We wrote an application that runs with no problems in Windows Mobile 5 platforms. The application uses a modified version of the ShowDialog() method to display forms, as explained in a MSDN article. Has to do with the fact of listing just 1 instance (the last displayed form) of the application i...more >>

Hello guys, I want to connect to and edit ms access database. The oledb functionality is not present for .NET CF. When I try to build the solution, it gives me an error "are you missing an assembly reference?" PS. I am coding in C# I would like to know if there is a way to connect ms acce...more >>

I would like to convert a InTheHand.WindowsMobile.PocketOutlook.SmsMessage to a Microsoft.WindowsMobile.PocketOutlook.SmsMessage. For example public static Microsoft.WindowsMobile.PocketOutlook.SmsMessage Convert(SmsMessage inTheHandSmsMessage) { //the inTheHandSmsMessage.ItemId is a MAP...more >>

Hi, All I have handheld "Intermec" Mobile 6.0 and remote printer (zebra type MZ 320) I am using .NET 2005. Please, any references how to print to this printer (printer doesn't have BT) Please, help...more >>

Hello, I need to deploy a settings file in a subdir of the special directory My Documents. I want the name of that subdir to be the name of the application. How can I do that? For example. The name of the application is TestSettings.exe and the name of the file is test.xml. I want test.xml ...more >>

Hello Does anyone know of a method of disabling the Activesync connection dialogue on the terminal(wince5) when the unit is placed into the cradle....more >>

We'll be developing a real-time embedded app at my office running under CE. Since I'm quite used to using desktop .NET, my thinking was to use .NET CF, with unmanaged DLLs to do the real-time work. However, I was talking to a coworker who's experienced at using .NET CF & unmanaged code under ...more >>

Hello ! I have this windows forms device application in VB .NET, and need to pass a command line parameter to it, since it is going to be called by another application under some circunstances. I've learned that it is not possible, and one solution is to create a new C++ console application...more >>

I've used the Pocket PC 2003 emulator once in my project and since then the emulator launches everytime I debug my program even though I use a real device. How do I prevent the emulator from launching? Thanks, Ole ...more >>

I'm using ppc_installation_creator_1.8 to create a CAB file. By this I'm able to edit the registry settings. But the key value is not getting updated for the path similar to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Today\Items\"Device Lock" Is the problem due to the Key value within quotes? If s...more >>

Hello! I am looking for a way to delete the buffer of screen tabs out of c# which is buid by windows mobile while our application is busy. When the user tabs the screen while we do some calaculations the screen-tabs are buffered. When calcualtions are done the buffered tabs are beeing execu...more >>

Hi all, On my server, I have these 2 pages: upload.html ----------- <form name="form1" method="post" action="upload.php" enctype="multipart/form-data"> <p> <input type="file" name="file"> </p> <p> <input type="submit" name="upload" value="upload"> </p> </form> upload.php -...more >>

I thought it would be a simple matter to SendMessage(hWnd, WM_COMMAND, commandId, lParam), where hWnd is the form window handle and lParam is 0. (Surprise... it doesn't work on a WM5 PPC.) Using CESpy, I can see that for real menu clicks, lParam is set to the handle of a window with a clas...more >>

Hi, I required to run silver light application on Pocket PC WM5. Do anyone have information about silver light plugins required for PDA/ WM5? ...more >>

Hi, How do I trap the event when the user clicks on the X to close the application ? Which is the event to trap ? Also by default does the application goes in background and OS manages to bring to foreground when launched again ? I want to do this from CF.NET 2.0 applicati...more >>

Hi My application was running till last monday... Now suddenly i am getting the following exception... System.NotSupportedException was unhandled Message="System.Drawing.Bitmap" StackTrace: at System.Resources.ResourceReader.LoadObjectV2() at System.Resources.ResourceReader.Lo...more >>

I found a weird behavior of HttpWebRequest.GetResponse() in WM5 It raises exception if length of URL is around 2150. And also sends the data to server successfully. Therefore, there is no way to detect that the data is successfully received at server or not. The error message is “Could n...more >>

Hello, I want to disable context menu on WebBrowser component. Is possible to catch mouse clik on WebBrowser component? To catch key events I have to set KeyPreview to true. OK, but what with mouse click. Or maybe some special html tag? I tried with JavaScrip scripts to disable right cli...more >>

Hi! In the same way as a form is language aware, will it be (or is it already in wm6?) orientation aware? It should be possible to set up different layouts in design mode with regards to the resolution and orientation of the screen. This functionality already exists in the "Mobile Client S...more >>

I am developing an application for Windows Mobile 6 in C#, and I'm having trouble implementing what seems to be some fairly typical behavior. When I'm in Word Mobile and switch to File Explorer and select a different document, magically Word Mobile switches "context" and shows the new docum...more >>

I am an experienced .NET developer but new to the Compact framework and the windows mobile platform. I have a requirement to develop a windows mobile application (or service) in .NET compact framework 2.0 with the following requirements: =B7 Application runs in the background with no UI =B7 ...more >>

Hi, It seems like there is an error with the openFileDialog because it crashes the program. The program is build for Pocket PC 2003 running Compact Framework 2.0 The error can easily be reproduced like this: Create a new project called "File Dialog test". Add an additional form "Form2" to...more >>