Hi. How can i open/close a gprs connection with c# from a pocketpc2003/WM5 device? Any ideas? Thanks in advance. Simon. ...more >>

Hello, I have two tables, and when one table something change I have to modify second table. I don't know how update records in second table using SqlCeResultSet. This code only adding a new rows to table2. So, how update records and add new ? sqlCmd.CommandText = "select [a],[b],[c],[d]...more >>

Hi all, I have a question to the mobile application developers. I develop an application for my school project and i want to print out some documents. But i dont know how to do it. I do it with Print Dialog on windows forms but is there a way to do this while working with mobile applications?...more >>

Hi, I'm planning an application with peculiarity the to have a big communication activity between mobile devices and one or more servers. I've read some articles and documentation and make some tests about that, but I still not have a clear idea about how move myself. Can you help me to unde...more >>

Hi, I have a Samsung i320 purchased at Thailand and I would like to install Hebrew support for it form a vendor in Israel. When I try to install the Hebrew on it all Menus appears as squares but the fonts for example at SMS messages appears ok. My Hebrew vendor told me that my device is Win...more >>

Hi Can someone please explain the difference (if any) between a Control Library project and a Class Library project and when/why u would use one over the other. Thanks in advance. Darren ...more >>

Hi guys, I'm trying to develop a virtual machine monitor for a research project. My goal is to be able to execute ARM instructions that are generated dynamically from my C# compact framework application. I saw saw the method Marshal.GetDelegateForFunctionPointer as mentioned here: http://ma...more >>

Does anyone know how to disable the unsigned dll warning in windows mobile 5 (without using certificates or signing the assemblies). Thanks in advance....more >>

hi there, any word on if and how this is possible? Say there is a button on the pocketIE form, and i when clicked i want it to simulate a hardware button being pressed - eg. barcode scan button. Any feedback appreciated. thanks, Paul ...more >>

I need to create a custom main menu across the bottom of a form. I'd like to put an icon in the MIDDLE of the new main menu that opens the InputPanel. When I enable the InputPanel on my form, the default icon appears on top of my menu on the right side. Is there any way to disable this behavi...more >>

I'm developing a PocketPC application. I'd like to create a desktop application that checks for updates to the pocketpc app and notifies the user. How would I go about connecting to the pocketpc file system programmatically via c# on the desktop app when the PPC is connected to ActiveSync? M...more >>

This is a simple question: I'm creating a registration form based on the deviceID. I wonder if it is possible to have the same deviceID just copying a file or with any other method. I mean, is this method based on deviceID good enough or can be cheated? Thanks ...more >>

hi all i have this problem, i have written a c# programs and i have installed it on the storage card of my mio p350,(i found the same problem in a hp hx2100) i have put the link at the program in the folder for the automatic ececution of programs..but here the problem: when the device start...more >>

HI there: I m trying to add unit testing to an existing project, the problem is the namespaces, in the projet there were no namespaces, when I add the namespace into the form I want to test and to the unittesting code, i get loads of errors, if i remove that and use no namespaces i have probl...more >>

Hi Guys, I created an MSI for windows mobile 5.0 pocket pc and Installation works like a charm.But when I uninstall My application from the desktop, it removes the files added on the desktop and it does not remove files added to the mobile.So I went to Remove programs on PDA and clicked on re...more >>

Can anyone direct me to documentation or samples involving the new Sound API found in Windows Mobile 6 (CF 2 SP1 I believe). It is in the "What's New" document, but I can't find anything anywhere else. Even the WM6 SDK samples contains a ringtone app (C#) that uses native code. Thanks for any...more >>

I have just installed .NET CF v2 SP2 and I noticed that comparing to the SP1 installation there is one more cab in \WindowsCE\wce500\armv4i directory. The file is named "NETCFv2.wm5.armv4i.cab" and I can not find any information about it. NETCFv2.wce5.armv4i.cab - Windows CE 5.0 devices NETCF...more >>

I know how to get it in CF.net but not in C++ native code. ...more >>

I want to make sure that only one instance of an application can run. I got help for Windows CE but i want it on both Windows CE and Windows Mobile. following is the link i got, for Windows CE http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa446560.aspx...more >>

I am building a custom Application class because I need to perform some actions AFTER the main form is displayed and the message pump is started. I have implementing my own message pump using the GetMessage / DispatchMessage api calls, but I'm afraid my application's performance will be imp...more >>

Hi all, how can I get the actual program memory and if it is low restart the device and the application? May be OpenNetCF has any events, fired on low memory? Thank you in advance ...more >>

Hi, We have build a application which has about 50 forms and more than 20 images that are being displayed. The size of the installation folder on the device with the exe and the support dlls is more than 3MB. Can some one suggest some tips to reduce the size or suggest me some place whe...more >>

Hi, In pocket PC application, i am unable to put panels(any other control) on status bar control. Could anybody suggest me one solution for this? Thanks & Regards, Ravi. ...more >>

Although I know this group is related to Compact Framework from Microsoft.NET, I wanted to ask an open-source related question: I want to embedd in a Linux based micro-device (Gumstix) a little database to store changes made locally in the micro. Then, my purpose is to synchronize this local d...more >>

Hi, We are using the Windows Mobile 5 Camera dialog to capture pictures from the Mobile devices camera. With HP IPAQ 6815, we are having a problem where the image displayed was upside down and left to right. Is there anyway to resolve this issue or any settings we need to do on the Pocke...more >>

Dear All I have problem on getting datetime,now() value which already plus 18 hours from pacific time. The step had done is 1. put the time.reg files (GMT+08:00 Kuala Lumpur, Singapore) into Application folder 2. Perform cold boot. 3. In the datetime option (Control panel), it already cha...more >>

Ok, I have been programming in VB (classic not .NET) for many years and am just starting with .NET. My first project is to create a simple TCP/IP communication app for my PocketPC. What I would like to do is create a page of buttons on the pocketpc. Each button would send some very simple tex...more >>

Hi all, I am new to the mobile world. I am developing a smart device application which should run on both pocket pc and win ce 4.2. So far the application is running fine on my pocket pc device. Now I want to make it run on my win ce device. I have installed .NET CF 2.0 SP 1 on my device. C...more >>

My problem is ResourceManager constructor is throwing an exception when used on a WM5 device that has custom localization software installed. My customers have reported this problem when using software from Mobem(CE-Star), Elron, Maction Technologies(Monster Chinese) and DioTek(DioPen v6). ...more >>

I have been looking for jp2 (jpeg 2000) decoder which can be used in a compact framework application. But I find nothing. Does anybody know of such a component? I require partial reading of images, since my images (maps) are too large for a pocket pc to handle as a whole. Any help is apprec...more >>

Hi guys, Environment :Wince 5.0, Framework 1.1 SP3, Symbol SMDK 1.4, Visual studio 2003 Following are the cab files that I move to the barcode scanner to install and make my app run : netcf.all.wce4.armv4.cab : for installing Framework 1.1 with SP3 Symbol cab file : for installing symbo...more >>

Hi, I want to reset the column width of datagrid on runtime. Plz help me as soon as possible. ...more >>

Hi Everyone, Does anyone know how to do the equivalent of Process.Start in a .NET 2003 Pocket PC project? I noticed this is available in .NET WM 5.0 but not in 2003. I am wanting to open up a separate executable but not return to the calling code until the called executeable is complete. ...more >>

I need to get a context menu to appear on a listbox to give options for the selected item. At present the menu appears if you click in any area on the listbox control, is it possible to have it only appear when the clicked position is over a list item. I can get the clicked point, but how c...more >>