Hi, I want to receive an Incoming call on my windows mobile 5.0 device through my application. I don't want the Phone application to pop up when my application is running. I know that inorder to receive a new incoming phone call i need to P/Invoke lineAnswer method. But before doing this ...more >>

Hi every one, I'm developing an application running on ppc using .netcf 2.0. And I'd like to know about how to determine which date format on which the system is running? Is there any API exposed for getting the current date format of a ppc? Can any one please help with this question? Th...more >>

Greetings, I'm working on a Windows Mobile 5.0 device that has WiFi, Bluetooth and Cellular IP Interfaces, as well as possibly being connected over an ethernet cradle. The device is a ruggedized Symbol handheld. I have two questions... 1 - How can I determine what type of network connect...more >>

I have developed a ticketing application running on Psion Teklogix WorkaboutPro running under CE4.2.Net and written in Vb.net under CF 1.1. The application is generally working well but is subject to occasional freezes. It stops responding to key presses or clicks on the touch screen. These o...more >>

Hi all, I want to have less white spacing in the listview of my Compact Framework application. I tried to set it using SendMessage, but there is no change to the listview. Any idea? Below is my code. Thank you so much!! Public Const LVM_FIRST = &H1000 Public Const LVM_SETICONSPACING = (&H1...more >>

Hi, I've recently started a project developing an application for a PDA that reads RFID tags (tags that emit a radio signal containing a unique id number, and that can be picked up by a reader). I have been supplied with a reader and tags but unfortunately very little information on how t...more >>

Hi All, I've got the example from: = http://blogs.gotdotnet.com/stevenpr/rss_tag_Interop.xml to work e.g show = contact/add appointments. My problem is if I try to add a recipient to the appointment I get a an = error {"The parameter is incorrect.} when calling save., below is my = code wh...more >>

Does anyone know how to backup and restore a registry on a Windows Mobile 5 device? I have tried a million different things and nothing seems to work. Thanks in advance for your help!...more >>

hi, now i'm working with replication using VS.Net2003 and SQL2000.....i couldn't syncronize ....i got error like " A request to send data to the computer running IIS has failed.For more information ,see HRESULT" .......here my codes Dim rep As SqlCeReplication Try ...more >>

Should all the sound code used in CF 1.1 still work in CF 2.0? Any changes? Or is there a better way to produce sound on the device? TIA Harry ...more >>

Hi everyone, I found this article to check the control status pocke pc's batteries: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa457088.aspx but it is for compact framework 1.0. When I try it in VS 2005 (after wizard conversion) it does not run because I have only CF 2.0 installed and not CF 1.0. ...more >>

hi there, i downloaded the todayscreen sample from MSDN, opened the "TodayScreenSupport_Unmanaged" project,upgraded the code when it opened in VS2005, and when i compile, i get the following error: -------------------------------- Error 1 fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file '.....more >>

I have a CF 2.0 program where I have code like this: if (Directory.Exists("\\Storage Card\\Import\\) ... This works on all devices I tried yet except for the ViewSonic V.37. On this device the call returns false even if the directory exists. If I write if (Directory.Exists("\\Storage Car...more >>

My upgraded project compiles just fine. Actullay created a VS2005 project and added my VS2003 and changed references that I could to the 2.0 version. Compiles fine but when I try to deploy to device or emulator, it stops with one error: Referenced package not found File: Device Connectiv...more >>

hello all, I am trying to add a child form to my main form and am getting an error at control.add(). it is an argument exception at Forms.Controls._SetParent. any help would be great... working example wold be awsome. ...more >>

Hi , I am trying to debug a problem with a Windows Mobile Application. I need the PDA to Sync(I have writen the sync process myself using a web service) using GPRS while Debugging from the VS IDE. My question is: How can this be done? Is there some settings i need on the PDA. Could some ...more >>

Hi, I need to store an ArrayList generated by my application on the PPC for furthur access. Right now i store it in an XML file. But i have an optimization prob. Reading from the XML file takes more than 3 sec. The startup form of my app actually needs to access this file and display a l...more >>

Hi, any good 3rd party component suites for CF 2 out there? Like Developer Express, Infragistics etc., but they don't have CF controls. thanks, Robert ...more >>

Hi, Anybody knows how do I switch on/off the bluetooth of PDA with WindowsCE 4.2 from VisualStudio 2003 (NetCF 1.1)? TIA, Catalin ...more >>

Ginny, Really not meaning to be a Pita here, but my Microsoft SQL Server Compact Edition directory only has a v.3.1 directory and then Docs and SDK subdirectories under that. I had followed this proc to install mobile (3.0) 1. Run Sqlce30setupen.msi from the <drive>:\Program Files\Micros...more >>

I've got an application that appears to be installed correctly, but when I use DMProcessConfigXML to uninstall it, it returns CONFIG_E_TRANSACTIONINGFAILURE. A description is at: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/mobilesdk5/html/mob5lrfDMProcessConfigXML.asp A...more >>

Hi folks I need to write a PC app wyhich can pull files off a PDA. I have downloaded the RAPI sample code from OpenNet, and that works fine, but uses hard coded paths. I would like to use someting like an OpenFileDialog to browse to the files needed on the PDA to maintain the right look and fee...more >>

If I have a message box displayed (eg. MessageBox.Show("hello")) And my underlying form has a KeyUp event (or GotFocus that redirects to a control that has KeyUp event) and the user dismisses the message box using a hard button like the OK button, or the center of the 5-way or the return key ...more >>