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• jalal khodabandeh Cannot connect to custom CE 5.0 device

  Hello, Here is what I have: PC w/ Win 2k SP 4 VS2005 Eval ActiveSync 4.1 Custom Win CE 5.0 device w/o ActiveSync and ethernet connection ( USB and Serial are not an option ) I've followed the instructions to debug a device w/o ActiveSync, but it's not working, or I'm doing something wrong.  1) Should I be using those instructions   The top of the page says it is for VS2005 B2 ONLY.  Is that line out of da ...Show All

• gstring570 How do I bind two DataGrids in a master-detail relationship?

  for Compact Framework 1.0 Hi Ilya, I am doing the same as you have written here (the above Visual C# code) BUT it gives me the following error: Unable to cast object of type 'System.Windows.Forms.BindingSource' to type 'System.Data.DataTable'. Please how can do this I am trying to translate the supplied code to VB (don't ask). I have something like: D ...Show All

• RAMPRAKASH Trying to connect to SQL Server from

  I'm trying to connect to SQL server from my pocket pc on my home network. I generated the connection string and bound controls from VS 2005 so the connection string being used was generated at design time. The program fails when trying to initially fill the tables The same connection string works on a windows application. Is there a difference in the connection string or Hi,    It's kind of difficul ...Show All

• efortier .net compact framework for ce .net 4.2

  i came to know that there is no cf for 4.2 i am asking if there is one for an earlier version as we have a 4.2 device on which we want to install a vb.net application   Jef    NETCF V1 supports CE 4.2. Download is here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx FamilyID=a5a02311-194b-4c00-b445-f92bec03032f&DisplayLang=en Note: if your application is compiled for NETCF V2, it ...Show All

• sjoshi CE_ACTIVEX was not defined because this Windows CE SDK does not have DCOM

  I have a large CE workspace that I migrated from CE 4.0 to CE 5.0 using the built in conversion tool in VS 2005.  When I try to compile any of the COM dll's I get the following series of messages: 1>_CE_ACTIVEX was not defined because this Windows CE SDK does not have DCOM. 1> _CE_ACTIVEX could be caused to be defined by defining _CE_ALLOW_SINGLE_THREADED_OBJECTS_IN_MTA, but it is recommended that this be done only for single-thread ...Show All

• Lukeyboy Capturing RAW images

  Hi, i would like to capture raw images from the camera of my windows mobile 5 device. My first thought was to plug an ISampleGrabber but this seems not to be implemented on windows mobile. Any hints on how to grab the raw camera images Thanks in advance Thomas I can guarantee that ISampleGrabber is implemented in WM5.0 ... I've used it on both a Treo 700w and a Cingular 2125 (HTC Faraday). Try perusing your registry via Remote Registr ...Show All

• Rob Green PocketPC 2003 Emulator in VS 2005 cannot connect to database

  I need help in solving connection problem. I want to convert our existing PocketPC application written in VB.NET with .NET 1.1 framework to .NET 2.0 framework. The conversion is successful. However, when I trying to run the application and executing stored procedure to the database (SQL Server 2005), the application threw an error message "System.Data.SQLClient.SQLException:SQLException". I'm using the Data Access Application Blo ...Show All

• David Seay PocketPC client, Web Services and security.

  Not sure if this is the best forum for this question so feel free to point me in the right direction. I have a Mobility application client that communicates with a Web Service. I would like to have at least a minimum level of security with this. I am not concern about someone reading the data going in and out, what I want to make sure is that it's my actual client code that's attemting to access the Web Service and no one else. Does anyone ...Show All

• SamyLahur Z Order of Forms - SendToBack() BringToFront()

  I've created a modeless form, and everytime I create it, regardless of using BringToFront() on it, or send to back on the parent, I can't get it to come to the foreground. Is this function not implemented in .NET CF Thanks. Any solutions Hi InquiringMinds, Did you try if your issue reproduces on NETCF V2 On NETCF V2, we added the Form.TopMost property that you can use to force the form to appear on the top most of the screen. Cheers, Ant ...Show All

• MoMad Need a couple clarifications please

  My company is planning on doing some Pocket PC development in the near future and I have been asked to look into which version of Visual Studio we would need to get. Currently we have either VS 2003 or 2005 Standard in mind. We know 2003 will work for sure but I have a couple questions regarding 2005 that I have not been able to find clear answers on. 1. Does 2005 COMPLETELY with no issues support development for Pocket PC 2003 SE devices u ...Show All

• edithr CCommandBar tooltips

  Well, now I'm having another little CCommandBar issue: No tooltips. I wouldn't really care (how many people ever actually discover them ) except that the "Designed for Windows Mobile for Pocket PC" guidelines require tooltips on toolbar buttons. Is there some magic to getting tooltips to actually work I've double-checked the resource strings, and am setting the CBRS_TOOLTIPS style, but still no joy. Thanks, μ ...Show All

• ERK Special folder

  In Windows Mobile 5, how can I retrieve the Program Files directory name In english in "Program Files", in italian "Programmi". Then Environment .GetFolderPath( Environment . SpecialFolder .ProgramsFiles) doesn't work because the Environment . SpecialFolder .ProgramsFiles is not support on compact framework. Thanks I don’t believe there’s environment on CE, so that won't work. Please P/Invoke S ...Show All

• B-RETT Can't connect emulator to localhost

  Hi, i'm currently creating a web application in c#. Its not a web service but an asp.net web app. My 2003 pocket pc emulator can connect to the internet however i'm having trouble connecting it to the localhost. The address line i use is http://localhost/OnlineMusicStore/index.aspx. Where localhost is the directory where my web app is residing. OnlineMusicStore is the directory name and index.aspx is the file i want to retrieve. Whenever i enter ...Show All

• momentc HTML Viewer Control that does not use Htmlview.dll?

  Does anybody know of a third party Windows forms control that will display HTML that doesn't use HTMLView.dll. My platform in WinCE 4.2 and the board supplier has included IE6 in the build rather that Pocket IE which is where I understand htmlview.dll derives. Thanks in advance... Check out these post for more information http://blog.markarteaga.com/OpenNETCFSDFWebBrowserControl.aspx http://blog.markartea ...Show All

• Karthikeyan Mahadevan WIFI signal strength detection

  Good day, Is there any way in which I can see what the signal strength is by using my vb smart device application I have found examples for normal VB.NET application but nothing for smart devices. My problem is that when I try and synchronise my SQL Server CE database on my mobile device and my SQL Server 2000 on the server over WIFI and there is no convereage it takes for ever, about 25 seconds, before realising it can do nothing and in stead ...Show All