Hello, I am trying to debug a a .NET CF 2.0 application on a Windows Mobile Smartphone (Cingular 2125) using VS2005 on Windows Vista. I do have the Windows Mobile Device Center installed, but am getting this exception while trying to run the program. I am using the internet passthrough via US...more >>

Hi all I have managed to setup the entire environment and get some C# CF code to sync to the Database and use filters. I could not have done it with out the help of these news groups. So thanks to all. I now have a few more question regarding different topics to do with sync...more >>

Hi Guys, I want to create Cab file to deploy my Project. I go to solution and select new Poject->Smart Device Cab Project. I have set my Output folder, and added some nesserary file to Cab File. The only thing that I want to change Manufacturer,and AppName.and provider. but I do not whe...more >>

I am having problems get web browser to work on compact framework 2.0. When ever I try to load the form with the web browser I get this error. "Active X control '8856f961-340a-11d0-a96b-00c04fd705a2' cannot be instantiated because the current thread is not in a single-threaded apartment." Al...more >>

Hi All I am Developing in C# with VS2005. I am Developing a Windows Mobile Forms Application with the CF2 My problem is that when the Input panel is displayed my screen does not scroll. I have found some code using an Panel and a scroll bar that will make the screen scroll...more >>

I've searched the Internet (and will keep searching) for a way to determine if my application is already running and to keep it from starting a second instance. 1. Using Visual C#.NET (VS2003). 2. Compact Framework 1.1. 3. Pocket PC 2003. 4. Windows CE 4.2 I've found ways to do it throu...more >>

Hi , I want to test Camera function on CFNET. here is a sample. C:\Program Files\Windows CE Tools\wce500\Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC SDK\Samples\Cs\Cecamera However when I open the sample on Visual 2005, It pops up an error message: "Error retrieving information from user dataStore,...more >>

I'm developing a pda application. Is there a way to loop through all the forms currently open and then close it depending on the text of the form? Thanks...more >>

Pretty simple! I'd like to, via managed code, switch between the various profiles available on my phone (Normal, Silent, Meeting, Outdoor, Automatic, etc.). I understand that the values can be READ from: HKCU\ControlPanel\Profiles\ActiveProfile But making changes here only changes the Pro...more >>

Hi Guys, I have two questions, and since I do not know how to test it.:) if you can give me an explanation. I would appreciate it very much. There is a Form, and also there is a thread, the thread check some condition to refresh Form. First: Question: When Thread is refreshing the Form,...more >>

Hi im new to object orientated and want to make use of the new onpaint for the datagrid can anyone explain how i can use this? any examples? thanks Neil ...more >>

Hi all, I am trying to set the ip address programatically. I have a ce.net 4.2 device. I tried using the OpenNetCF API to change the ipaddress, with no luck. When I try to rebind the adapter it throws the following error:An unhandled exception of type 'OpenNETCF.Net.AdapterException' occurred...more >>

Dear all, Since I installed the SP1 for Visual Studio 2005 I am not able to debug assemblies on my WM 2005 device (Symbol MC70). I think this depends on the version of compact framework installed on the device and in VS. On the device the version of CF is 2.0.6129 but while starting the solut...more >>

Hi All, If 2 network connections are available (GPRS and WLAN OR GPRS and LAN) the pocket PC has to choose the 'cheapest' one, so in this case WLAN or LAN and not GPRS. So, my idea was to write an application called GPRS monitor, to control the GPRS connection Using functionality ...more >>

Is there something faster to update an SQL Server 2005 table on CF2.0? It is taking me 4 minutes.... too long - for 1000 records... and the table is indexed on the field i am looking into! ...more >>

Hi all I am using the following code to try to add a URL exception to the networks list on my PocketPC 2003. ================ public enum ConfigFlag : uint { /// <summary> /// The configuration management service and the /// Configuration Service Providers (CSPs) process...more >>

Hi All, After I re-installed my Visual stadio 2005,I start to create a new project. However, when I create a new form,I want to add some button to my new form, unforturely, all controls are displayed at there, but they are gray.I can not add one of them to my new form? Is their any body...more >>

Does anybody know of a simple and free ftp library? I only need to the ability to connect to one server and push and pull files. Currently I'm using OpenNetCF with my own control. I thought that they had an entire FTP class in .Net 1.1 but it appears that they dropped the wrapper class in .Net 2...more >>

Hi ALL, I have a project for PocketPC created by NET 2003, current, I have opened it under NET 2005. However When I want to added a new Form to my project. It invokes a Forms design, However,when I open Toolbar All controls are showed up, but they are grey, I can not drag any control to m...more >>

Does anyone have any VB.NET code on how to use SetUserNotification to wake up a device. I am using VB.NET 2003 and OPENNETCF 1.4. The code I am trying to use is: Notify = New OPENNETCF.Win32.Notify.UserNotification nt = New OPENNETCF.Win32.Notify.UserNotificationTrigger ...more >>

Hi, I have been attempting to use the CRM web service to retrieve a list of accounts belonging to the connected user. I am able to do this from my workstation, but the same code executed on a pocket PC device behaves as if the query's Criteria and ColumnSet fields have been left null: the q...more >>

Hi All, i am developing an application in compact framework 1.1 using VB.net. I want my application to be displayed only in Portrait mode. Even if user set the screen orientation mode to landscape, my application should change it to portrait. any code snippets and links are appreciated an...more >>

Hello Where can I find CE 6.0 device. I'm looking for real device. not emulator. Thanks...more >>

In SQLCE. I have a dataset of about 1000 records. I update each and every record. When I execute the Update method it takes 6 minutes! Quite along time for 1000 records?! ...more >>

Hi all! We are trying to move our exiting application from PocketPC version 4 to version 5. The application is used by sales reps to collect data, and then upload results via a 56K modem connection to our SQL server. We use modems because this reduces comms costs and also because of coverage ...more >>

Hi Guys I have a strange question.this app has serveral forms. When My app start, I have checked running memory,I saw my app name is listed on there. so I start another screen on main screen, I have checked running memory again. I found two my app-names are listed there. if I close one ...more >>

Hi all, I went to an event at Microsoft some time ago and they demonstrated this new feature in Dot net where and application can check on Startup for a newer version of itself in a specific location or Web URL. I am not sure what it was called and I am having trouble searching for i...more >>

HI GUYS, I have added a third party liberity to my project. I can deployed my project throught VISIUAL stadio 2005 by right clicking on Project and select "deploy", however after the first deploy, I quit my my application on Device. and complie/build my project, when I do second deploy It...more >>

Hi, I want to implement vertical scrolling functionality for all the controls in a form through two buttons (Up and Down). I am able to implement scrolling for a control on the click of the button. But i am not able to find to which control i need to implement the scrolling since the button...more >>

Hi, I have a background thread which can periodically update a file. My actions in the UI thread can also update this file (using xmldocument.save()). Is there an easy way to makesure that when something has the file open nothing else can and must wait its turn. I've tried having a glo...more >>

Using VS2005 SP1, if I create a new NETCF v1 app and build it, the executable has a file version as defined by the AssemblyInfo.cs file. I I instead create a NETCF v2 app, the built executable does not contain any file version info. I see the same result if I simple convert the NETCF v1 app ...more >>

I'm working on a SmartDevice Project (C# Application with C++ DLL's) without problems. After installation VS2005 on Windows Vista I have the problem that the installed platform SDK (Keith&Koep Trizeps4) doesn't listet in project wizard (Installed SDK's). Any hints? Thanks a lot! Markus ...more >>

Hello, I use the example of BlueChat of the InTheHand Library. All works well but I have just a little problem. If I turn off the Bluetooth connexion of my PC, my program does not see that there is no more connection. The Property "Connected()" does not see the modification ? Some...more >>

Is it possibly to apply filters to captured images under the .NET Compact Framework? I would like to port an existing C# managed application (full .NET Framework) to a WinCE embedded development board (which only supports .NET Compact Framework). Captured images from webcam device are being...more >>

Hi What I basically need is to know how much data was sent/received by WebBrowser ( on Windows Mboile 5 OS ). How can do it ? There are a lot of exmaplse in the net but all to .NET ( not CF ) - I tried to make them work on CF but without success. Also thought about working with HTTP request/res...more >>

I'm trying to get a splash screen working. Yes, I've read the article at http://www.codeproject.com/netcf/casoast.asp I modeled mine after that, but simplified it. I don't have a timer. I'm just trying to load several forms of my application while the splash screen is displayed, and call ...more >>

I've just ported my app to VS2005 CF2 SQLCE 3.1 app. Everything works great cept when I exit the app using the OK box the app immediately ends and an hourglass appears and runs until I do anything else and it promptly disappears. Weird eh. Didn't used to do this at all in VS2003 CE2 CF1.1 ...more >>

Hello everyone, I'm having a real pickle here. Using VB.net 2005 we're trying to upgrade an application for a handheld which has to use the SqlClient as it did in VB.net 2003, using CF 2.0. But System.Data.SqlClient doesn't seem to exist in Compact Framework 2.0. I already downloaded service...more >>

We are working on CE 5.0 with .Net compact framework 1.1. From our main form, we use a dialog using ShowDialog, once the user has clicked on the "X" and closes that dialog, the focus does not return to the main form... We've even added some code to return control by calling BringToFront on...more >>

Dear all, How suitable is .NET CF 2.0 for multi-lingual application? Also what version of VS 2005 do I need? Can I still use MSDE and SQL CE 2000 with .NET 2.0? If so, does those two SQL databases support multiple languages? Thanks. ...more >>

Hi. i'm trying to write an app for WM5 which will terminate a totally separate app which is running, but may have hung, the same way you manually do it by going into memory, running programs, STOP. Does anyone have and suggestions or example code? we are using VS2005, VB.net cf v2. Thank...more >>

Hi, I have written the following code to send message using MSMQ from the device to PC. Private Sub SendMessageToQueue(ByVal Path As String) ' Create a new order and set values. myQ = New MessageQueue(Path) Dim sendOrder As New MSG ID += 1 Label4.T...more >>

Hi all I want to run a routine in a timer 4 times per second. This routine will send data over TCP/IP, what I want to know is this. Is there anyway to find the current upload speed? I want to adjust the amount of data I send based on how long it is taking to send, I don't want to have lo...more >>

I am doing an Rda.Pull from a Sql Server 2000 db using sscesa20.dll. I get an error : "Table name cannot be opened...[,,, Tablename,,]. Anyone seen this error before? Any ideas? Thanks. ...more >>

I've been looking at Maarten Struys' Webcasts on SMS interception and am trying it myself (in VB not VC), but have hit an insurmoutable problem, I cannot access the MEssageReceived event, and according to http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.windowsmobile.pocketoutlook.messageint...more >>

OpenNETCF is proud to announce the availability of a new free, open-source project. OpenNETCF now provides a "port" of the zlib 1.2.3 library for Windows CE-based devices, including Pocket PCs, SmartPhones, Windows Mobile devices as well as the entire realm of generic Windows CE devices. We p...more >>

Hiya, folks. Earlier today I was looking for the homepage of XrossOne, makers of a GDI+ implementation for the Compact Framework. However, when I tried to go there, my browser couldn't look up their hostname, www.xrossone.com. Google's cache of the site dates back to September 27, 2006. So,...more >>

I am building an app that runs on WM. Users are creating data on the mobile device. Is it possible to give users an option to back this data up onto their PCs using the ActiveSync connection? Thanks. drumred ...more >>

I have a project that uses a plug-in design pattern to load a specific DLL at runtime depending on the handheld manufacturer. For example, I have created two DLL files: DolphinPlugIn.dll SymbolPlugIn.dll Will I have to create two different cab files? How would you go about packagin...more >>

hi guys. There are two screens and one thread on my project. When App starts, first call screen1, screen1.showdialog(); When user select menuitem on screen1 to call scrren2, it will show screen2.showDialog(); Issue: When screen2 is shown, and the background thread check some information,...more >>