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  • Unable to send custom properties (of appointment item) between pocket outlook and outlook 11
    by Manish Agarwal
    3 Replies
    Last post by timg_msft
      •   Scenario -  in my program i want to sync appointments between my pocket pc and laptop. Issue - AppointmentItem object model of Outlook 11 (reference -Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.AppointmentItem)  has different object model than the one Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC SDK (reference -Microsoft.WindowsMobile.PocketOutlook.Appointment) Some key properties such as c
  • Serious Deployment Trouble (M700)
    by Apollo Strong
    12 Replies
    Last post by Ilya Tumanov
      • I wrote a simple C# application that makes use of the GPS intermediate driver using Visual Studio 2005 and Windows Mobile 6 SDK. I set the target to Windows CE 5.0. I successfully created a CAB and it installed itself successfully on the device. (no signing at all though). I thought you could not install an unsigned cab Anyway, when I tried to start the app, I got a "The application (
  • loading the files
    by mohasad
    2 Replies
    Last post by mohasad
      • hi , i am using following method to load a .png file . Stream s = this.GetType().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("FT.res.spsh.png"); the above method is working . but what should i do when i have load a image or file which is not in the current directory . Because i am struggling with creating the directory structure without knowing this . thanks sadiq
  • PPP setup
    by LongLee
    8 Replies
    Last post by ricky-1979
      • Hi, Is it possible to remap PPP to user serial com for socket communication on a WM2003 or WM5.0 hand-held device If it's possible, does any one have any idea how to Thanks in advance for any advices. Long
  • How to convert Yahoo widget to Vista gadget?
    by DrxXx
    2 Replies
    Last post by DrxXx
      • Hi there............... I would like to ask if it is possible to convert a Yahoo widget to a Vista Gadget ( in other word to work in Vista sidebar ) It would be very nice to have the best of the two on sidebar. thanks
  • How can I detect if the SIM that I am trying to read entries off is a USIM or not?
    by OnAMissIon
    12 Replies
    Last post by PatickG
      • I was wondering if there is any specific entries on SIM or if Windows Mobile has any API of detecting the type of SIM that has been inserted by the user.
  • Question on removing InstallDir from [CEStrings] section of INF file
    by Robert Regnell
    4 Replies
    Last post by sstennis
      • Regarding a CAB file installation - I have read over-and-over on how to avoid being prompted to install to different storage locations on a mobile device by simply removing the InstallDir line from the [CEStrings] section, and hard-coding the location in the [DestinationDirs] section of the INF file. There's even an MSDN Library article mentioning it dated as late as 04/10/2007 titled &qu
  • onSettingsClosing, onFocus and other events...
    by Chrisull
    5 Replies
    Last post by Chrisull
      • I have a problem (with one solution), where the following happens... Ok desired chain on events: Gadget displays some text based on XML Settings window opened Settings changed Settings window closed Gadget displays some different text based on different XML What's happening: Gadget displays some text based on XML Settings window opened Settings changed Settings
  • Deployment failure with 'copy if newer' option
    by Cornel
    3 Replies
    Last post by Zero Dai - MSFT
      • Hi guys, I deploy a smart device project using active sync. About 100 bitmaps need to be deployed with the project. Deployment works fine as long as the 'copy to output directory' option of the bitmaps is set to 'copy always'. However, if I set the option to 'copy if newer', deployment fails with an error message "An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host". An
  • RDA question
    by felix_juarso
    0 Replies
    Last post by felix_juarso
      • I developed an application that uses RDA technology. During testing I used ActiveSync for synchronization. Can the application used GPRS instead of ActiveSync without changing the code
  • Dynamic Graphics in Windows forms
    by Shyam Sundar
    1 Replies
    Last post by Ilya Tumanov
      • Hi, I'm developing a windows application for Tablet PC. I have a tab control on a page and many tab pages in it. When user fills data and saves, all the tabs that fails the validation should be marked (the tab page header background should be changed which will easily visible to the user) I tried using CreateGraphics and using FillRectangle to fill the boundary of the tab page exposed by
  • ListView And Input Box Help!!
    by lordleslie
    5 Replies
    Last post by lordleslie
      • hi all (: i'm currently doing a project on wm 5 and on c# language. i know that there's this function called InputBox in VB.net. is it possible for me do something like this i tried finding online and documentations but i can't seem to find anything close. can anyone help me what i wanna do is to actually: show items in a listview, select one item, a input box appears for me to key in rema
  • XML version of win32 resource file
    by doubletree
    3 Replies
    Last post by longcan
      • Is there a resource compiler/decompiler to convert win32 resource .rc/.res into/from .NET .resx/.resources formats It is well known that .rc files are not easily parsed or manipulated by scripts such as perl.
  • pause the dialing number to call?
    by Rajat Solanky (MCS
    4 Replies
    Last post by Rajat Solanky (MCSE, MCSD)
      • Hi Respected all, I am making a project for Smart Phone using vb.net or c#.net, now i am facing a problem, can it possible to pause the number which is at present dialing to call. according my analisys, to connect a call through exchang, needs minum 5 minutes. can we do any thing about the estimate time. actualy i want to pause the current dialing for some time but desire time. any one who has ide
  • At the same time processes..
    by sevilaycelik
    1 Replies
    Last post by wimpos
      • I developed a program for pocket pcs.and in this program all data transfer from another database( sqlserver 2000 ). this transfer run when program is open,and when transfer start, I cant do anything in program.I want to start data transfer on background.but how (I am using vb .net.)
  • db Open fails; Windows Mobile 5 .Net DB application
    by KeyNoteSteve
    2 Replies
    Last post by KeyNoteSteve
      • I am developing a prototype for a database application that will run on the Windows Mobile 5 paltform. I'm new to the .NET environment so its all a bit of a struggle at this point in time. I did some test db applications with Visual Studio 2005; VB; non-mobile prorject; and SQL compact. I got this app do the db reads and writes. I then created a WIndows Mobile 5 project. The 'hello world' test run
  • Custom Control doesn't invalidate original drawing area when resized
    by klei0777
    7 Replies
    Last post by Michael Koster
      • Hello, I'm having a problem anchoring and resizing custom controls on Windows CE 5.0. For testing purposes I created a simple custom control that overrides OnPaint and draws a border. The issue is that when I resize the control, either programmatically or by using anchoring, the original region of the control isn't updated. If the control is docked, the entire drawing region updates correctly. Doe
  • How to play an audio file (.wav) in WM 5.0 SP?
    by Valery Zharkov
    14 Replies
    Last post by Valery Zharkov
      • Hello. In project Visual Studio 2005, Visual Basic, Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone, Device Application, I have added an audio file, for example, drumpad-crash.wav. On this forum, from Mr. Ilya Tumanov (posts 3313) there is the program, which in the given project I have written down in such kind: Public Enum PlaySoundFlags ... End Enum Public Declare Function PlaySound Lib "C
  • Improving the performance of the application?
    by Malleswar
    5 Replies
    Last post by Ilya Tumanov
      • Hi, I have a form (Form2) with ImageList. When I try to show form2 with ImageList takes 6 to 8 seconds time which may make the user impatient and irritative. When I run with out ImageList takes 2 sec time. Actuallly I am taking the images from the imagelist and showing on panel. With out imagelist If I try to take images directly to pictureboxes it take more than 8 seconds time.
  • How to receive more than 160 characters.
    by yeos_lee
    1 Replies
    Last post by Ilya Tumanov
      • Hi expert, I am using the callEvent application to send an SMS to my pocket PC 2003 emulator, however after the SMS received, it only receive the first 160 characters. Is it possible for me to send more than 160 characters to my emulator thanks in advance .
  • Sendkeys equivilent
    by Jwembley
    4 Replies
    Last post by anyrange
      • Trying to convert VB app to Windows CE 5.0 app. Getting stuck on text box, need to move to next tab stop by pressing ENTER. Current app uses If e.keycode = Keys.Return Then Sendkeys.Send("{"TAB"}") Sendkey.Send is not recognized in Device app using VB in Visual Studio 2005. Is there an equivilent to Sendkeys
  • FILETIME and SYSTEMTIME
    by Paula M
    5 Replies
    Last post by Paula M
      • Hello, I am developing a c++ smart device application in vs 2005. I have to read the file time, convert it to system time and compare it to the system time of the device. I can get the system time without issue. I can kind of get the file time without issue. When I call FileTimeToSystemTime, I get an access violation error. Here is my code: Code Snipp
  • Can't get scrollbars to show inside gadget
    by Russ Edkins
    2 Replies
    Last post by Russ Edkins
      • Hi All, I'm creating a web gadget for Live.com (and ultimately Spaces too) and I'm trying to use a DIV inside it to scroll through a list that is potentially very long. However, because the "moduleBodyContainer" DIV (a containing DIV in the Live.com page) has overflow:hidden, the scrollbars from my DIV are not rendered in IE6 (haven't tried IE7 or FF), even though it can be scroll
  • File descriptors under Windows CE
    by Shaka5
    1 Replies
    Last post by Kausik
      • Hi, I am trying to port an application from Win32 to Windows CE 4.2/5.0 and I am a bit confused regarding file descriptors. This app (which was ported from Unix to Windows) uses several POSIX functions like _open(), _close(), read(), write(), _fstat(), etc. It seems that Windows CE does not implements all these functions, so I plan to use fopen(), fclose(), fread, etc instead. More generally, file
  • return a 'null' instead of a Datetime? (Structs)
    by coltsith
    3 Replies
    Last post by coltsith
      • I have a method that returns a DateTime: Code Snippet public Datetime method() { } But if a condition is not met, I want to return null instead. Code Snippet public Datetime method() { if (condition) return new Datetime() else return null } Datetime is a struct so I can't. Do I have any other alternatives like returning 0 or something Thanks