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• Suroor Fatima - MSFT Toolbox items for CompactFramework

  Hi, Is it possible to create custom controls with the .NET Compact Framework and have them available in the toolbox I found this article describing how to create custom controls http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp url=/library/en-us/dnroad/html/road11272002.asp , but I couldn't find anything from the extensibility side. If I were to create the controls in a device control project, then classes such as ToolboxItemAttribute are unavailab ...Show All

• Sergey_12345 formatting a datagrid

  Ok - I have a datagrid bound to a SqlCeDataAdapter grid.DataSource = myDataSet.Tables(0) I want to apply a dataGridTableStyle to format the grid nicely ts.MappingName = "procedureHistory" Dim procedureDate As New DataGridTextBoxColumn procedureDate.MappingName = "procedureDate" procedureDate.HeaderText = "Date" ts.GridColumnStyles.Add(procedureDate) etc etc for the other colums grid.TableStyles.Add(ts) But it doesn't work - the g ...Show All

• abw2003 Help using a videocamera in a pocket pc with WM2003

  I have read a lot about it but I don't have aby clear idea. I'm new with pocket pc and with windows mobile so I'm a little bit lost. I am developing (in C language with Visual Studio) an application that reads 'in live' the video streams of an iPAQ and use that streams to gather some info to display in the screen. In order to make that possible I have to access my camera to obtain those streams. I have read about using Directsh ...Show All

• Tom Soraoka SQL Mobile in VS2005

  I want to use RDA synchronization for my application.Can u provide me pointers to any code samples available for SQL mobile using c#. Please help. see this one http://www.sqljunkies.com/Article/1B5A2375-EF85-43CB-9516-BB3CD598CF46.scuk ...Show All

• Snigdha httpwebrequest https Proxy Authentication issue

  I'm using VS 2003. With a Dell Axim x51 (with Windows Mobile 2005) It has embedded in the rom CF 2.0 (i believe). The proxy address is port 80, and I'm given an IP, username, and password. I can use the Pocket IE on the device and get through. However the following code yields... different responses when attempting. Sometimes I get 407 error (which is enter proxy credientials), or a timeout, and if you notice I increased the request timeout to ...Show All

• smh_poole "Failed to start debugging"

  When I start VS2005 debugger (press F5) to debug a simple native app built for WCE5.0-based smart device, the debugger does not start and, after several seconds, displays error message "Failed to start debugging". This does not appear to be the issue in http://blogs.msdn.com/srini/archive/2006/01/05/509599.aspx , where the conflict is thought to be a co-install of Platform Builder and VS2005, as the recommended work-around does not ...Show All

• Neo how change IMEI (and phone number?) in the emulator

  I could not find the way to change the IMEI (set to 14250010001) in the emulator ... anybody can help me please Paolo Sorry, but it isn't possible to change this number. Barry ...Show All

• vs2003team ProvideProperty / IExtenderProvider in xmta / genasm

  With VS 1.0 it was possible to define the IExtenderProvider interface in my own assembly and define a Control in the designtime assembly which had a "ProvideProperty" Attribute. The VS designer generated code for the extended values. genasm doesn't allow that now. Is there any way to reuse the old SmartDevice Controls that implemented IExtenderProvider       There has been a change in the ...Show All

• psychokiller Control for syntax highlighting

  I use Windows CE 4.2 with CF 1.0 (WinCE Device). Can anyone give me some advice about a control for editing and displaying textfiles with syntax highlithing Only a keyboard is used for the input. .netcf does not provide a control like this. If you are using 1.0, you will need to write your own or acquire one from a third party. in .NETCF 2.0, you may be able to use the webbrowser control to display your text w ...Show All

• McROBBHOOD Unable to initialize Direct3D on Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC Device - MDA PRO (HTC Universal)

  i allways get a DriverUnsupportedException (it works in the emulator) Device Information: Device: MDA PRO (HTC Universal) OS : Microsoft Windows Mobile Version 5.0 OS 5.1.70 (Build 14409.1.1.2) Framework: Microsoft .NET CF 2.0 installed Processor: PXA270-520MHz Is there any known problem with directX on this device what is AKU (2.0) Where do I have to look to get it or to get ...Show All

• Alan Simes No Error Icon in DataGrid for rows with RowError?

  Hi folks, I have a DataGrid bound to a table, and one of the rows in that table has an error - its RowError property has been set. There is no red error icon in the row-header for that row, like there would be in the Windows Forms version of DataGrid. Is this right If so, how do I show the user which row has an error Ta, Matt DataGrid in NETCF is limited and has no support for that (and many other things). H ...Show All

• kpvgiri ListBox multi selection - Why is it missing from the CF?

  I have an application that I've ported over from embedded VB to VB.NET under the compact framework and have discovered that I can no longer have a multiple selection listbox.  Why was this functionality taken out   Is there an equivalent functionality with some othe control   I've looked at the ListView but it just doesn't deliver the same simplicity as a multi selection listbox. this peace of c ...Show All

• Brett Keown - MSFT Form is unable to capture KeyEvents, but can capture them within a Control.

  Hi all, I have set my form up to attempt to capture KeyEvents but they are not being fired, or at least my event method is not being triggered. But when I set the KeyDown event for a given control on the Form I am able to catch the key event. Ideally, I need to catch the events on the form. I noticed that I am unable to set the KeyPreview property on the Form as I am using .NET Framework version 1.1. Is there anyway I can catch these KeyEvents o ...Show All

• TonyV How to get contact name by number?

  Take the emulator's number for example. I save the number 4250010001 as a contact named "Self". How can i get "Self" by the number "4250010001" And how can i get "Self" by "+14250010001" How to match them If I saved "+14250010001" as the number, can I use the number with brackets I mean one number has several formats, such as "+1 ...Show All

• moleman ActiveX migration to VS2005 from eVC4.0

  Hello All, I have one ActiveX control which works without any issue on PPC 2003. I migrated this code to VS2005. But when I build the code using VS2005 with PPC 2003 SDK then I get some compile time errors related to IObjectSafety. error C2787: 'IObjectSafety' : no GUID has been associated with this object error C2440: 'initializing' : cannot convert from 'DWORD_PTR' to 'const IID *' Conversion from integral type to pointer type req ...Show All