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• kiewie Updating UI from thread: Control.invoke()?

  Hi, I'm experiencing some difficulties writing my first application for pocketPc. The program should run on a dell axim x51v with windows mobile 5.0. (I'm using vs2005 professional.) The application uses threads to write messages (from the program itself and streams) to the screen in a listbox (lstStatus). I know how to add items to a listbox (which is quite trivial), but I can't figure out how to do this from within a subthread. Here's some cod ...Show All

• Manidkn compact framework

  what and how I install to be able to make a Windows Mobile 5 application with VB.NET 2003 Hi, It is recommended that you use Visual Studio 2005 for developing Windows Mobile 5 applications. However if all you have is Visual Studio 2003 then you can go ahead and create a Windows Mobile 2003 application and deploy it to your Windows Mobile 5 and it should work in compatibility mode (meaning you will not be able to take advantage of ...Show All

• Shel Blauman MS Language Choose?

  Hi, If I want to use the .NET Compact Framework to develop mobile device programs, is the C#/VB the only lanuages can choose   Will the C++/CLI also workable in mobile devices And, could VC++ 2005 fully replace the eVC4 Thank you, Wei Xiang Thank you very much! Hi For Managed Code you can choose between C# and VB.NET. C++/CLI is not supported for mobile devices - ...Show All

• Oran Dennison WM5 on ipaq: Widcomm vs MS BT stack

  Greetings, I'm developing a BT application with VC++, but it turns out that the ipaq hx2795 that's my target is using the Widcomm stack, not the MS stack. I found this out when the MS SDK BT sample code didn't run so good. :^) 1) Can I replace the Widcomm stack with the MS stack Where do I get the stack 2) I know I can write code using virtual com ports, but my app needs to initiate and close down the connections. My understanding is th ...Show All

• Frank Walker Update operating system

  I have a Pocket Pc which it's operating system is Windows Mobile 2003, I want to know can I update it to Windows Mobile 5.0 , if yes please guide me You can not unless device manufacturer offers such update. Please contact device manufacturer for update availability, pricing and procedures. Closing as off topic. ...Show All

• DomsRoberts this.hide or this.visible=true not working...

  Hi, i have a form consisting of only a text box. in the form_load, i have code that reads "this.hide()". However then the form loads, it is still visible. I have also tried "this.visible = true" and have tried them in the forms constructor as well, but nothing i try seems to work. Is anyone else having this issue with WM 2005 and CF 2.0 that worked...but seems like a bug to me. I wonder if it will be ackno ...Show All

• Justo J Saavedra Using Pocket PC Phone as modem from within device application.

  I have a Pocket PC Phone running Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition (Sprint PCS PPC6601) and I would like to know if there is a way to access the modem functionality built into the phone from within a .Net Compact Framework application running on the phone. I would like to be able to dial out and receive regular data calls from this application. Notice that I am not trying to connect to the Internet or any other TCP/IP network. Any help would be ...Show All

• jlandheer Bug in VS 2003?

  I recently posted regarding a TypeLoad exception in Microsoft.VisualBasic http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/ShowPost.aspx PostID=113878 It appears that my findings have highlighted a bug in VS2003 is this the case Also my work around seems inconsistent sometimes its OK other times it doesn't have the desired effect. Any ideas Thanks in advance. Building a new project and copying the objects in does work but ...Show All

• luca82 End Call Event

  Hi, Is there a way for an application running on a smartphone (ex: SMT5600) to get a callback when a call ends   I would like to write the code in C#, but if I need to I would be happy to use C++.  Any advice would be appreciated. thanks, Jake Hi, I am looking for this event (using the SNAPI) but I couldn't find it in the SystemProperty.. what is the name of the 'call end' event... thank's Oren ...Show All

• charles C How to get emulator PPC 2003 SE work in .NET 2005 Beta 2??

  Hello... I hope someone will help me. My problem is as follows .. I create a new device application and try to run in in emulator.. the emulator starts just fine, but it won't connect to it! At all! The error is "Connection failed. Could not connect to network. Verify network configuration" What should I do Thx to every post... :) I'm having exactly the same problem....surely someone knows the answer ...Show All

• David Friesen Microsoft.CompactFramework.Design.Data

  Does enyone know what assembly shoud I reference for the clases in the "Microsoft.CompactFramework.Design.Data" namespace I'm interested in this because I wanted to extend the typed dataset clases generated for compact framework projects and used System.Data.Design.TypedDatasetGenerator class, but I found out that the code is incompatible with CF 2.0 . So I'm now considering to use the same generator that VS 2005 uses for Typed DataSets fo ...Show All

• Sean.Stagner Is there a kind of control which it can create chart like Excle?

  Is there a kind of control which it can create charts like Excle Thank you. I'd appreciate your help, Ilya Tumanov . can you give me a advice  A well control. Thank you, Ilya Tumanov . Sorry, it's up to you to try them and choose whatever you need/like/can afford. Most of them have evaluation versions, so you can try before you buy. Please take a look at available 3rd party libraries, you'll find seve ...Show All

• Hanas Default Sizes for controls

  Hi I have created a library of controls that get added to the ToolBox. Everything works well except that they all get created with a size of 200x200. How do I set the size that I want the control to have initially I do. The problem is, after a bit more investigating, that the designer automatically adds a line to change the size to 200x200. Any ideas how I stop it &nbs ...Show All

• Apaluri Opening a device with "POS for .NET"

  Hi. I have a question about using "Microsoft POS for .NET".  If this is not the right place, I apologize. I have a line display that had been working fine.  I then added more devices, using a usb hub and a serial-to-usb hub, which I had problems with, but finally I got the printer to work.  Meanwhile the line display no longer works.  I even unplugged all the other devices and just plugged in the display as the lone device in ...Show All

• Matt1980 Updating dataset to the source database

  I'm having problem in updating the dataset to the source database. My code successfully adds record in the dataset. However, the changes do not reflect on the table it was supposed to be updated. Here's my code: That means your insert SQL statement is invalid. It appears you're using SQL Server CE 2.0 which does not support named parameter you're using in the query, but it might be something else. To fix that issues you'd need to either co ...Show All