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• SirMike SQL Server CE

  I'm trying to write an application for Windows Mobile that will be running on multiple PDA's, each of which will sync up to a SQL 2000 database.  From what I've read, it seems that the best way to implement this is using SQL Server CE, along with merge replication. I've spent the better part of the day looking for a) a simple guide to setup SQL Server CE, and b) some simple examples of using SQL Server CE.  Pretty much everything I've ...Show All

• Sonnemaf Where could I find ws2.pdb to start debugging?

  Hi, I try to debug a program that needs win sock 2 symbol file (ws2.pdb) to load the symbols but I could not find this file. Where could I find this file Thanks. Stefen Huynh This file is available with Platform Builder. You can read about which paths it exists in here: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx scid=kb%3Ben-us%3B329101 Platform Builder has a lot of source which can't be redistributed, so you may not be ...Show All

• jimvs05 eVC3 and eVC4 bomb when loading projects

  I'm trying to get eVC and eVC4 working on my main Win2K box. (Everything works fine on another machine). The IDEs each start properly. However, when I open any workspace, I get the following: eVC4: Instruction at "0x780104ac" referenced memory at "0x0000000". Opening the debugger gets "Unhandled exception in Evc.exe (MSVCRT.DLL): 0xC0000005: Access Violation" eVC3:Instruction at "0x510b2daa" referenced mem ...Show All

• AntProgrammer File format on PocketPC

  Say that I have a program on a PC that packs files together. This file format store the offset to each file in the packed with in the package. Then I transfer the file over to a PocketPC. If I try to unpack these files in the PocketPC will the offsets to these files that I have saved, will these offset still be valid I am asking because when you copy a file with ActiveSync the file is transfered and "Converted" what exactly does that c ...Show All

• man_25 How to protect data of VB.Net app in output file

  Hello everybody Actually i have deevloped an VB.Net application for Windows Mobile 2003, that keeps log data (String format) in a file created by stream writer. But the problem is that any body can open the on the iPAQ and on Desktop PC and change its contents because that file is easily readable. Is there anyway in Compect Frame work , like we do in normal desktop based application by keeping data in a file generated in Random access mode ...Show All

• damovsky Left Alignment of text in a button... This has to be easy...

  I can't seem to find the textalign property for a button in .NET CF1. How can I left align text in a button Thanks, this has to be easy right ;) Relatively easy. The code to do this is shown below. using System.Runtime.InteropServices; ... [ DllImport ( "Coredll" )] private static extern IntPtr GetCapture(); [ DllImport ( "Coredll" )] private static extern int GetWindowLo ...Show All

• lalle 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 It's like this by design. The Application.Run (myForm) method does a Vi ...Show All

• PA Getting the application name from a sub function in another assembly

  Hi, I have an application which calls into another assembly, and within that assembly I wanted to get to the Process or Application name. ie: Application -> Assembly Function A -> Assembly Function B In the case of doing it in function A then Assembly.GetCallingAssembly() achieves this, but how can I do this in Function B. In this case, getCallingAssembly returns the assembly of function A, and I cant see how to recurse. Jason ...Show All

• MaryJones CeOpenDatabaseEx2 depricated?

   Under VC2005, Windows CE 5, when compiling for CEDB database I get the following error: error C4995: 'CeOpenDatabaseEx2': name was marked as #pragma deprecated According to the documentation, 'CeOpenDatabaseEx2' is not depricated. Without this, there is no way to compile for CEDB databases.   Yes. It's talking about EDB. My database uses CEDB. There is a reference to an example CE ...Show All

• BiohazrD The project consists entirely of configurations that require support for platforms which are not installed on this machine

  I get this error when converting all of my EVC 4.2 vcp files to Visual Studio 2005 projects: The project consists entirely of configurations that require support for platforms which are not installed on this machine. An example EVC 4.2 project is here and was created using bakefile 0.1.8. # Microsoft eMbedded Visual Tools Project File - Name="softgps_user_input" - Package Owner=<4> # Microsoft eMbedded Visual Tools Generated Build File ...Show All

• geeky Show busy state on mobile device

  Hello, in my C# program I’d like to show the usual moving busy symbol when program is busy on mobile device ( WinCE 5.0). But I can not find "How to" in documentation. This concerns .NET2.0 Compact Framework. Thanks for help, Jorg Hi Jorg This symbol is just the wait cursor. You can set this wait cursor as followed: Cursor.Current = Cursors.WaitCursor; The usage might look like this: ...Show All

• TheSwede Cradle emulator

  Can anyone tell me how to cradle Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC Emulator please Inside VS.NET 2005, I go to Tool->Device Emulator Manager->(Right click on the emulator)->Cradle, nothing happened.  I am using ActiveSync 4.1. Any responses are appreciated.   In the activesync connection settings, check the "Allow connections to one of the following" checkbox and select from th ...Show All

• Scott W. CF/VS2005 DataGrid Datasource not really working as other controls do.

  First of all, this is Compact Framework, Visual Studio 2005 July CTP. My databindings is setup like this.  I got class full of all sorts of properties.  strings, ints, and DataTables.  This is added as a project data source so I can drag stuff across to the designer.  This created a BindingSource object.  All form fields (including 2 data grids) have bindings through this BindingSource.   The datasource of thi ...Show All

• morphius1 Tutorial book for Visual Studio 2005

  I just got Visual Studio 2005 and I want to use it to develop software for PocketPC devices. I'll be using VB almost exclusively if I can. Can anyone recommend a book to use for reference and learn from Check out these list of books from Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0735615322/qid=1146823269/sr=1-3/ref=sr_1_3/103-7025707-2666249 s=books&v=glance&n=283155 It depends on what you want to ...Show All

• CurtisDeHaven Designer Preview

  Hi, how can I obtain the information, the current instance of a Control class is running in the Designer preview I didn't found a member that supplies me that information in the Compact Framework. Thank you! Yet a better approach ;) That's because mDesignMode is not a bool; it's a Nullable<bool>. Declare like I have it, with the question mark, or do it explicitly with ...Show All