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    - New SP2 ListView bug I have a custom control that uses a ListView control in it. It worked as expected until SP2. Now with SP2, the left-most visible (width > 0) column's width is displaying much too wide, for no apparent reason. Scenario: ListView Column 1 width set to 0 (I hide the first col) Column 2 width set to -2 (auto-size col width to header text width), column header text set to "Name" Column 3 width set to -2, column header text set to "Gender Id" With SP1, the first col was hidden, the second and third column widths were sized to the width of the column headers, as the -2 value is supposed to do. With SP2, the first col was hidden, the second column was about 3 times the width of its column header value (which is "Name") and third column width was normal (sized correctly to the header value width). I took the same code and ran it on a device that still had only SP1 on it. The results were back to normal, the columns with -2 as their width property, were sized correctly to the width of the headers. Conclusion: It seems to only affect the left-most visible column. If the left-most column is set to width = 0, then the next column to the right, set to -2 width, will display too wide (way too wide). The columns following that, set to -2 width, will display correctly. If the first column's width property is set to -2, then that column displays too wide, and subsequent columns set to -2 display predictably. Does anyone else see this behavior? Can Microsoft look into this? Thanks, Tim Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 16071
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    - MemoryStream Hi, I want to copy the stream: Stream st = File.Open(@filename, FileMode.Open); the file is a bmp to a memorystream, what is the best way to do this? Greetz JC Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 16058
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    - WebRequest Operation Timed-out I am trying to download a CAB file using webrequest object, utilizing both synchronous and asynchronous. It always works for the FIRST time (in both sync and async) and then it stops working. "Web exception - Operation timed out" comes after 1 or 2 minutes. Plz help -Basha. Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 16057
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    - Size of custom class Is there a easy way to calculate the size of a custom class at a particular moment in the code? I.e. I fill it up with standard data to get a average size of the object... regards, Peter Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 16052
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    - Subclassing Forms Is it possible to create a form with standard controls on it and subclass it like you can do for a normal windows desktop app? Thanks... Tommy Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 16048
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    - Custom Components I have ActiveX controls that were developed in Embedded 4.0. Now I want to use these same ActiveX controls in .Net Compact Framework. I understand that ActiveX controls are not supported in Compact Framework. So I made a wrapper to be able to expose these components to .Net. Which works fine if I import the dll and call the methods which looks like this: Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices Imports System.Text Public Class Form1 Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form Friend WithEvents unit As System.Windows.Forms.Button Friend WithEvents Version_button As System.Windows.Forms.Button <DllImport("PrintCF.dll")> _ Public Shared Sub UnInitialize() End Sub <DllImport("PrintCF.dll")> _ Public Shared Function Initialize() As Integer End Function <DllImport("PrintCF.dll")> _ Public Shared Sub Version() End Sub #Region " Windows Form Designer generated code " Public Sub New() MyBase.New() 'This call is required by the Windows Form Designer. InitializeComponent() 'Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call End Sub 'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list. Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean) MyBase.Dispose(disposing) End Sub Private Sub Version_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Version_button.Click Dim CRNL As String Dim mcr_data As New StringBuilder(999) CRNL = Chr(13) + Chr(10) Version() End Sub Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load Initialize() End Sub Private Sub unit_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles unit.Click UnInitialize() Me.Close() End Sub But instead of manually keying in these methods like Version() I would like to create a component that I could drag and drop (like a timer component) that declares the method and the appropriate arguements. Thanks. Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 16045
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    - Probs with EZSetup + .net installation Ive build an installer using EZSetup and having major probs .. "Application manager cannot install this application on your mobile device due to an invalid setup file" I've rebuild cabs, exe's etc and still cant get it to install -- anyone got any ideas or another suggested installer thats nice and easy to use like EZSetup. Thanks Adam Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 16039
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    - GetColorPalette and BitmapData Hi, Does anybody know how i can write easy methods that replace the GetColorPalette and BitmapData from the Full Framework....... I need the functions because I get a bmp, i have to change the colormap from it...... Also in some parts, the bmp pixel data must be set, because that data i get from an extern source... Hope you can help me or give me some good sites about drawing in compact framework Greetz JC Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 16037
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    - SP2 TextBox.Focus event problem Hi, My application uses the TextBox.Focus event to display the SIP (through P/Invoke). When using SP2 this causes the application to terminate unexpectedly when I click in a textbox. Anyone have an idea what causes this ? thanks, Stephane Tombeur Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 16030
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    - test test Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 16028
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    - modal and modeless forms Hi, I have following questions regarding modal and modeless forms in .NET CF. 1. How do we create modal and modeless forms? 2. What are the differences between PPC forms and WinCE.NET forms behaviour? 3. Can we resize forms in PPC and WinCE.NET? 4. Any pointers or links for understanding forms in .NET CF? Regards, Vishal. Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 16026
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    - Bulk Upadtion in DB Hi frnds, I'm supposed to do a Bulk updation. The updation would be carried on about 70 - 80 tables. Is there any bulk updation facility given by SqlCe like the one given by Oracle ? Any suggestion or tip would be of great help. Thanks Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 16019
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    - How can I display Chinese under Compact Framework? I am sending a bytestream of Chinese characteratics through sockets. I need to display the Chinese characters (possibly BIG5 words) in my Pocket PC. How can I do that? The output only consists of question marks when I implement the code below: checkbox.Text = ""; String checkpath = @"\My Documents\~result.txt"; if (File.Exists(checkpath)) { File.Delete(checkpath); } FileStream checkfs = File.Create(checkpath); BinaryWriter checkw = new BinaryWriter (checkfs,System.Text.Encoding.UTF8); // Receive the transcribed text for verification first byte[] bytes = new byte[resultClient.ReceiveBufferSize]; resultstream.Read(bytes,0,bytes.Length); checkw.Write(bytes); checkw.Close(); //Convert the bytes received to a string String checking; checkfs = new FileStream (checkpath,FileMode.Open,FileAccess.Read); StreamReader checkr = new StreamReader(checkfs); checking = checkr.ReadLine(); checkr.Close(); checkbox.Text = checking; Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 16013
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    - <seealso cref= to Class Constructor fails I am trying to get a seealso link to the Class Constructor where a Field is set. This seems to be the last major problem to get a Warning free compulation, so it would be nice to get it solved. There are two Constructors in this class and I have tried the following : /// <seealso cref="Cards.Cards(Panel,string,int,int,int)"/> or /// <seealso cref="Cards.Cards()"/> or /// <seealso cref="Cards.Cards"/> all of which failed (Function could not be found - "'Cards.Cards', das nicht gefunden werden konnte"). Any help to get this solved would be nice. Mark Johnson, Berlin Germany mj10777@mj10777.de Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 16011
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    - SP2 - How to check the .NET version installed on PPC Hi all, In past posts on this group, there was information on how a user can determine which version of .NET CF they have on their PPC. With the release and installation of .NET CF SP2, I re-ran the CGAUTIL program in \Windows directory on the PPC and found: SP2 = 1.0.3316.00 For completeness, the previous versions were: RTM = 1.0.2268.0 SP1 = 1.0.3111.0 Regards, Neville Lang Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 16010
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    - MSMQ wrapper. Steve would like to speak with anyone who got an msmq wrapper working, Mr Wilkinson. thanks Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 16004
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    - collect data with different devices and copy (RDA) it to a sql server 2000 table ? Hi, I use RDA to synchronize my pocket pc's database with the sql server 2000 of my company. My application (vb.net) only adds new rows to the sqlserverce database. Existing rows will not be changed. My application is a data collecting application. All works fine if I use only ONE pocket pc. But if I synchronzie two pocket pc I get an error if I try to pull the changes of the second pocket pc to the sql server. I think that the problem of the second device is that the first device changed the table on the sql server, what is normal for the pull action. Is there any way to copy the collected data from more pocket pc's to one table on the sql server? what I need: - one table on the sql server 2000 - the pocket pc's only collect new data (at the moment they have the complete table from the sql server in the sqlserverce database because I use RDA but It would be enough if the pocket pc only saves the new collected data) - add the new collected data to the (end of the) table on the sql server (here is my problem: I like to collect new data with different pocket pcs's at the same time) - I will not need to change data which is located on the sql server with my pocket pcs's - they only collect new data. what is the best way to do this? Thanks. Regards, Thomas Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 15996
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    - Deploying Applications I wrote an application in C# for the .NET Compact Framework and when I deploy the program, the Remove programs entry says 'My Company' - 'App Title'. What attribute or settings do I need to change to make this say my name? I tried changing parameters in the Assembly.cs file, but that did not affect it. Thanks, Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 15982
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    - Consultancy Needed Hi, I do have some an experience with developing in VB.NET in .NET Framework. Now I have to create an app for PocketPC (VB.NET and .NET Compact Framework) I have developed quite complex apps for Pocket PC 2002 using eVB I need to recreate/improve existing eVB applications using VB.NET The product we are about to develop will be core company product for Pocket PC. It will be extended and improved in next versions. Therefore it must be well design and written from the beginning, having in mind performance, security, reusability issues etc. I would like to go in the right direction. Our company is thinking about getting some Pocket PC Development Consultancy. Does anybody know any good, professional Pocket PC consulting source? Any advice and suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks for your time Greg Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 15980
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    - DB Solution? Hi all, I have an application that requires a reasonably large DB on the Pocket PC to be synchronised back to a PC on a regular basis. I need access on the Pocket PC to be quick. I need synchronisation back to the PC to be cheap (inexpensive) and accessible to a PC-based app. I considered SQL Server CE but the sync'ing requires both IIS and SQL Server... not cheap. I have an implementation that uses XML on the Pocket PC... cheap and easy to merge into any other DB on the PC but *brutally* slow to load on the Pocket PC (seconds for a 78K file!). Is there a solution out there other than SQL Server CE? Or is there a way to use SQL Server CE that doesn't require IIS and SQL Server on the PC? Thanks in advance, Rod O. Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 15978
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    - Creating Custom Component using a Native dll (c++) Hi, I am having extreme difficulty with creating components. I have created a dll in Embedded c++ 4.0. I have created a wrapper for it and am able to expose all the COM objects in managed code. Although this is the problem I am having: Trying to create a custom control to which I can drag and drop into my form. I tried to create a run time and design time dll but was unsuccessful. I have 3 books and nothing describes how to create custom controls for native code. Can someone help me????? Thanks in advance. Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 15973
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    - sqlce concurrency issues I am developing my first SqlCe application and have just run into a concurrency problem. When I have two applications running on the same PDA at the same time accessing the same local SqlCe database they encounter file sharing errors. Is this by design in SqlCe or is there some switch I am not setting. The goal is to have a "background" process performing some sync operations while the foreground application continues to function. Thanks, Mike Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 15203
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    - PPC 2003 SDK and SP1 problems Hi there, I have a problem whenever I try to install the PPC 2003 SDK. When run, it always gives me displays the error ... " Internal Error 2229. ,InstallExecuteSequence, SELECT 'Action', NULL, 'Condition' FROM 'InstallExecuteSequence' WHERE 'Sequence' > 0 ORDER BY 'Sequence'" I have checked with the MS website, but that only tells me to turn off virus checkers etc. I have done this, and still cannot get it to install. I have downloaded the same file 7 times now, and at 80Mb or so, it is a large download !!! Any ideas (pppllllleeeeaaasseee..)? Also, I have downloaded the Compact Framework .NET 1.0 SP1, and that just complains that the installer package could not be opened.!?!?! Again, any ideas. I am using Win2K3Server, VS.NET2K3, .NET1.1, and (for now) PPC2002. Thanks again for any help. John Young Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 15199
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    - Enable check box for leaf nodes only Is there a way to enable check box for leaf nodes only for the TreeView? Thanks! Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 15190
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    - SetAttributeNode method only for root? I want to add a atribute for a child node, but it isn't possible, only the SetAttributeNode method is for the root? Does anybody know a solution to add a attribute to a child or other node than root? <notrootnode id="65"> Greetz JJC Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 15188
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    - Resource Assembly Not Found? This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0078_01C3BE55.8C4A4100 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, My users are reporting a "Resource Assemby Not Found" error. I suspect = that it may be occurring within my "try" block for the HttpWebRequest = use portion of the code where I try to do a HTTP POST. I do not see = this error on the emulator attached to the debugger nor on my device. = It seems to happen on both PPC 2002 and 2003 devices. Once this error = occurs, it seems to persist (that is subsequent attempts to POSt result = in the same error). Doing a soft reset and trying again helped on one = of the devices, but not on the other. Does this error have to do with = the order of CAB installations? Thanks... Young. ------=_NextPart_000_0078_01C3BE55.8C4A4100 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1276" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My users are reporting a "Resource = Assemby Not=20 Found" error.  I suspect that it may be occurring within my "try" = block for=20 the HttpWebRequest use portion of the code where I try to do a HTTP = POST. =20 I do not see this error on the emulator attached to the debugger nor on = my=20 device.  It seems to happen on both PPC 2002 and 2003 = devices.  Once=20 this error occurs, it seems to persist (that is subsequent attempts to = POSt=20 result in the same error).  Doing a soft reset and trying again = helped on=20 one of the devices, but not on the other.  Does this error have to = do with=20 the order of CAB installations?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Young.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0078_01C3BE55.8C4A4100-- Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 15186
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    - Compact framework and symbol PPT 2800 scanner I am developing an application using compact framework. This application uses Symbol PPT 2800 and it is required to scan barcode and update the Database using web services. I had posted a question earlier and Alex suggested that I download .Net mobility kit from Symbol's website (Alex, thank you!). I have downloaded and installed 'Windows CE .NET Utilities v1.1 for Visual Studio .NET 2003' but am not sure how to use it. When I open my application via Visual studio, I was hoping to see some controls like 'Scan control' added to my CF toolbox. I am very new to this. can somebody please help me with where can I get scanning related controls\code? Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 15179
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    - ANN: Upcoming .NETCF and Smart Device Programming Chat There will be an MVP hosted chat taking place this Thursday covering .NET Compact Framework and Device development with Visual Studio .NET 2003. Full details are as follows:- Title: MVP chat: .NET Compact Framework and Smart Device Programming Chat Date: December 11th Time: 10:00- 11:00am Pacific Time (18:00 - 19:00 GMT) Description: You know them from the newsgroups! You love them for their immense knowledge! Please join these amazing Microsoft MVPs in this live chat regarding the .NET Compact Framework and the Smart Device Programming features of VS.NET. The .NET Compact Framework is a subset of the .NET Framework designed to allow .NET developer to target smart devices. The Smart Device Programming features of VS.NET allow embedded developers to target devices running the .NETCF Add to Calendar: - http://msdn.microsoft.com/chats/outlook_reminders/embedded_Dec11.vcs See http://msdn.microsoft.com/chats/ for other developer chats coming soon. Peter -- Peter Foot Windows Embedded MVP OpenNETCF.org Senior Advisor www.inthehand.com | www.opennetcf.org Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 15170
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    - Emulator not installing as expected. Previously I asked here if I where to have someone with out the Development environment install the PocketPC SDK on their machine, if the emulator would install. The consensus on the group was, that yes it would install. Well, unfortunately everything else (which he does not need) installed fine, help, Readme and the SDK command line shortcut. But not a trace of the emulator. When installing he got a warning saying that eMbedded Visual C++ was not installed and to click Ok to install the SDK to develop application using Visual Studio .Net. Everything else proceeded fine. What do we need to do to get the emulator to install !!!!???? Any ideas? Thanks Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 15161
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    - Strange .Net CF GAC behaviour Stan Adermann gave me, some months ago, the tips to register resources dll into the GAC. Unfortunately, I have a lot of troubles with the GAC behaviour, I can't make figure out what the program result will be. My test program tries to load a simple string, this string is stored in the standard neutral DLL, in an english one and in a french one. When I run the program, sometimes I get the default (neutral) message, sometimes I have a "MissingMethodException". Sometimes no resources dll are recorded, sometimes only the english one is. That's really unpredictable. I can provide my little test program for interested people. My config is Dell Axim X5 with PPC2003 and .Net CF SP1. Thanks for your help. Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 15151
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    - SqlCeDataAdapter and Fill(ds) I am working on a .NET Compact Framework app using SqlCe and have run into a problem using the Fill method of the SqlCeDataAdapter. For some reason, the version of the framework I am running does not support the fill method. The documentation in my Visual Studio .NET 2003 says the method is there, but when I try to compile the application VS tells me there is no such method. Has anybody seen this before. Any clues as to how to fix it? Perhaps I am missing a framework update I don't know about. My framework says it is v1.1 but when I look at the actual System.Data.SqlServerCe.dll it says it is v1.0.5.0000 Thanks Mike Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 15145
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    - Reflection - Getfield/Setvalue question ... I likely just don't fully understand how reflection works, but what I want to do is allow the user to manually enter in any field name (ie. BackColor, ForeColor, Size, etc..) and a corresponding value, and then change the value of that property at runtime. Using 'hardcoded values', I'm trying: Dim pi As System.Reflection.FieldInfo Dim strFieldName as string = "BackColor" Dim NewValue as Color = Color.Red Dim x As Control = CType(MyControl, Control) pi = x.GetType().getfield(strFieldName, Reflection.BindingFlags.NonPublic Or Reflection.BindingFlags.GetField Or Reflection.BindingFlags.Instance) pi.SetValue(Nothing, NewValue) When I run this code I do not get an error on the pi = x.GetType line, however pi always ends up being 'nothing'. When I try to run this in imeediate mode I get a 'Parameter is incorrect' error. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance, --Terry --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.545 / Virus Database: 339 - Release Date: 11/28/2003 Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 15143
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    - Q: Reflection and Getproperty/Setvalue I likely just don't fully understand how reflection works, but what I want to do is allow the user to manually enter in any field name (ie. BackColor, ForeColor, Size, etc..) and a corresponding value, and then change the value of that property at runtime. I'm trying: Dim pi As System.Reflection.FieldInfo Dim x As Control = CType(MyControl, Control) pi = x.GetType().getfield(Param2, Reflection.BindingFlags.NonPublic Or Reflection.BindingFlags.GetField Or Reflection.BindingFlags.Instance) pi.SetValue(Nothing, NewValue) When I run this code I do not get an error on the pi = x.GetType line, however pi always ends up being 'nothing'. When I try to run this in imeediate mode I get a 'Parameter is incorrect' error. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance, --Terry --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.545 / Virus Database: 339 - Release Date: 11/28/2003 Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 15137
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    - CF run problem Hi all, I made a freeware app that I put up on Handango. I've been talking to one user who owns an Ipaq 5550 (WM2003) who says he has problems getting the app to run. I've tested the app on both 2002 and 2003 emulators, and on my Ipaq 2215 (WM2003), all works with no problem. No other users have reported problems. The error he sent me was: "A managed InvalidCastException occurred at Application::Run+0xf Could not find resource assembly Application::Run+0xf WolfClock::Main::0xa OK to terminate" Now, I'm trying to figure out how to best troubleshoot this. If any of you guys have a 5550 let me know :) In the meantime, I've sent him the CAB file for ARM device specifically (was using ezsetup to bundle them together) to install on the PPC, in case that was the issue, but I haven't heard back yet and am not confident that will change anything. The "Could not find resource assembly" seems rather peculiar. I had him reinstall the .NET framework SP1, but that didn't help. My app uses the XML and Drawing libraries. As a second question, is there a way to bundle the .NET framework with my app, or at least verify the components I use are installed? Thanks guys, Brian Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 15136
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    - GetCurrentProcess Hi All, According to MSDN GetCurrentProcess() is supported in Win CE .NET, but I am getting a MissingMethodException when I try to call it using Interop services. Any other method to get the handle of the current process? Thanks, Bogdan Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 15135
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    - "Designed for Windows..." certification requirements ? One of the items in the "Designed for Windows for Pocket PC Handbook for Software Applications" is "Required: Help Systems Integrated with System TOC". Maybe I'm looking for the wrong things or in the wrong places, but does anyone know of a place that I can find information on what the recommended method is to achieve conformance with this requirement from the .NET Compact Framework (C#)? Everything I've found so far refers to either the .NET Framework on the desktop (but not included in the Compact Framework) or refers to the eMbedded Visual Tools. Any help or pointers would be greatly appreciated. Thanks- -Dale PS. - Sorry about reposting this question, I just thought this subject line was more descriptive and might solicit more response. Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 15134
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    - How to know which version of CF is installed ? Hello, How to know which version of compact framework is installed on a pocket PC ?? thanks, John Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 15128
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    - Invoke a PPC program from desktop Dear all, I wish to invoke a program that already resides on the pocket pc that is docked upon docking. I already knew there's a event provided by the communication library of opennetcf that can give me an event when the ppc is docked. I wonder how can i call a ppc program to run from desktop, most likely via activesync. Regards Chris Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 15126
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    - HELP: Some solution design questions and ActiveSync issue Hi all, Thanks for reading. I am currently implementing a mobile solution for a client, the solution required information to be downloaded from multiple data sources into the pocket pc for offline viewing. The solution will allows user to perform their duty on phone support off working hours. At first, I am proposing on .NCF and SQL Server CE as a solution, but as the client insists not to maintain any additional application on the pocket pc (based on low usage, perhaps less than 20 such call a week off working hour), we reached an agreement to implement it by using a reporting tool on the server side. The solution decision also based on the requirements to simply the technical architecture, leverage existing architecture, minimize development efforts, and enable the "application" to be neutral on mobile platform and devices, apart from maintenance issue. The reporting tool able to generate html report files. The current design is to have one record equivalent to a single html files since there are quite a number of fields for a particular record (parent and child included). As an average, there are around 8000 records which means 8000 files to be generated. Based on the new design, for the initial load at least, I need to transfer 8000 records from the server to the pocket pc via ActiveSync (Assuming that client don't want to use card reader either), for the subsequent upload (daily), only modified html files (records) will be downloaded to the pocket pc. I had wrote a small .NET app to perform the folder and files compare and copy the new / modified files to a 3rd folder, which will be used to download and overwritten file on pocket pc. Deleted records will also be able to identified and empty content file will be generated by the small .NET app to replace the file on the pocket pc. The html files will be stored on the pocket pc's SD card. I recommend Resco Explorer 2003 as the search capability (filename search). No upload from pocket pc to server is required. Another possible solution is the reporting tool just generated reports for records that have been modified, but well... it's too complex or difficult as the data is from multiple data sources (different system, and database platform as well) and spread across multiple tables and there aren't any place to identify last modification date as a whole in simple way. I know this design sound very troublesome and lot of manual work ( i don't like it either), but that is beyond my decision to make the call :( On top of that, even with the design, lot of things can be simplified if there is a card reader where i can directly compare the folder contains new generated files with the folder on the SD card. Well, well... let's assume i won't have a luxury of a card reader (though it's very cheap on the market), I am currently doing some performance testing on the file transfer (my client are not too concerns with the download performance though, on top of that i managed to identify and copy only the modified files over by using the small app i wrote...which is not many files since is run daily). *I need to answer 2 questions myself, 1) Any limitation on number of files allowed in a single folder. 2) Any limitation on ActiveSync in term of number of files allowed to transfer in a single session here is some of my issues and discovery of the ActiveSync file transfer.... I am doing some testing to copy 10 thousands html files from computer to pocket pc via activesync, but i found that it have the following issue - the file transfer will fail after the file #999, complaining that there aren't anymore free spaces on the SD card... which is not the case. The same error message and problem if i unzip a zip files with 10 thousands html files into a single folder on SD, the operation will fail exactly at the file #999. I check my SD card format, it's FAT32. So, it didn't seems to be a limitation of activesync file transfer but the pocket pc limitation. To justify my recovery, I did another testing, this time i copy the files into pocket pc memory instead of SD card. Well, to my suprise it success without any problems at all. Apparently, no limitation on number of files a folder can contains. So, I thought this must have something to do with my SD card format To add confusion and complexity to the issue, I did another testing by copy the files over using a card reader, guess what? Not a problem as well, and my pocket pc didn't have any problems accessing or searching files in the folder. It seems that i cannot get a definite answer to both of my *question, I am totally confused, any ideas? please help as i need to find out if this is a stopper to the whole design and identify alternative to it. Thanks in advance. Cheers, Jeff Ong Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 15107
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    - Combobox data binding fires selectedIndexchange event 4 times Hi, does any one has any indea y binding a combobox with a dataset fires its selected index change event 4 times? if yes then how can i avoid it? regards,Saima. I am using the following code: da.SelectCommand = cmd da.Fill(ds, "VEHICLE_BRAND_TYPE") Me.VehicleMakeTypecb.DataBindings.Clear() Me.VehicleMakeTypecb.DataSource = ds.Tables ("VEHICLE_BRAND_TYPE") Me.VehicleMakeTypecb.DisplayMember = "NAME" Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 15104
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    - Tip: How to show a gradient background in a ListView control Check out my blog entry on how to do it: http://blog.opennetcf.org/ayakhnin/PermaLink.aspx/716aab0f- 03fc-4608-9ec5-a145d17e410b Keep in mind that this code will work only on PPC2003 and SmartPhone devices. -- Alex Yakhnin, .NET CF MVP http://www.intelliprog.com http://www.opennetcf.org blog: http://blog.opennetcf.org/ayakhnin Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 15102
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    - .NET CF App won't work on ARMV4i device Hi Everyone I used the guide by Steve and Mike (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnembedded/html/embedded04012003.asp). to create a simple .NET CF Application for my ARM4i device (connected through ethernet, not ActiveSync). I followed the guide step by step and encountered no problems - til launching the application. Everything worked out fine, VS .NET2003 could deploy the app to the device, but the App just does not run. It does nothing, there is no error there is no mouse pointer change, there is absolutely nothing happening, when the application should start (see log below). If I try to manually start the deployed application on the device by double clicking the .exe file, absolutely nothing happens - no error, nothing. This is driving me insane. Has anyone an Idea what the problem could be? Thanks for any hints -Michael P.S. If I deploy the app on the Emulator it works. LOG below: ------ Build started: Project: SmartDeviceApplication3, Configuration: Debug Windows CE ------ Preparing resources... Updating references... Performing main compilation... Build complete -- 0 errors, 0 warnings Building satellite assemblies... Visual Studio is ready to deploy SmartDeviceApplication3 ------ Deploy started: Project: SmartDeviceApplication3, Configuration: Debug Windows CE ------ Deploying to Windows CE .NET Device using TCP Connect Transport Connected to Windows CE .NET Device (Windows CE) running on ARMV4T. Copying files from 'C:\WINCE420\VS2003\SmartDeviceApplication3\SmartDeviceApplication3\bin\Debug' to '\Program Files\SmartDeviceApplication3' Copying SmartDeviceApplication3.exe Files in the package 'netcf.all.wce4.armv4t.cab' are more recent on the device than on the development computer. Consider upgrading to the latest version. Files affected are: Microsoft.windowsce.forms.dll Microsoft.visualbasic.dll System.data.dll System.net.irda.dll System.xml.dll System.windows.forms.datagrid.dll System.windows.forms.dll System.web.services.dll System.drawing.dll System.dll Mscorlib.dll Netcfagl1_0.dll Cgacutil.exe Mscoree1_0.dll Mscoree.dll Copying System_SR_enu.cab Launching device installation of 'System_SR_enu.cab'. Please check device screen for further instructions......... ---------------------- Done ---------------------- Build: 1 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 skipped Deploy: 1 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 skipped Launching Application <no more output> Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 15099
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    - Desktop Viewer for .NETCF Apps I was at a presentation some time back and the speaker had a piece of software that allowed for the application being run on a physical pocketpc device to be fed into a viewer on the desktop for display to an audience. This was not the Emulator. The app was running on a physical device. Has anybody come across this and where could I get a copy of same ? Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 15098
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    - BUG: Microsoft.VisualBasic.Conversion.Val(string) Hi This is reproducible on our own 4.2 based device as well as in the emulator.. with SP1 or the current SP2 beta... Haven't tried on a PocketPC maybe someone else can please(?) When the locale is set to something like French (where decimal separators are commas and not dots) calling Val("23.45") throws a System.FormatException... Note that the same function call on the desktop works as expected and as documented (i.e. The Val function recognizes only the period (.) as a valid decimal separator) Interestingly passing "23,45" to it returns 23,00... which is correct (Val stops converting at the first character that cannot be interpreted as a numeric digit, numeric modifier, numeric punctuation, or white space.) I had a quick look with Anakrino on the desktop and cf implementations of Microsoft.VisualBasic.Conversion.Val(string) and they seem identical except they both call HexOrOctValue which have slight differences... Any ideas? In the meantime since C# does not have an equivalent maybe someone has written a handy function I could use until it gets fixed...(?) Cheers Daniel PS In case the repro line of code was not clear just execute the following when the locale is set to French... MessageBox.Show(Microsoft.VisualBasic.Conversion.Val("34.3").ToString()) Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 15096
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    - Null Date in DateTimePicker Control? Is it possible to specify a null date in the DateTimePicker control written by Ralph Arvesen from smartdevices.microsoftdev.com site? This is needed in the case where a date has not yet been specified (e.g. in a database) and you want to indicate and maintain that state. If this is not possible, is there a similar control that will allow this functionality? Thanks... --Bruce Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 15092
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    - How to transfer image files from Desktop to Pocket PC? Hi everyone, I was just wondering if anyone know how to transfer image file from Desktop to Pocket PC to be integrated into my program.. (i.e. not the normal File Sync using ActiveSync) but dynamically.. So whenever the user load up the application, the application should load the files from the desktop if connected. Thanks in advance and hope to hear from you asap.. it's urgent... Best regards, Kam Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 15091
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    - Rugged Device and the Compact Framework Hey all, I need some advice. I have been given the task of writing a database application for a mobile handheld PC. The unit must have a QWERTY keyboard and support the .NET framework. The unit described above failed this test. The OS on the Fex21 is Handheld PC 2000. I assumed that I could write an application in Visual Studio .NET 2003 and deploy it to the Windows CE device, and everything would work fine. Now I read that the device must have Pocket PC 2000 or 2002 ( or CE.NET ) in order to work properly. My question is: Is there any (1) Half-VGA, (2) QWERTY keyboard, (3) Pocket PC 2000/2002/CE.NET devices currently on sale? Or will I have to go back to eMbedded Visual Basic? Was my investment in VS.NET 2003 a waste of money? Regards Ross... Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 15089
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    - save DataSet to XML Perhaps a rather easy question for most of you but I'm stuck on it. 1) I've been trying for the past couple of days to save my dataset to an XML file. I used to be able to save it without problem by using the following method : CustomersDS.WriteXml("deliveredCustomers.xml", XmlWriteMode.WriteSchema); now I get the following error : "System.Data.DataSet.WriteXml(string, System.Data.XmlWriteMode)' is inaccessible due to its protection level" - what does that mean? My dataset is initialised as private, I changed it to public but still get the same problem. 2) I've also been trying to save directly to an XML file without going through a DataSet (should save time!) by using the streamwriter and the innerXml method. I've created a rather simple form with a couple of textboxes that I want to save to XML when I click on a button. This is what the code looks like : private void buildXmlDoc() { XmlDocument xmlDoc = new XmlDocument(); XmlNode deliveredCustomersNode; XmlNode nameNode; XmlNode emailNode; xmlDoc.Load("customersDelivered.xml"); deliveredCustomersNode = xmlDoc.CreateElement("delivered"); xmlDoc.DocumentElement.AppendChild(deliveredCustomersNode); nameNode = xmlDoc.CreateElement("Name"); nameNode.InnerText = listBox1.SelectedValue.ToString(); deliveredCustomersNode.AppendChild(nameNode); emailNode = xmlDoc.CreateElement("Email"); emailNode.InnerText = textBoxEmail.Text; deliveredCustomersNode.AppendChild(emailNode); //create a FileStream obj so we can save the XML file FileStream strmSaveToFile = new FileStream("customersDelivered.xml", FileMode.OpenOrCreate,FileAccess.Write); //instantiating a DataWriter obj so we can write the XML file to disk StreamWriter wrDataWriter = new StreamWriter(strmSaveToFile); wrDataWriter.Write(xmlDoc.InnerXml); wrDataWriter.Close(); MessageBox.Show("XML file saved!"); textBoxAddress.DataBindings.Clear(); textBoxPhone.DataBindings.Clear(); textBoxEmail.DataBindings.Clear(); textBoxCountry.DataBindings.Clear(); textBoxAddress.Text=""; textBoxPhone.Text=""; textBoxEmail.Text=""; textBoxCountry.Text=""; listBox1.SelectedIndex=0; DataSet _CustomersDS = new DataSet("Customers"); _CustomersDS.ReadXml("customersDelivered.xml"); bindControls(); } This method however doesn't seem to work. Does the deliveredCustomers.xml file need to exist before I can use this method ? Is there any way I can add/append data to the end of the xml file ? Thanks a lot ! jez Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 15085
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    - Two SqlCeRemoteDataAccess PUSH operations in a transaction? Hi, I need to run several SqlCeRemoteDataAccess push (or pull) operations in a transaction... is this possible and how? p.s. Two tables are being pulled from a SQL Server using SqlCeRemoteDataAccess.Pull method, .. tables (data) are being updated on a PocketPC ... both need to be transferred back to the SQL Server, but if either of those two Push-es fails, the second one should be "aborted". Zarko Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 15081
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    - Form scroll hi, two question: 1) is it possible Scroll a form? or use a scrollable control? 2) when input panel apperas how to resize the form, input panel cover the control in the form! thanks. Tag: Include SP2 in platform builder? Tag: 15080

How can i include the .net CF SP2 in platform builder
build without having to include the CAB file and manually
install it every time?

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Re: Include SP2 in platform builder? by Chris

Chris
Thu Dec 18 13:34:45 CST 2003

Either wait for the QFE or manually add the files and registry entries to
your reg and bib files.

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Chris Tacke, eMVP
Co-Founder and Advisory Board Member
www.OpenNETCF.org
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Windows CE Product Manager
Applied Data Systems
www.applieddata.net

"Dante" <dante444@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> How can i include the .net CF SP2 in platform builder
> build without having to include the CAB file and manually
> install it every time?

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