I'm working on a project where I need to be able to adjust the DPI of either a Bitmap, Image, or Graphics object. So far I can't find anything that will get it off of the standard 96 DPI. Surely there's a way to modify one of these objects to different DPIs (something like the full framework's...more >>

Hello, I have a field named "value" defined as numeric(9,3) in a Sql Server CE (3.0.3600.0) database. I do a simple select query with one join and sum on field value. This query works good on sql server management studio but if it is executed in SqlCeResultSet i get a error: Expression cause...more >>

After an extended period of use of my Mobile Device(WM5) and testing of my application which I frequently reinstall applications via WCELoad, I start getting "Unable to remove previous version" errors from WCELoad. I thought it might be a locked file in the install directory, but I proved that ...more >>

Help! I need to gradient fill a Polygon on a Windows CE 5.0 system. How do I do it? This works beautifully on a Windows Vista desktop as the target: //******************************* GraphicsPath pathPoints; // fill the points path (for example a rounded rectangle) Brush brushButton =...more >>

Hi, I have an MFC DLL that reads a file and generates a bitmap which I then need to display in my C# app. This is a CF 1.0 app (so no Graphics.GetDC method unless I use GraphicsEx). I have two plans: Plan A: The C# app passes in the file name and some other parameters to the DLL. Then...more >>

Hi, I wrote some simple DLL code, created a DLL called DLLTest.dll and copied it to a directory on the Pocket PC: #include "stdafx.h" #include "DLLTest.h" extern "C" __declspec(dllexport) int __cdecl Function1(void) { return 42; } I have tried various combination of the above...more >>

I am using opennetcf.windowsce namespace of Smart Device Framework 2.0 for daylight savings.I was able to successfully set timezone using SetTimeZoneInformation but i am not able to set Date/Time using LocalTime and SystemTime of DatetimeHelper.I am not able to figure out how to set bias/offs...more >>

Hi,there i 'm writing a application of certification i have been trying to get the IMSI and encryption algorithm functions(a.k.a certification functions) which stored in the SIM card is there some APIs in Windows Mobile 5/6 can make it ? Thanks in advance~ :-)...more >>

Hello .Net enthusiasts. I have a problem with a Mobil Application I'm developing on the Windows CE 5 platform. The application will crash eratically without displaying debugging info usually when loading a separate form using show and hide methods. I placed try/catches on all the code blocks I t...more >>

We have been having a few problems with a customer of ours who has several devices running CE.NET 4.2. There are two distinct problems.1) The device is suspended after being left all night, but pressing the power button does not cause it to come back on. A soft reset will get it going, until i...more >>

Hi, Just a quick survey to see how you handle having too much information on a form for the pocket device. My current app has a lot of information. In the past (ASP.NET), I have written many panels or user controls and switched panels on and off when required. This is all in one page. ...more >>

hi all, i am writing my own messagebox control, it's composed of 3 parts 1) Top bar 2) Middle Area (resizable) 3) Buttom bar the top and bottom bar sizes doesn't change, but the middle area changes depending on the size of the dialogbox (im my case a form that i resize). When i draw the ...more >>

Hi, I have been trying to get the backcolor property of the button control to work under the .NET compact framework with a custom Windows CE image, but I am having no luck. The problem only seems to occur when running the application on a customised Windows CE image. If I run the applicatio...more >>

How do ascertain the absolute position in a ResultSet after a seek / ReadLast etc? ...more >>

Hello everybody! I'm developing a pocket pc application and basically my application contains controls such as labels, textboxes and buttons. I want to add a well modified text in my app and i'm thinking that the only way to do this is by modifying my text via html. How can i add in a pocket...more >>

You have heard from me before on our memory utilization saga - I will try to keep this one short and sweet. To make our issue more reproducable, and to just help me see what going on, I put toghether a utility just to eat memory and see if we can cause our issue to be more easily reproducable...more >>

In MSDN link ms-help://MS.MSDNQTR.v80.en/MS.MSDN.v80/ MS.MOBEMBDEV.v10.en/mobilesdk5/html/ wce51conUninstallingApplications.htm But I want to write a piece of code to trigger uninstall application which is installed by cab file. Is there any command which can be used? Thanks, Jabin...more >>

I'm now working in VS2008 and created a test app to print BT from MC70 to a Zebra printer When I try to print I get a Missing Method Exception "Can't find PInvoke DLL 'malibtdll.dll'. StackTrace: " at Zebra.Communication.MotorolaBluetooth.Disconnect() at Zebra.Communication.MotorolaBlue...more >>

I've recently begun using Json to transmit data in my projects instead of XML. I've been using the Newtonsoft.Json implementation and have been very happy with the performance and ease of use. I've run into a snag now, because I'm using CE5.0 based devices to contact our services. Unfortunate...more >>

I recently raised an issue here about how to upgrade my project to VS2008 and retain SQL CE 3.1 rather than upgrade to 3.5. After following what I believe are the correct steps it didn't work as expected. I'll apologise for the length of the posting, but I wanted to provide any information that ...more >>

This is one bizarre problem. Last week I was working on this project with no problems today I tried to deploy and it said deployed successfully but it was to fast, I checked device and no it did not deploy. After trying to get it going for many hours summary is this. In VS2005 and VS2008 i...more >>

Hi all, I have been for almost 2 days trying everything. I need to wake up the device once the PDA is in idle mode (the user pressed the power button) I tried with SetSystemPowerState,RunAppAtTime and they don't work. The only one that works is using the attached code. The problem is onc...more >>

Hi all, I am writing a class that inherets from the Button control to draw a custom image on it. I override the OnPaint event but it never gets called and the button draws the default shape n color... any ideas why it might be doing that? Thank here's the code: public partial class O...more >>

Hi, I am looking at commincation options. Here are my thoughts so far, your comments would be appreciated. What I need to do is to be able to export from a desktop app and also allow the desktop app to drag (import) from the pocket device. What I would also like to do from the pocket dev...more >>

I have written an app for WM6. When I debug it using the any of the Windows Mobile 6 Emulators it runs fine. Same if I debug to a real device. I need to package the app for deployment. I've been through all the various walkthroughs including Christopher Tacke's Deploying .NET Compact Framewor...more >>

Hello all, I am trying to insert data into a table.. and it is giving the following error. "ExecuteNonQuery -- Error Code: 80040E2F Message : A duplicate value cannot be inserted into a unique index. [ Table name = CUSTOMIZATION,Constraint name = IN_CUSTOMIZATION ] Minor Err.: 25016 So...more >>

Hi, i have 2 applications running on the same time. the user is using app A . sometimes in app B (hidden form) when try to connect to the internet, im calling Application.Events to get windows message about the connecting process. when this happen, the focus is taken from app A. ...more >>

I am having Dotnet 2000 and old framework i want to upgrade my framework 5.0 what i will do ...more >>

Is there a way, through C#, to turn off or turn on the WiFi radio? I need to find a method that will allow me to do this via my program. I would really like for it to be compliant with logo testing standards if possible. "ConnMgrReleaseConnection"? Thanks in advance, Noble...more >>

I have a subroutine (posted here) that takes a image from a file and resizes it and loads it onto a PictureBox. There is a timer elsewhere that sends the routine a new filename to use. The routine works fine until the 77th file or so. (The file names are randomly assigned so they vary each t...more >>

Hi, all I have this little Blackroc printer and trying to figure out how to print barcode and detect marker on the paper. The manual has some typo error and it is difficult to check if the paper has marker on the wrong spot or the command doesn't work. My question: Is anybody using this printer...more >>

There is someone that know this kind of problem? I've not find anything about it, there is only read only properties on Configuration and Status... Any resources? Please help me, thank you! Victor von Doom mail: d.orlando@studiocode.com...more >>

I have written an app for WM6. When I debug it using the any of the Windows Mobile 6 Emulators it runs fine. Same if I debug to a real device. I need to package the app for deployment. I've been through all the various walkthroughs including Christopher Tacke's Deploying .NET Compact Framewor...more >>