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  • play video files
    by billqu
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    Last post by AlexFeinman
      • how to play asf 3gp wmv file with c++ code thank you.
  • drop shadow?
    by Nolubez
    6 Replies
    Last post by Jonathan Abbott
      • Hi, I am creating a gadget that will have a height that can very, (it will contain a list, and the length of the list dictates the height of the gadget) and I would like to know how i can achieve a drop shadow for the gadget. I can add a dropshadow to the png file that is used for the background of the body, this would work if it was a fixed size. Since I need the height to grow, this won't wor
  • Scripting SVG in a Sidebar Gadget
    by sandyk - MSFT
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    Last post by sandyk - MSFT
      • I am writing a gadget that paints an SVG file and then paints an overlay based on data received from an XMLHTTPRequest. My gadget has an SVG file, the JS file, and the HTML file. The gadget is supposed to do the following: write some text and embed the SVG image in HTML pull data from the web service on the loading of the HTML page call a Javascript function, which draws the overlay ba
  • How would I go about Programmatically changing Network settings
    by PatOSmallWarz
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    Last post by Stephen Hauck
      • I need to be able to programmatically set the IP Address, Subnet mask, etc. With the Fullframework I can get accress to these setting using the NetworkInformation namespace. This namespace does not appear to be included in the Compact Framework. Is there an alternative way in Managed code to get this information, or do I need to use the Win32 functions Pat O
  • New Wireless Lazer Mouse 6000 and Keyboard 6000v2 do not Sync with Receiver
    by Edhope
    1 Replies
    Last post by Ilya Tumanov
      • Hi! I recently bought a New Wireless Lazer Mouse and Keyboard package. As i am running Vista i had to download the latest driver from the net. The software installs correctly and tells me that the signal strength and battery strength are both fine. However i cannot get them to sync with the receiver even when clicking the receiver button and mouse/keyboard connect buttons in any combination possib
  • Gadget post info to new web form
    by ChrisMouton
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    Last post by ChrisMouton
      • I've created a gadget which is a simple HTML form with 2 text boxes and a button. When you click the button it should open a new IE window and send the information to the target URL as a post. The problem is when installed as a sidebar, although the IE window is opening with the correct page, the information in the 2 textboxes does not seem to be transferred. I have tested the simple HTML form
  • My first gadget is done!
    by Eirian
    3 Replies
    Last post by Jonathan Abbott
      • I just created my first gadget. It is really silly, but neat. It has a pink border and the words "Hi! I'm a Gadget!" It's really nothing, but it's a start! ;-) So, if you're new to making gadgets, don't fret. It'll happen sooner or later!
  • about DrawText function
    by wgy42202
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    Last post by wgy42202
      • WCHAR data[15]; ........ case WM_PAINT: hdc = BeginPaint(hWnd, &ps); // TODO: Add any drawing code here... RECT rect; wcscpy(data,TEXT("Hello World")); rect.bottom =20; rect.right =100; len=wcslen(data); //this line has problem DrawText(hdc,data,-1,&rect,DT_LEFT ); EndPaint(hWnd, &ps); break; I c
  • Display an image Directly from a Database in A dataview
    by Baburajpv
    3 Replies
    Last post by Ilya Tumanov
      • Dear All, How can I display an image in a GridView directly from database. When I set the DataImageURL in the Column with the fieldname in the database, the image is not displayed. Thanks and Regards, Babz
  • Deployment (MSI) OnBeforeInstall error
    by Hughy
    5 Replies
    Last post by Ilya Tumanov
      • I'm trying to follow this article http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa446504.aspx to build an MSI package for a pocket pc program. Every time I run the MSI I get the following error: An exception occurred in the OnBeforeInstall event handler of InstallerDLL1.Installer1. Could not find a part of the path 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft ActiveSync\MyAppName' So it seems that it's not ev
  • Connecting Device Emulator to IIS Ruing Computer
    by Mark Cooray
    2 Replies
    Last post by aryasheel
      • Dear All I am having an application which uses SQL Server Mobile ad using RDA to comuicate with SQL Server through IIS. (My OS is Windows Server 2003 RT). Please advice as to how I may configure my Emulator to access the Webserver. Regards,
  • Help to marshaling
    by g0l3m
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    Last post by gtamas
      • Hi, I murrshaling point to structur and other same C elemnto to C# in compact framework. Can you help me to say if I do it right below I report C code and marshaled C# code: C code: /* define Octet Length Type - normally int but could be short or long */ typedef int oltype; #define MR_P1363_OK 0 #define MR_P1363_DOMAIN_ERROR -1 #define MR_P1363_INVALID_PUBLIC_KEY -2 #define MR_P136
  • Floating toolbar
    by Xaneth
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    Last post by Xaneth
      • Where did this dude get his floating toolbar Google search returns nothing! Vista's toolbars suck!
  • Possiable to have text with no background or transparent background
    by Toby Broom
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    Last post by Toby Broom
      • I'd like to have text just floating with no background at all how would I do that.
  • I AM UNABLE TO FIND IMEI no of Smartphone
    by VaibhavSrivastava
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    Last post by Srikanth Bogadapati
      • hi can any body tell me how to get IMEI of smartphone on wm 5.0 with vc++(VS2005) ............... vaibhav
  • Combo Box display mbr
    by rajay
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    Last post by rajay
      • Working on my first PPC project with VS2005/WM 5/SQL mobile. Problem is that a combo box insists on displaying Value member rather than Display member. Another similar combobox works fine. I found that when the field type of the Primary key is numeric, Combox or list box is not an option in the drop down control type selection in data sources. So I have changed it temporarily to String and
  • Programmatically adding a gadget to Sidebar.
    by Chris Lindsay
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    Last post by The Godfaza
      • I'm guessing this isn't possible, but I thought I'd throw it out there anyway. Is there a way for a gadget of mine to open up a new, second instance of the same gadget I would guess this would be done by running sidebar.exe with a certain command line switch. I was under the impression there were no sidebar.exe switches until Jonathan Abbott mentioned in this post that there's a /uninstall
  • ATL::CStringT<BaseType,StringTraits>
    by patti_nyl
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    Last post by patti_nyl
      • HI, I am migrating to VS 2005 with a MFC Pocket PC Project Now I am getting strange error messages. Error 1 error C2440: 'initializing' : cannot convert from 'const char [1]' to 'ATL::CStringT' My code simply looks like this Code Snippet CString sHexa = "" ; What has happend thanks in advance, Patrik
  • Getting started with device programming - can't create database
    by Eric Harmon
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    Last post by Eric Harmon
      • Hi, I'm looking into programming smart devices and I want to create a SQL Server CE database in my app. I created a device application and added two text boxes to it just as a test. It runs fine. When I Add New Item and select Database file and click OK, I get the following error message: The data provider required to connect to the local data file could not be found. The file will b
  • passing data from vc++ dll to c# console exe
    by Sanjay Jain
    9 Replies
    Last post by Sanjay Jain
      • Hi, I would like to pass the data from my vc++ dll to c# console exe which is running in background. The c# console exe initially started by vc++ dll only via CreateProcess() and passes the initial data, but when user presses left/right scroll key. I need to pass the new data to exe and my requirement is the exe should run only once and keep running in background. Thanks in ad
  • ObjectList control and its Property Builder
    by nhirose
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    Last post by Ilya Tumanov
      • Hello, I am trying to create a mobile web site and had no luck in using ObjectList control and its property builder. I would like to show some data in an ObjectList. The data is stored in a SQL Server database. I know we cannot drag-and-drop a SqlDataSource into a mobile web form (unless I use a templated control). So I created a typed DataSet using the designer and wrote some code
  • well I have developed a gadget
    by Lobosdesigns
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    Last post by ToddOs
      • but having trouble submitting it I posted is here http://lobosdesigns.com/dragonhunt.gadget how can I submit it
  • Can I send Pen Event with Win32 SDK?
    by fly-007
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    Last post by fly-007
      • Dear Sir: I have found the Web Page in MSDN: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms818547.aspx ˇ° Pen events work well for real-time ink application, pen actions, and handwriting .ˇ± Can I send Pen Event with Win32 SDK PS: I have implemented a kernel ˇ°HID Driverˇ± for Vista, But WISPTIS.exe can not support Multi Screen. Thanks, Best Rega
  • Issues setting the timezone on WM5
    by RichardSC
    1 Replies
    Last post by Anthony Wong - MSFT
      • Hi, I need to change the timezone of the device as part of an installation, and I'm trying to do this using the registry on Windows Mobile 5, although I have tried the same programattically. To find the registry settings, I simply took the difference between 2 registries, a default one and one after I changed the timezone. The keys I set are: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Clock\AppInfo HKLM\Sof
  • Help - how to contact Windows Live staff
    by Lone C
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    Last post by confused1234
      • Hello, I'm the creator of the MLB Standings gadget which is hosted on Windows Live gallery. The gadget gets all of its info from several ESPN pages. Last week I was contacted by Disney (parent company of ESPN) because there had been a problem with this or other gadgets hitting their site too frequently (it apparently started a week ago or so, though the gadget has been out for over a month). I was