many Windows Forms apps. More .net web apps. Anyway, I'm starting a new project for Windows CE 5.0 and struggling a lot. As I have tried to acquaint myself with the environment, I've run my apps in debug many times. While ...more >>

Hi I need to consume Xml web services from a Pocket PC application using Visual studio 2005. The problem is that I cant connect to the web service hosted on the localhost from the emulator even a “Hello Word” web service. The following error occurs: “error: could not establish connect...more >>

Hi, i have today app that displays a text box. The code below is called from the WndProc handler when a WM_LBUTTONDOWN message is detected. On the first pass, it works fine. That is, when i scroll down to my today item from the today scree, then click the dpad center key, SendMessage with a...more >>

Is there any easy way to set the color for each DataRow base on the value of the data? If SolidBrush is the tool, can someone give me a simple example on how to do it? Thanks Lok ...more >>

Hey, I'm trying to use Xpath to "query" an XmlDocument, but I am not getting any results. My code looks like this: using System.Xml; using System.Xml.XPath; XmlDocument xmlSourceDoc = new XmlDocument(); xmlSourceDoc.Load(path_to_xmlfile); resultNodeList=xmlSourceDoc.SelectNodes( <<x...more >>

Hi there, I'm writing my first bigger program with VS2005 (C#) and CF 2.0 (means I'm a newbee to .NET!). I have a problem which I can describe in simple words like so: I wish to convert the Returnvalue of the System.Data.DataRow Indexer (e.g. object outValue = row[index]) (w...more >>

I've been trying to figure out how to use Trace, TraceEX (OpenNETCF) and TraceListener. Using Trace is straightforward for sending messages to Output but how do I link this with a TraceListener (or otherwize) so that my Trace.Writeline() outputs are logged in a text file? Thanks... Wil...more >>

I have been having lots of fun for the last couple days trying to eradicate the SIP button from my Pocket PC 2003SE application. I have several forms in the application that have to have Menu bars. Part of the baggage that (apparently) that one gets when one needs a Menu bar is the SIP button c...more >>

I want to know if there is any possibility to do COM Interop or Managed C++ with the Compact Framework, version 2.0. I've tried both but no success. COM components doesn't seems to work in Visual C#. ...more >>

Hi all I have a CF 1.0 application that needs to keep its time coordinated with that of a server. I am using a P/Invoke of SetSystemTime on the device to set the device time to that received from the server. However I have noted a peculiarity when the new time is in a different daylight sa...more >>

Hi Does anyone know if it's possible to launch the Phone application with a phone number? Regards Pete ...more >>

How can I use "ActivateDevice" and "DeactivateDevice" in my.NET CF ap? ...more >>

Hi I've an issue concern me. I would like sending Bluetooth messages from laptop however I won't any one else I can send by this laptop Bluetooth name. I know when some one else use my laptop Bluetooth name he can imitate me and the other users will receive these messages. I would like b...more >>

Hi All, I need to install a cab file that is already downloaded to my Windows Ce device. How can I do it from my program? I want to run my application when the device boots up. Any thoughts on this? My application is in C#, compact frmework 2.0. Is there anything similar to CreateProcess() ...more >>

I allocate 10mb of memory to my program using the following code, which works fine. IntPtr[] p = new IntPtr[10000]; for (int k = 0; k < p.Length; k++) { p[k] = LocalAlloc(LMEM_FIXED, 1024); } Then, I try to release the memory using the code below. The problem is t...more >>

I'm creating a managed wrapper for printing, and I defined a struct to marshal some data. Because of .NET interop limitations on .NET CF, I defined the struct as LayoutKind.Explicit. The CLR threw a "Could not load type" on the implementing class when I declared the a variable for the struct. Ch...more >>

Hi, Is it possible to execute an .reg file in order to put the change into the registry. Is there a way to do it direcly in the my application and/or is it possible to do it by another way ? I noticed that you can not lauch an .reg file direcly from the explorer. Thanks, ...more >>

New to PDA's and compact framewrk... I see there are some basic options when synching a PDA and a Host computer... how can you do more robust synching ? For example...host computer has a folder contining files to copy to a PDA, then once transferred, delete them from the host computer. ...more >>

Hi, quick question...with the realese of CF2.0 and WM2005, is the process of writing a Today plug-in different than what is dicussed here? http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnroad/html/road09122001.asp http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en...more >>

hi. i have wavecom gprs modem, a builtin modem. (Wavecom Q2406). my question is, i know that i can send AT Command throught serial com, but when i try this, i dont get any reply from modem. the question: i must use a modem driver to "open" it ? or just openning com1 , and start sending...more >>

Is there a way to know on the terminal if it is connected to a computer host? (like the opposite way RAPI connected...) ...more >>

Hi, i'm building a solution for PPC2003, If I want to have more than one exe file to the solution (more than one project) can this still be done? or it's better to build them in diffrent solutions and build each one to the terminal chen ...more >>

Hi, I am using .Net SerialPort class to read binary data form COM port. The problem is that i am getting some bytes of data corrupted. Some of bytes are changed by ParityError byte (default=63). Strange that i don't get an error event. Here are the configuration of the port: portCo...more >>

I want to terminate a running process from the task manager using evc++ code. i am using this code : HANDLE hTl,hProcess; PROCESSENTRY32 pe; bool bFound=FALSE; DWORD dwExplorerProcessID; hTl = CreateToolhelp32Snapshot(TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS, 0); if (hTl == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) Mes...more >>

Hi All, I want to detect incoming phone call on Windows Mobile 2003 SE Phone Edition. In the same application I'm using GPRS for TCP communication and if the phone functionality is running with TAPI I have a problems with GPRS reconnection. How to detect incoming call without TAPI ? An other...more >>

Hi, I am trying to get access to the red and green phoen buttons. I thought that the HardwareButton class would do the job. I am trying my code in the emulator and on a device but this doesn't work as I expected. I am using CF 2.0 SP1 beta on WM5.0. On my device I can catch Appkey 1 - 4...more >>

Anyone know of a newer "multiple form stack" existing/being developed for cf 2.0 use? I had tweaked one of these a lot to add certain functionality i needed, and would like to use something similiar in cf 2.0, but would like to know if anyone is working on this before i jump in and build some ...more >>

We have a cf 1.0 (sp3) app that calls webservices to exchange data with the server. In order to enhance performance, I create an instance of the ws and cache it for the life of the app. This seems to work well overall but it seems to get confused sometimes when we switch between various wifi ap'...more >>

Hi guys, in VS2k5 how can I choose the Compact Framework (2.0 or 1.x) to deploy? does it use always the latest version (2.0)? I have a Symbol MC1000 (barcode reader) with Windows CE 4.2 and if I deploy using ce 5.0 it try to install CF2.0 and the device gives me an error cause 2.0 is o...more >>

Hi there, I'm working on the .NETCF 2.0 application for PocketPC and I have a third party ActiveX DLL (AXISMEDIACONTROL.dll) that I need to use on my form. I use AxImp.exe tool to generate C# source of the Interop library of the DLL. It creates a class that is derived from AxHost. Everythin...more >>

Hello all, I trying to develope on a 4.2 CE device using CF2.0 SP1, but when I install NETCFv2.wce4.ARMV4.cab I get "Unable to add files to GAC". I belive I do have enough memory (see below). Does anyone know what I should do? will installing the GAC to the storage card help? I know it should b...more >>

I have a VS2005 CF exe that is going into a folder in Program Files, like so: %CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES%\My_Exe_Name_As_Folder I also have supporting DLLs and such going to: %CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES%\My_Dll.cf_As_Folder I want these to go in a subdirectory for my company: %CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES...more >>

Hello Friends, I made a 'dll' in C++ with Visual Studio 2005 with one function. I defined the export function with Extern 'C' to avoid C++ managling. After that added 'dll' to my C# test program and called the method then I am getting Exception 'NotSupportedException'. Jus...more >>

How can i programatically open the Contact detail Dialogue that shows the details about a given contact (i.e. the various phone numbers, address, emails etc. ) I have found that i can send a message to the Phone dialogue to do this IF that dialogue was previously opened. However, after a sof-...more >>

Hi, Might be a silly question. How can I determine by looking at a CAB file if it is 2.0 or 2.0 SP1? thx, LR ...more >>

Hi, I am trying to install a couple of apps which are packaged as CAB files. When I double click on any CAB file I get the following error: No .CAB files to install: Please specify a .cab file or double tap a cab file to install the application. The same CAB files works fine on the CE 5.0 e...more >>

I have a Smart Device application with app.config file. Everything works ok (I'm using OpenNET.CF SDF 2.0 to read configuration) except one thing - when I deploy my project on emulator (or device) using Visual Studio 2005 config file is not deployed. Also localized resources for assembly referen...more >>

Hello NG I have a Treeviev and use the AfterSelect event for the work with the Data. But when i try to select a selected node nothing is happend. clearly the node is selected. But i cant find a onclick-event and all other events fired to the wrong time. Is it possible to put a new event ...more >>

Hi, i've created a simple Form app (called Form1) in VB targeting PPC03 emulator. I have the following code to start App Public Shared Sub Main() Application.Run(New Form1) End Sub However i'm getting a NullReference Exception was unhandled error when i download program from IDE at the li...more >>

I have an installation project for my dotnet V2 CF app. If I specify the app folder as the target for all of my DLLs then it works fine, but if I move some of the DLLs to the GAC folder instead my app complains that it cannot find them when it first runs. Am I missing something? Does putt...more >>

Hi, I'm using DllImport keyword doing a PiNvoke, i've basically copied and pasted some code. I get error Type DllImport not defined Which library do i need? ...more >>

Hi, I am hoping you can help me with a dilema I am running into. I create a number of MenuItems for my Main Menu via an XML file. How can I capture a click event for these menu items? I have been wracking my brain and not getting anywhere and would appreciate any help you can give me. Thanks ...more >>

Hey Do you know how to add an icon to the programs group on a pocket pc running windows 2003? I'm using Visual Studio.NET 2005 (and CF 2.0). My solution have the following projects: - CustomInstaller - Device Application - Smart Device CAB project - Setup project I want the Setup Proj...more >>

How do you control the column width of a listview ? Funny thing.... When I use the emulator the list view appears to populate with reasonable column widths, however, when I port the app to a PDA, it populates with adequate column widths initially, but when I call the listview a second time...more >>

hi, i need to create a setup application for my ppc app. but the requirement is, it must be run directly from sd card (or mmc, whatever) not from desktop using ceappmanager. and also, is it possible to create such setup app that will include other necessary files like .netcf cab and sqlce...more >>

Hello, i want find a Contact with the BusinessTelephoneNumber. When I try this: OutlookSession os = new OutlookSession(); string callerId = "+49xxxxxxxxxxxxx"; string res = "[BusinessTelephoneNumber]=\"" + callerId + "\""; Contact c = os.Contacts.Items.Restrict(res)[0]; if (c != n...more >>

hello i am trying to move a file programmatically from PDA to a computer on LAN. for example when i connect my PDA to my pc A and when i start my application on pda and press send then a file from my pda should transfer on pc B which is on LAN. Any help, suggestion, comments will be h...more >>

Hi all, First of all, I'd like to provide some info about our program model: 1) Architechture: PDA -> webservice(Business webserver) --> SQL Server(database server) 2) Everyday, size of transaction data is communicated around of 2 MBs 3) If there is upgrade version, the whole p...more >>

Im writing a GPS application in VB. The application get a input from my GPS, but often crashes with the error of: NullReferanceExeption Application::Run+0xF ApplicationName::Main+0xd Have experienenced this at the input and also when I try to write the result to a textfile. Any suggest...more >>

Hello, I have a strange problem regarding the handling of the Click events in a Windows CE (with .NET Compact Framework) application. Here it is: 1. I am in FormA and i press a button which would make the application navigate to a FormB. But i accidentally press it twice. 2. The unloading ...more >>

Hi, Is there a way to search the ContactCollection by say FirstName, LastName and PhoneNumber? it seems the Find method takes a PropertyDescriptor which means you can only search via one property it seems...unless i am missing something. OutlookSession ol = new OutlookSession(); ...more >>

I've recently got a MC3090G Symbol Device with window CE 5.0 Pro. I'm trying to develop C#.NET application for it. So far I have installed the following on my pc: ActiveSync 3.7 Visual Studio 2003 Visual Studio Add-on pack SMDK 1.03 when I try to execute a sample program provided on the SMDK ...more >>

During (after) migration to Visual Studio 2005, I got some problems with some of my forms opens _very_ slow when opening in design-view. When migrating I tried different things, but ended up with this: - I created a new solution, with a new project targeting Pocket PC 2003 (Device Applicatio...more >>

hello: How can I obtain an unique identifier for my smartphone? I'm using c# and the external function "KernelIoControl" in pocket pc, but in smartphone it does'nt work. Thanks. Juan ...more >>

Hi, I recently upgraded my hp4700 from the 2003 OS to the new Windows Mobile 5.0 version. Now our Pocket PC application (NETCF 2.0 App) is displayed much smaller on the screen. (As if it were a Smart Phone.). All the controls on the forms are squezzed. If I load my application on a pre-lo...more >>

Is it possible to connect from a WindowsMobile 5.0 Device to a remote MySQL Database. The only dll's found are for desktops. If anyone can point me in the right direction here, it would be appreciated. -- Jody...more >>

I was running a windows mobile 5.0 C# application to general security library dll. But some of the abstract classes that are used in the code are not compatible with windows mobile. If you know a way to solve to resolve this complication please help. The classes: DeriveBytes KeyedHashAlgor...more >>

Hi, we have an application which use a DHTML page (WinCE 4.2). This page use a COM object (written in eVC++). We want to migrate this COM object to .NET (CF1.1) and use it inside the HTML page (javascript/vbscript). Is this possible in WinCE4.2 and CF1.1? WinCE5.0 and CF2.0? Thanks....more >>

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c62d54a5-183a-4a1e-a7e2-cc500ed1f19a&DisplayLang=en ...more >>

Hi all, I have made a custom tracelistener that writes Debug trace messages to an xml file. I have added this new tracelistener with the following lines of code: xmlListener = new XmlTraceListener("\\TestRunnerTrace.xml"); Debug.Listeners.Add(xmlListener); The new TraceListener works fine,...more >>

Hi Gurus, i am facing problem using ToFileTime() function in DateTime Cass. 1. I set the Date in st; DateTime st = new DateTime(2006,05,22); 2. i created new datetime variable DateTime ft = new DateTime(); 3.// i assign the st into ft. ft = st; 4. // Converting to FileTime, its returi...more >>

Hi, i'm using PRINTCE.DLL to print to a mobile printer (building for POCKETPC2003) the problem is that all my windows are maximaized inorder to prevent the user from clicking the start key.. But when the dll is running (printing in progress) it shows a message box with the status of the print...more >>

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Hello All, I want a Label displaying two languages at the same time, but I can only set the font to display one language at one time. How to set the Label and make it display the two language: Japenese Characters/Korean Characters Many thanks, Peter ...more >>

hello list, i am writing a pocket pc project. just this morning i opened up my project and I got the following error.. error retrieving information from user datastore. and then the project could not be opened because it refers to a device platform that does not exist in your datastore...more >>

Hi Every one, I am working on deployment of a library. When the library installs on a user's machine, I want that the installed assemblies should get listed in the "Add Reference" (AddRef) dialog box of the user's Visual Studio .NET. I tried to make some entries into registry so that the ass...more >>