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    - Setup moans because of newer version I'm writing software for the QTek 2020 at the moment which is running Pocket PC Version 4.20.0. However we're just starting to rollout the same software on the XDA II running Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition version 4.21.1088. The software actually works OK however when it tries to install SQLCE and SP3 for the .NET Framework it's coming up saying "this software was written for a previous version of software, and may not work, do you want to continue with the install" Is there anyway to get around this? Many Thanks Rob Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61540
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    - Setups Hi There how do you create your setups ? My Target is to get one setup which includes all runtimes and installs them if necessary. The Cab files generated by VS don't include any runtimes :-/ (OpenNETCF, SqlServerCe,CF,...) Is it possible to "merge" some cab files ? Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61534
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    - GPIO ports i have a panel pc and it has Win CE 4.2 OS on it. I need to send data from GPIO ports . I found stg. about VirtualCopy and VirtualAlloc but not so clear how to do that. I am using VB.NET on Compact Framework 1.0 while coding. Would someone give me some source or advice about this? Thanx in advance Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61531
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    - WM_SIZE and WM_SETTINGCHANGE not fired in WinCE.NET Hi to all NG. I'm unable tu understand why in WinCE 4.2 while rotating the screen, the WM_SIZE and/or WM_SETTINGCHANGE messages are not fired from the system (so I can't get the Resize event). In this way I can't understand when redim my form to the new screen size. I've seen that neither Word or Explorer redim theyself (and they are _original_ Microsoft products, so I can think that they are well made). Can be that WinCE isn't designed for real-time screen rotating (but only during CE startup -> once a boot) while Windows Mobile yes? Is this the reason? I can rotate the screen directly from my application, calling the ChangeDisplaySettingsEx. In the MSDN http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/wceshellui5/html/wce50lrfChangeDisplaySettingsEx.asp you can see that calling that API a WM_SETTINGCHANGE must be fired, but I can't get that message neither in my C# app (using Microsoft.WindowsCE.Forms) neither in a simple C++ application. Any suggest? Thanks Massimo Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61530
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    - OpenNETCF HTMLViewer-Control and Hyperlinks Hello! I use the HTMLViewer-Control from OpenNETCF on a WINCE-device. I want to create a hyperlink, which has no line under the Hyperlink-Text. I use the following HTML-Code, which I assign the Source-Property of the HTMLViewer-Control. Normally with 'style="text-decoration: none"' you can force no line. It works fine on PC and with IE on the device but not with the HTMLViewer. Has anyone an idea what is wrong? <html> <head> <body> <a href="www.web.de" style="text-decoration: none">My Hyperlink</a> </body> </html> Many Greetings Dirk Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61529
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    - Color-picker dialog for CF 2.0? Does anyone know of a color picker dialog for CF2.0? Thanks in advance, Terry Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61527
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    - Consider app.config remapping of assembly Folks, I have a Smartphone Solution with two Projects: 1) Common References, among others System and System.Windows.Forms 2) Foobar References, among others: Common, System, and System.Windows.Forms The Common Project compiles with no warnings. Foobar, on the other hand, compiles with the following warnings: Consider app.config remapping of assembly "System.Windows.Forms, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=969db8053d3322ac, Retargetable=Yes" from Version "1.0.5000.0" [] to Version "2.0.0.0" [C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\SmartDevices\SDK\CompactFramework\2.0\v2.0\WindowsCE\System.Windows.Forms.dll] to solve conflict and get rid of warning. Consider app.config remapping of assembly "System, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=969db8053d3322ac, Retargetable=Yes" from Version "1.0.5000.0" [] to Version "2.0.0.0" [C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\SmartDevices\SDK\CompactFramework\2.0\v2.0\WindowsCE\System.dll] to solve conflict and get rid of warning. Each Project is referencing EXACTLY THE SAME DLL (V2.0.0.0). Nothing is referencing V1.0.5000.0 DLLS. In an attempt to fix this, I created new Projects, added the items from the original Projects, re-added the References, and then removed the original Projects from the Solution. The first time I built the Solution there were no problems. Subsequent builds throw the error message. In another attempt to fix this, I created a foobar.exe.config and added this: <assemblyBinding> <dependentAssembly> <assemblyIdentity name="System.Windows.Forms" Culture="neutral" PublicKeyToken="969db8053d3322ac" Retargetable="Yes" /> <bindingRedirect oldVersion="1.0.5000.0" newVersion="2.0.0.0" /> </dependentAssembly> <dependentAssembly> <assemblyIdentity name="System" Culture="neutral" PublicKeyToken="969db8053d3322ac" Retargetable="Yes" /> <bindingRedirect oldVersion="1.0.5000.0" newVersion="2.0.0.0" /> </dependentAssembly> </assemblyBinding> This has no affect on the build; the error messages remain. I am at a total loss. Any suggestions are gratefully appreciated. Thanks. Joel Finkel finkel@sd-il.com Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61526
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    - Smart Device / Web Service development on the road? I am in the process of developing a CF2.0 based app using VS2005. The app is a client for a desktop software package and I am using web services to communicate from the device to the desktop. I spend some amount of time on the road with no network connection to my laptop, but I would like to be able work on this application. This would require setting up the emulator or a synced device with a network connection. I am wondering how to set up this networking scenario because with no wireless or wired network connection I have no ability to assign an IP. Am I missing something simple? Is there a way to set this up? Thanks! Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61525
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    - any midi library on CF 2.0 ? i'm using c# cheers Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61524
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    - Combining Laszlo and .net compact framework Hi, Is anybody worked with Laszlo as the user-interface in .net compact framework applications ? If yes, pls guide me . Thanks, Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61521
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    - Rs232 access under Netcf I am migrating a set of Apps from the desktop to Netcf. One uses Rs232 access. It uses the techniques outlined in the Msdn article " Use P/Invoke to Develop a .NET Base Class Library for Serial Device Communications" which includes the classes CommBase and CommLine. Unfortunately the CreateFile() does not work. Do you have any idea if the approach specified in the article can be made to work at the Netcf level. If not is there another alternative. Thanks. -- John Olbert Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61518
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    - CF 2.0 deployment I didn't have much luck on the PPC.developer board. I thought I would try here too :P I have an app I want to install on PPC2003 (which does not support CF 2.0). When I make a CAB in VS 2005 is there something I can check or enable to allow the CF 2.0 to install with my app or do I have to install them seperatly? JR Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61514
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    - About mscoree.stat Hi: Someone knows where I can find the exact definition of all counters of mscoree.stat file (<myapp>.stat)? Regards Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61510
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    - MissingMethodException in SmartPhone I've created a new application that contains 2 projects A SmartPhone project and a Class library project. I'm still on the Emulator I've created few classes in the Class library project and then tried to create instances of those classes in the Phone Project The problem is that I can create the class but when I call one of it's functions I get "MissingMethodException", which is weird because I know the function is there Is it wrong to use Class library project in SmartPhone application? Should I stick to one project? Can any one tell me what the problem might be One last remark, The classes I've create are inherited from base class, I hardly think that is the problem but than, hay, you can never know thanks Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61502
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    - Drawing and signature capture module Hi, In a .NET CF application, running on Pocket PC WM2003SE, is it possible to integrate a drawing capture module allowing users to design schemas and to save them as bmp files ? For signatures capture, I already saw some examples on the web, but nothing for drawing / erasing. Is it necessary to develop such a feature from scratch, or is it possible to integrate some existing controls ? Thanks a lot for your help. Regards, Samel Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61499
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    - WM5 Cab problem I have an application that references Ver 1.2 of OpenNetCF. When I create my cab file and install it to a new device it works fine as long as i already installed OpenNetCF. Or at least it works on WM2003. But today I got an Axim x51 with WM5. Now when I try to install my application from a cab file, it wont even copy the files to the directory. It says that it installed correctly, but it doesnt even create the program directory. Ive slowly been deleting things from the cab file to find out what is hanging it up, and when i delete the reference to OpenNetCF it installs fine. Just wondering if anybody else has had this problem. Ive installed OpennetCF. And if i manually create my program directory and copy the files in by hand, the program runs perfect. Its just the cab file that wont deploy when OpennetCF is included in my references. I would hate to have to strip out my opennetCF code, cause its a great tool. Thanks, Joe Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61497
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    - Start witout debugging through macro Hi, What change should I make to the Alex's 'macro (http://tinyurl.com/9zotl) so that it lauches the application withou debugging support (equivalent to ctrl+F5). Thanks -- Dinesh Baja ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dinesh Bajaj's Profile: http://www.hightechtalks.com/m25 View this thread: http://www.hightechtalks.com/t229223 Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61492
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    - New MSDN Articles available Two new articles by OpenNETCF authors went up in MSDN yesterday: Device Debugging and Emulation in Visual Studio 2005 http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnppcgen/html/Device_Debug_VS2005.asp Learn about how to use the Visual Studio 2005 Device Emulator and debugger for smart device projects-managed, native, and mixed. (20 printed pages) --------------------------------------------------------- Using Visual Studio 2005 to Design User Interfaces and Databases for Device Applications http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnppcgen/html/UI_Data_Designers_NETCF2.asp Learn about what's new in Visual Studio 2005 for user interface and database design to use for .NET Compact Framework version 2.0 applications. (36 printed pages) -- Chris Tacke Co-founder OpenNETCF.org Are you using the SDF? Let's do a case study. Email us at d c s @ o p e n n e t c f . c o m http://www.opennetcf.org/donate Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61486
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    - Creating control from a string Hi, How can I create a control whose type is determined at run-time and i stored in a string? I tried Activator.CreateInstance, but it didn't work. I am not eve able to get the control type from the Type.GetType method. Please help. Thanks -- Dinesh Baja ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dinesh Bajaj's Profile: http://www.hightechtalks.com/m25 View this thread: http://www.hightechtalks.com/t229217 Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61484
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    - Windows Mobile app communicating with a Service I was wondering if it is possible to create a Windows Service in C# and then have a Window Mobile app send requests / communicate with that service? What I would like to be able to do is send requests from the Mobile app to the service, the Mobile app would go to wait state, the Service would execute a threaded query or non-query against a non-SQL Server database, then the service returns information back to the Mobile app. If I can get this working, there would be possibly 30 - 40 mobile devices running simultaneously requesting from the service. Is this something that is possible? If so, where do I need to start as far as research? Thanks, David Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61481
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    - Developing for Windows Mobile 5.0: State of the art Hi! I am starting development for Windows Mobile 5.0. I have received and intalled the "Windows Mobile 5.0 Developer Evaluation Kit" including Visual Studio .NET 2005 Beta 2. I have just received the Windows Mobile 5.0 device and it has not .NET CF 2.0 installed... So I am trying to install the up to date version of .NET CF on my device so that I can start developing. While browsing the web for this up to date version I have been confused by the many versions of the .NET Framework available. I would really appreciate it if someone could clarify the situation for me. I have found that the .NET 2.0 and .NET CF 2.0 final are available. However, as I am using Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2 it seems that I can't use these versions, I have to stick to the .NET 2.0 Beta 2 and .NET CF 2.0 beta 2. Is that correct? Finally, I have seen that Visual Studio 2005 Final has been launced on 11/7. I have been through the license of Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2 a long ago, and as far as I can remember users must sease using it as soon as the final version is out. Therefore can I still use my Beta 2 version today ? or do I have to order now the final version? Thanks a lot, your clarifications will be useful. Regards, Lionel Reyero Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61479
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    - Protecting form controls from screen touch!! Hello, I want to be able to keep any underlying controls on my ppc application from activating when the user taps the screen to turn on the backlight. Does anyone have any VB code that does this? Thanks in advance, nb ------------------------------------------ Noble D. Bell AgForest Partners, Inc. Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61478
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    - GPS API I am going through the managed GPS example and trying to convert all the bits to VB.NET but I have a couple of translation problems if anyone can advise: for (int viewIndex = 0; viewIndex < inViewSatellites.Length && found == null; viewIndex++) (no idea what the && found == null bit does) public bool SatellitesInViewValid { get { return (dwValidFields & GPS_VALID_SATELLITES_IN_VIEW) != 0; } } I have translated this as: Public ReadOnly Property SatellitesInViewValid() As Boolean Get Return CType((dwValidFields And GPS_VALID_SATELLITES_IN_VIEW), Boolean) End Get End Property but don't understand what the !=0 is doing???? And finally in a structure there is a property declared as: public int this[int value] How does this translate?? Thanks. Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61477
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    - Callback from native to .net in CF2.0 Is it possible in CF2.0 to create a callback from native code to the .net application? Thanks! Markus Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61475
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    - kill process & Overflow Exception (VB net) cf 1.1 I'm facing with killing a process by its name. I converted some code found on the net from c# to vb and it works very well except for some pid values. It gives me Overflow exception '---- Private m_ihandle As IntPtr Public th32ProcessID As System.UInt32 Public ReadOnly Property PID() As System.UInt64 Get Return Convert.ToUInt64(th32ProcessID) End Get End Property '... m_ihandle = New IntPtr(Convert.ToInt64(peCurrent.PID)) ' <-- System.OverflowException - OverflowException '---- It's funny because Convert.ToInt32(peCurrent.PID) gives me a "System.OverflowException - OverflowException" so I changed it with Convert.ToInt64(peCurrent.PID) it retrieve 2799898626 - Long The matter seems to be with Intptr constructor but, according to MSDN, It must accept long argument. Has anyone an idea about it? Thanks Fabio Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61473
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    - Which VS.NET 2005 version to download I'm MSDN Universal Subscriber and switched to Team Edition for Developers in order to download the latest VS.NET 2005 version. What a mess the hellish MSDN Subscription is! I can see Professional Edition 2005 with 10/28/2005 release date and Team System Release Candidate with a newer release date. Which version is the latest stable? That is, MS announced few weeks ago that MSDN Universal Subscribers could download VS.NEt 2005 final version while DVD is shipped to subscribers. I think they talked about Professional edition but..........I would like to hear you, developer's opinion. Thanks. Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61463
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    - Digitally signing CABS Hi, How is everyone else working with digital signatures in cabs. My understanding is if I sign it then it will only work on smartphones, or with AS4. If not then it makes the cab useless... Is everyone producing two cabs, or have you come across another solution? Mike Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61462
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    - USB event notifications Hello, I'm new to .NET development in general, and I can't seem to find the answers I need anywhere else. Is there a way in the compact framework to detect the insertion/removal of a USB memory stick? I have C# code which needs to inform other modules of these events (specifically flash memory devices; I'm not interested in other USB device insertions). I also need to be able to determine the path to the device (assuming I can still treat it as a regular drive) and perform read/write operations. I've seen this question posted on other groups, but they seem to all have answers based on the use of WMI and the System.Management API of the full .NET framework. Am I right in saying that this doesn't exist for the compact framework? Any answers, links to code samples, other discussions or documentation would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Ross Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61460
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    - Auto reconnect to a WiFi connection I need to make an application (on a Pocket PC 2003) that automaticaly reconnect when a connection is available. The application is connected live to a SQLServer 2000 and when i get a broken connection, It shoud display a message to the user "Network connection lost, Reconnect?" Ok = Try to connect to the network (available configured AccessPoint) an perform operation Cancel = discard operation an wait until user try again (the message will loop until success or cancel) The application is destinated to verry novice user and should be the most transparent as possible... down want them to get to the device settings... I'have tryed many things and nothings seem to work! What i'm doing wrong... is it my device? Is i understand something wrong? The pocket PC is a DELL AXIM 2 Wifi acces point (MYACCESSPOINT no WEP KEY and MYACCESSPOINT2 with WEP KEY) developping in C# using Visual Studio 2003 Compact Framework 1.0 with latest service pack. When i start Internet explorer, it automaticaly connect one of my prefered access point! I also notice that where i am doing test there is a lot of not configured device (and should hide the connect to a new network wizard) == First setup: == I configure both as prefered devices and connect to one acces point - I write a simple apps that open a connection on a SQL server on the network - I goes out of scope the two acces point - I came back near the acces point and wait... (1 minute and more) - Try to re open the connection an get an error like "server does not exists" == Second setup: == I read a bit an try the fallowing (with OpenNETCF), after the error "server does not exists" i call my function TakeConnection() but the code never break... so never get connected.. ;o( private void TakeConnection() { ConnectionManager oCon = new ConnectionManager(); foreach( DestinationInfo d in oInfo ) { bool connected = false; if(d.description == "work") { oCon.Connect(d.guid, true, ConnectionMode.Asynchronous); while(!connected) { if(_oCon.Status != ConnectionStatus.Connected) { System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000); continue; } connected = true; } } } } == Third setup: == I keept a member instance of ConnectionManager and call a function like DoConnection at the form initialisation. (same as TakeConnection with the global member) The function also register to events OnConnect, OnDisconnect, OnConnectionFailed, OnConnectionStateChanged... When i start the app, i got the OnConnect, but when connection goes out of my access point, never got disconnected or anythings else... also never get reconnected when the AP becone available. == Fourth setup: == I tryed SetWirelessSettings to force the reconnection to one of my acces point, it work fine except that the way the function seems to be impelemeted (in OpenNETCF 1.4) wipe out all my prefered device and their configuration. When i call the fallowing code, the wep key of *ALL* my prefered access point are gone... (MYACCESSPOINT doesn't get wep key but MYACCESPOINT2 does) OpenNETCF.Net.AdapterCollection oCol = OpenNETCF.Net.Networking.GetAdapters(); foreach(OpenNETCF.Net.Adapter a in oCol) { if(a.IsWireless) { a.SetWirelessSettings("MYACCESSPOINT", true, (byte[])null); a.RebindAdapter(); } } if I could fix theese two issue, this could be a nice solution: - Retreive a way to get the wep key of the AP configured in the deveice (settings) - Find a way to SetWirelessSettings without mixed up all the AP configuration ==Conclusion =========== Thanks a lot for your help, please help me to get samples or full articles helping me to demystify that, my deadlines are really short and have no clue where to look anymore! Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61459
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    - Handling Resolution aware Controls in VS2005 Hi, How is it possible to handle the above from within a Control class. Control does not contain an AutoScaleMode property. Of course this applys when using GDI. Cheers Simon. Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61458
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    - VS2005 Remote Tools connectivity issues How do I get the Remote Tools that come with VS-2005 to work with my Custom WinCE emulation image. My emulator is not displayed in the "Select a Windows CE Device" dialog when I lauch Remote Registry Editor. The only custom platform I see is the device image I created but not the emulator one. Note: When I launch eVC++ Remote Tools I can connect to my emulator. However, when I do this it launches another emulation env. that does not allow me to connect to the one I am debugging using VS-2005. Thanks Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61455
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    - best way to trap keyboard input i've done this via a form but what if i want some global keyboard input trapping? e.g. irregardless of which form i am in, i want my app to do something when the user presses on 'A'. what is the best mechanism for doing this? is there a place where i can define a global keyboard handler trap so that i don't have to implement KeyPress event handlers in all my forms? Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61453
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    - Begin Application with hidden form Hi, I'm writting a C# CF application in .net 2003. I'm using a trayicon in my app and want to the application to start hidden rather than show me the main form. Can anyone suggest how to keep the form hidden from view at startup ? Thanks.. Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61448
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    - Windows CE 4.2 and .NET Compact Framework 2.0 This may be old news to a lot of you, but it's was very good news to me: http://pluralsight.com/blogs/jimw/archive/2005/11/14/16776.aspx Thore Berntsen Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61447
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    - SSCE 2 and RDA Hi all, There is a server with -Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition -SQL Server 2000 -IIS I am trying to use Remote Data Access to scyn my data collector with the above server BUT it fails... My Data collector has -.NET CE -SSCE 2 But the above data collector successfully sync with my office server which has -Windows 2000 Advance server -SQL Server 2000 Q1. CAN you tell me what are the pre-requirements for setting up RDA on a Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition.? Q2. What port is activesync using so that I can bypass the firewall by setting up exception in firewall CAUSE I have to always turn OFF my firewall before using RDA. Thanks in advance... AA Varda Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61444
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    - Emulator Serial I am trying to use the serial port (wm5.0 PPC device, CFV2 serial stuff) on the emulator. I have configured the emulator as follows but get the following results: Emulator COM0 maps to PC COM1 - on opening port I get "The Port 'COM0:' does not exist" Emulator COM2 maps to PC COM1 - on opening port I get "The Port 'COM0:' does not exist" Emulator COM1 maps to PC COM1 - Now I get comms but it seems something in the emulator is already using that port as it is sending various strings to emulator COM1 typically: "+SL_TxIntrEx", which I assume is something to do with ActiveSync on the emulator. this is the line that throws the port does not exists error: Port = New System.IO.Ports.SerialPort("COM2", 9600, IO.Ports.Parity.None, 8, IO.Ports.StopBits.One) Port.Open() I have tried it with and without a colon after COM2. Any ideas how I can get this to work? Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61439
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    - Threads Hi, I have had to developped an application for PocketPC. In this application, I create 2 threads but then i can´t kill them and i can´t close completly the application. ¿How can i kill these threads? Thanks Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61435
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    - Re: New to .netcf2 and ppc dev i might just add that what i'm trying to achieve is a) at any time, only one form is visible in the task manager. i don't want to see multiple forms for my app appear in that list! looks odd! b) to instantiate forms only when required so save on memory and to dispose / delete them when i'm done. i know i'm not doing this right now in Class1 but this is something i can figure out later once i get the exact mechanism figured out....is there a way to delete a form from memory in .netcf? i understand that .netcf does garbage collection when a variable goes out of scope but is there an explicit way of doing this? or am i thinking too much in 'old-school' styled C++ ? "droll" <droll@invalid.com> wrote in message news:... > ok i think i'm starting to grasp this. i have a problem with multiple > forms on my app. so i read some stuff around and people recommended > creating a class that handles the form switching. a couple of questions > here: > > 1. is Form.Close() the same as deleting the instance of the form? if not, > then how is it different from Form.Hide() ?? only in respect to events > being fired off? > 2. i have created a class like so: > > public class Class1 > { > public static Form2 myForm2 = new Form2(); > public static Form1 myForm1 = new Form1(); > } > > and i call Application.Run(Class1.myForm1); > > in Form1, i have a menu click event where i do: > > Class1.myForm2.Show(); > Class1.myForm1.Hide(); > > and in form2, when i have another menu click event where i do: > > Class1.myForm1.Show(); > Class1.myForm2.Hide(); > > is this correct?? coz i'm seeing strange behaviour as follows: > a. in Form1, i click on the meu to open Form2. > b. Form2 doesn't appear. i still see Form1. > c. i repeat #a again and this time i see Form2. > > am i doing this all wrong? :( > Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61431
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    - VS2003 'Add reference' dialog - no assemblies shown in the list Hi all, Somehow VS2003 CF project handling on my PC got broken, the problem seems to be that VS no longer knows where to find the CF assemblies. When creating a new CF project, the References list in the solution explorer is empty and the project won't compile until I add manually the need assemblies from the CompactFrameworkSDK folder. When I open an existing project, created before that problem appeared, I get a bunch of 'cannot find assembly' messages, and again I must manually add the assemblies or explicitly set the assembly search path of the project. Does anyone has an idea how to let VS know where to look for the CF assemblies, e.g. a registry key or a config file option? Reinstalling Visual Studio and the .NET Framework and SDKs does not help - I tried that several times in the last week. Explicitly setting the CF assembly paths is not an option because the projects I work on are redistributed as samples with our company's CF control, and developers that open them later will likely have the CF installed in a different folder... Any help will be greatly appreciated. TIA Don Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61430
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    - integrating macromedia flash with .net compact framework 1.0 Hi all, I need some suggestions regarding my .net compact framework application. Here is the brief overview of my application. This mobile application provides the PDA users driving directions, maps, navigation assistance(take left/right etc at way points) ,display warnings when traveled away from their destination location etc. when entered their destination information. Current location is tracked by the PDA attached GPS receiver. I am planning to develop this application using the following application architecture 1) .net compact framework 1.0 pocket pc 2002 2) mappoint webservice for providing maps ,driving directions.etc.. 3) GPs.net for traking curent location information 4) Flash for the rich user interface. And here are my questions/concerns 1) How to integrate the .net compact framework 1.0 with Macromedia flash?..I heard about odyssey software..for activex components..Can I use this one..? But odyssey s/w is a commercial one (free trial fro 14 days .. Is there any other way to integrate them? 2) My major concern is how to combine/send map point webservice results to a flash object.? ,Basically I am pretty new to Flash but planning to use it for a nice user interface..of this application. Thanks in advance Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61423
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    - OpenNETCF ConnectionManager, OpenNETCF.Net supported under CF2.0 Hi, I am correct in thinking the above will work under a CF2.0 app. I am using 1.2 of OpenNETCF. Am I also correct in thinking if I ship binaries as is with a CF2.0 app, I will need CF1.0 runtime as well as CF2.0 for my converted app unless of course I compile the above classes under CF2.0? Regards Simon. Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61415
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    - Expanding a node in a treeview I need to know when a node will be expanded in a treeview. However I did not find no event that I can use. I only found an event that is trigged when the node is selected. How I can make to have this event? Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61403
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    - Remove application's window button from taskbar (WinCE 4.2) Hi to all NG. I've this problem: in my application I've develop a custom MessageBox form (larger than the standard CE MessageBox, with big graphics buttons Yes/No, with his own title bar..). When I display it as new instance of the form fmCustomMessageButton, in the taskbar appear a new rectangle, void, without icon or text. That's right because on fmCustomMessageButton costructor I've placed the following code: this.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.None; this.MinimizeBox = false; this.MaximizeBox = false; this.ControlBox = false; this.Menu = null; this.Text = String.Empty; this.Icon = null; hoping that can serve to hide the new window from the taskbar, however this doesn't work. If I set the .Parent property of the CustomMessageBox to the Main window reference, it become a child of the main window, and the rectangle hide from the taskbar. However the fmCustomMessageButton is displayed with the .ShowDialog method, because it must suspend the code flow until the user choose a button. The .ShowDialog method seems to disable either the main form, either the CustomMessageBox and I'm not able to click over any button. Is there a way to hide an application from taskbar without make it a child window? Thanks, Massimo Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61400
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    - ThreadSafe Query I have Form1 (a normal form) which creates an instance of TestClass (a basic class that is just a class, i.e. doesn't inherit from anything). In TestClass I create a thread and from this thread I raise an event. I have a sub in TestClass that handles this event and obviously this sub cannot safely change any UI elements of Form1, so I would like to create another event in the class that can be handled by the calling form and would be thread safe. I cannot use control.invoke in the TestClass as it is not a control and does not inherit from control. So what I really want to do is have TestClass handle all the events thrown by the spawned thread and the Form1 handle the threadsafe events, hope that makes sense, here is some code: Class TestClass Public Sub New() Dim t as new Thread(AddressOf ContinuouslyCollectData) t.start End Sub ''This is a thread, looping indefinately Public Sub ContinuouslyCollectData() do ''Raise non-UI threadsage event periodically as: RaiseEvent Test(sender and some test args here) loop End Sub ''the data arrived event args Public Class DataArrivedEventArgs Inherits EventArgs Public ReadOnly Data As String Public Sub New(ByVal Data As String) Me.Data = Data End Sub Public Delegate Sub DataArrivedDelegate(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal args As DataArrivedEventArgs) ''the local event (not thread safe) Private Event m_DataArrived As DataArrivedDelegate ''handles the local event raised in the new thread and hopefully passes it on to an event in the form (running in the UI thread). Private Sub DataArrived_Handler(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As DataArrivedEventArgs) Handles Me.m_DataArrived ''what do I invoke here so that it can be handled by the form that created an instance of this class??? End Sub End Class In the a form I would like to do: Private WithEvents TC as TestClass Private Sub TC_DataArrived(ByVal Sender as object, e as TestClass.DataArrivedEventArgs) Handles TC.DataArrived ''do stuff to the UI controls here........ End Sub Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61399
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    - Shell or Shellexecute functions supported in CF v. 1.0? Is the Shell or Shellexecute functions supported in CF v. 1.0? If not, is trhere some way to run an .exe file from my vb application? Thanks Dave M. Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61394
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    - Designer in compact framework Hi, I have created a custom textbox control (masked edit) for compact framework 2.0. Now I need the control to display the mask ( string property ) at design time. I know how to do this in CF1, but don't know how to do this in CF2. I found some examples regarding designers, (the mooseworks example and links thereof) but have no idea how to override the Text property so I can display the Mask. Any clues anybody ? Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61391
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    - Best way to obtain a dynamic array of Int Hello I need obtain an int[] tab in my application, It is very important that the performance would be "perfect" and I can not know the size of it before the process to obtains different int values ... now, I do like this : ArrayList al = new ArrayList(); while (myCondition()) { .... al.Add(myInt); } return (int[])al.ToArray(typeof(int)); but may be you have better way to do this ? thanks a lot for your help !! Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61388
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    - opennetcf.net iswireless Hi, I've just installed the opennetcf references and used the networking functions to find my wireless adpater and show me the signal strength. This all worked fine on my device. I've now received my customers device, a different model, but same o/s and version, the only difference is the build number. The adapter command finds the name and type 'ethernet' ok, but the iswireless() function is not working. I working in vb. Any ideas ? Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61375
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    - VS2005 R1 Performance Issue vs Beta2 I just installed VS2005 and have noticed that during builds for CompactFramework devices the env. is extremely slow around the PostBuild phase. It sometimes takes 1-2min to build a project. This problem did not exist in the Beta2 release with the same projects and solutions. I have not been able to figure this out. I may need to uninstall R1 and rinstall Beta2 because this performance is really bad. Any tips. Thanks Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61373
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    - Class Diagram Hi When I open the object browser and choose my projekt, I get an real nice view of my clases, and when I select them i got all methods with parameters shown. This looks very like the Classmodels, which I can see on Microsoft pages(with these purple icons for methods etc..). Is there any possibility to get such a diagram of my Project? Are there any (free) tools ? Thanks in Advance! Boas Tag: ANN: Localized Framework 2.0 Tag: 61367

.NET Compact Framework 2.0 Localized Versions are Available Now
http://blogs.msdn.com/mikezintel/archive/2005/11/23/496123.aspx

.NET Compact Framework 2.0 Redistributable
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9655156b-356b-4a2c-857c-e62f50ae9a55

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