Hi Is there some way to change the scrollbar width of the combobox ? I done this before on the full framework by changing the display properties, but on my CE5 device i can't find this. Overriding the combobox does not expose its scrollbar, so am stuck (except creating a now one from scrat...more >>

Is there a way to pause and resume the media player programmatically? Thanks....more >>

Hi, does anybody know a way to draw a bordered text (which each character surrounded by a contour)? Andrea...more >>

Hi I have been programming for years but am just starting to develop mobile apps for wm5. im using visual studio 2008, but did start my development on visual studio 2003. I am trying to implement some parts of an ftp client into a compact app using sockets. Within vs2003 this worked fine bo...more >>

Hi. I was asked to estimate how much time it will take to move a software from an iPaq 2190 to an iPaq 114. The iPaqs are almost the same but the 114 runs the wm6. 1) Is it fully compatible regarding software that was written to the wm5? 1.1) If not, what should be done in order to migr...more >>

Hello Is it really not possible to perform a hardreset with newer devices using ..NET CF? Thanks Rampf ...more >>

Is there a way to create labels that allow the background image to show through, true transparency? I want to add a label to a picturebox image but not show the label boundaries, blocking out the image. -E ...more >>

To support both VGA and GVGA I have two imagelists, one containing 16*16 bit icons and the other 32*32 bit icons. Is it possible to use the same icon files for both the imagelists? It seems that both lists uses the 32*32 bit variant in the icon file. ImageSize for the imagelists are set to 32*...more >>

Hi, 2 questions. 1. I m working in a mobile application and i need restart my application after i change language settings. How i do that? 2. I have a Main form and i call another form (frmLanguages), when i change the language display a msgbox asking if the user want restart application...more >>

Hi. I've been written desktop applications for years. One of the biggest difficulties of distributing my application has been to make the client install .NET Framework Redistributable. Now, I'm about to start writing applications for the Windows Mobile 5.0 (smart device). Since I don't have a p...more >>

Hi, Anybody could install the Mobile Client Software Factory ? My PC has VS 2005, and every time that i was installing, i get the same error: "you need to install the Guidance automation Toolkit 2006 o later before to install de MCSF"...., but now i´ve installed the last version of it.... I tr...more >>

Please excuse me if this has been covered previously, but I've searched for the past two days and can only find references to installing certificates (for https communications) to PocketPC, Windows Mobile 5/6, and SmartPhones but nothing about how to install a cert under WinCE5. Our host server u...more >>

calling socket.Listen(int backLog) produces an error no matter what value I pass to it. How do I call this? TIA ...more >>

I have VS2008.VB WM6 CF2.0 OpenCF 2.1 Web services project, converted from VS2005 - that is taking an eternity to build - change a single line of code and wait 15+ mins for it build - hogging two processors at 100% as it does so... I have installed hotfix KB94344 - to no avail... Under VS200...more >>

I am using the following code to download files to my Windows CE device running pocket pc 2003. Private Function Download(ByVal strSource As String, _ ByVal strDestination As String) As Boolean Cursor.Current = Cursors.WaitCursor Application.DoEvents(...more >>

We've just taken delivery of a new HP IPaq device for evaluation with our application. This device has what would best be described as a 'phone keypad'. It has the unfortunate effect of defaulting to 'T9' entry mode, which is a pita when entering numeric data into a text box control, worse still...more >>

I seem to be getting a null pointer exception when I use the AddPreferedNetwork method. I can enumerate my wireless interfaces OK and everything else is comming back as expected. This might be the same problem that Andy Baker eluded to in a earlier post. Even when I use Chris's example:...more >>

Hi, If I ish to create a good appealing gui interface with compact framework[windows CE 6] what technologies should I need to use??[Silverlight on mobile is not yet out]. If anyone could suggest me in this regard or point me in the right direction it would be of great help. tx ...more >>

Hi All, Currently I have a mobile application with the following environment Development Platform: VS 2005 ..NET CF: 1.0 SP3 Database: SQL CE 2.0 Now I am planning to migrate to a newer version of .NET and my choices are VS2005, CF 2.0 SP2, SQL Mobile 3.1 or VS2008, CF 3.5, SQL Compact Edi...more >>

Hi, I need to know when the serial port COM6 is available. How can I do that ? What key of registry should I modify to free the port? I use OpenNETCF.IO.Serial.Port in WinCE 4.2 Most of the times when I try to print I receive the following error "CreateFile Failed: 55" . I am sure that my ap...more >>

I have around 20 pdas running at an event that need to connect wirelessly to a server. We use the ipaq 2700 series. There may be other wifi connections in the area. The connections for us are problematic, as sometimes it will take going through 4 or 5 pdas to find one that can actually connect t...more >>

I'd like to know if using CAB file (as described in this link http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/zcebx8f8.aspx) is the best way to redistribute a .NET application for a windows 5.0 (or 6.0) ce device. And what about the later update of the application itself. Are there software to b...more >>

Hi! I want to use Ctrl + "Key" in a _combobox_, using Form KeyPreview. How do I prevent the "Key" being passed on the to the controls base key-eventhandler? The problem is that if I use Ctrl+B and there is an entry in the combobox which starts with B, it will be selected. Regards, P...more >>

Hi all, I have 2 problems, which are related. Hope someone can help! I am using VB CF 2.0 with the SQLCE. How do I populate a combo box with the names of all the tables that the database contains? I am sure it records a dataadaptor, but I just cannot get it working. Second, does any...more >>

AFAIK there's no support for this, either from the OS, the CF or the hardware. But wouldn't it be a good idea if any given program could be notified when the user has removed or replaced the stylus and then switch the UI accordingly? At the very least it could either hide or show the SIP or pe...more >>

Hello, We are experiencing a strange problem. We have a thread that transmits and receives ASCII from a remote device. The basic flow is before transmitting we call DiscardInBuffer() and DiscardOutBuffer(), we use the Write() method to send each character in a buffer. The thread then che...more >>

hi everyone, i try to develop a test application on my smartphone (Windows Mobile 6 professional) the application aims to receive mutlicast datagram, i use windows raw socket : if (WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(2,2), &wsd) != 0) { //printf("WSAStartup() failed: %d\n", GetLastErro...more >>

Hello, I have converted my project to Compact .NET 3.5 since I need a few of the features that are only present in this version. However, a feature I also rely on and which was available on .NET 2.0, Control.DrawToBitmap, is not included in 3.5 anymore. I have two questions: 1) Is ther...more >>