I have a small issue with the CF 2.0 and the SDK for WinMobile 5. The issue is bringing the devices, that I am using at work, and trying to do work from home. The VS 2005 Pro that is installed at work and my VS 2005 Pro at home are the same build release and the SDK that is installed at work a...more >>

I'm trying to write a device class library aimed at a Windows Mobile 5 smartphone. I'm trying to use the CookieContainer class which is listed as being supported in .Net 2.0 CF and everytime I try to compile it says "Type or namespace name 'CookieContainer' could not be found. I've installed t...more >>

Hi How to develop WIN CE4.2 appilcations using VS2003 for XScale PXA Processor I am trying to use Visual studio 2003 to develop a simple application for Symbol MC1000 handheld device which has WINCE 4.2 and XScale PXA Processor. I did install "Windows CE .NET Utilities v1.1 for Visual Studi...more >>

Hi everybody, I have a configuration with popups, that look something like this: CREATE TABLE TrafficSign( ID NUMBER, LocationInfo TEXT, Quality_Day NUMBER, Quality_Night NUMBER ... ) CREATE TABLE QualityValues( ID NUMBER, ...more >>

Hi, I'm developing a 2D mapping application, and could really use some of the features available in GDI+ that haven't been implemented in the ..Net CF. XrossOne GDI+ looks to be the best solution, but unfortunately the website (www.xrossone.com) has been down for some time. I've found an early ...more >>

Howdy all, I'd like to know how can I get the Eletronic Serial Number of my handheld. Which API do I have to access? I'm developing using MS VS2003 C# (Compact FrameWork) for a Intermec CN3 handheld. I don't know if I can access via Windows API or if I have to access using Intermec API. ...more >>

Using: Windows Mobile 5, .Net CF 2, C# My Form contains 5 small PictureBoxes, each displaying a large photo (1600x1200). Since I'm running into memory problems I get the feeling that each PictureBox keeps the complete photo in memory. Are PictureBoxes optimized in that they use their own thumb...more >>

I've been searching and researching for the past several days for ways to have multiple virtual serial port connections via bluetooth, but I have yet to find a decent solution. It seems most people are asking the same question but no one has an answer. I have two devices from which I want to s...more >>

I am trying to download a file using WebRequest / WebResponse using HTTP over ActiveSync. I can successfully download the file but I am seeing very poor performance (I have attached a copy of the code I am using, below). Copying a 4.6 MB file directly using ActiveSync takes 13 seconds. Copyin...more >>

Hello, I'm launching Windows Media Player successfully with the following code: Dim myProcess As New Process myProcess.StartInfo.FileName = "wmplayer.exe" myProcess.StartInfo.Arguments = "\media\TestVideo.wmv /fullscreen" This only works because I made a folder 'media' and the fo...more >>

Using: WM5 PPC, .NetCF 2, C# Can an application restart itself? If so, how? ...more >>

Using: WM5 PPC, .NetCF 2, C#, Visual Studio 2005 OK, I figured out how to add resources.resx files for different languages/cultures for both my Frames and my project at large. But how can I deploy a version of my application that uses the non-default language? My application will run on Englis...more >>

How do i write a MessageCondition for Mthe MessageInterceptor so that only numbers in my contactlist are allowed or numbers that are not in the contactlist will be automatically deleted (NotifyandDelete). ...more >>

Hi, How can I desactivate a key of PDA. Is a function key (F24) of WindowsCE. In the KeyDown event of a control if e.keydata == keys.F24 I switch e.Handled = true but without success. It's for an application where I need that users can't touch other keys that them need. Thank you, C. ...more >>

I'm using CF 2.0 SP1 and recently I've been getting this error. I'm also using VS 2005 SP1. Could not load type 'System.Collections.Generic.List`1' from assembly 'mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=969DB8053D3322AC'. Has anyone seen this or have any idea what to ...more >>

Since I'm doing all my web development in VS2005, I thought why not move the PPC development into 2005 too. Course I want to use the latest greatest. Still want to deploy to Pocket PC 2003 device at the moment. It all compiles but the runtime version for most eveything is "v1.1.4322". Do I...more >>

Hello All, I need to be able to create a virtual com port in order to share GPS data between 2 applications and I have no idea where to start. Can anyone give me any pointers? TIA ...more >>

Using: WM5 PPC, .NetCF2.0, OpenNetCF Somehow I was cheering too early. After a while the snippet below stopped working and I'm at a loss why. During the first few runs this snippet nicely connected to the GPRS network: the 'connecting...' balloon popped up and everything went fine from there. ...more >>

I'm writing a Smartphone app where I need to control the movement between forms which means I need to know when the user clicks the "Back" key. I can trap the KeyPress event and handle the Escape key code with no problem, but there's a catch: It appears this event is not fired when the form has a...more >>

Hi, I have created a project in .NET Comapct Framework and I used as a target platform Pocket PC 2003. I'm running this application on Windows Mobile 5.0, so I have decided to leave Pocket PC 2003 and move the entire project to Windows Mobile 5.0, however it is not possible to simply change...more >>

Hello, I want my application to run at the back. I use the opennetcf notifyIcon to let the user interuct with the application. I looking for a way to send my form to the back and show the today form with my notifyIcon. How can I senf my form to the back. (like I was klicking the X butt...more >>

I'm P/Invoking SetWindowLong() to set a custom control inherited from Textbox to uppercase mode. How can I tell when a control is in design-time (versus run-time) so I can avoid calling SetWindowLong() in the desktop environment? Thanks for any help, Steve...more >>

I'm working on a .Net CF 2.0 app running on WM2003/WM5 devices. I have a text box with a vertical scroll bar which I use to display progress logs (1 line per step). Does anyone know how to get it to auto-scroll when a new line of text is added and the viewable area of the box is full? It ...more >>

Hi, GetWindowLong and SetWindowLong work great on the Pocket PC, but not on the Smartphone (characters are not forced to upper case) Any idea why the GetWindowLong/SetWindowLong example below is not working? Any alternatives? Thanks, Hilton ------------ public ATextBox (Edi...more >>

Hello I have a HTC P4350 and i want make a little application to switch between RING and VIBRATE with a schedule. So when i going into the CommManager on my Device, then i have a function to set my device to ring or to vibrate. When i set i to ring or vibrate, is this setting in the regi...more >>

Hello, i'm playing with GPS serial input (port.ReadLine()). This delivers 3 NMEA sentences per second on a XScale 400 MHz processor. I'm experiencing a delay of up to two minutes on receiving the GPS data and have chasing this issue for several days now. I have now a possible explanat...more >>