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    - Registry and Wireless settings I have a lot of WindowsCE4.2 devices, all must be setup with a wireless profile, ie. static IP/subnet, wireless SSID/AdHoc. In stead of configuring each device I would like to make a small application to assist me. I have tried looking at the registry before and after manually setting the profile, but still I am unable to clearly identify fx the location of the IP address. I have identified changes in the following keys: LocalMachine\Comm\[adapter]\Parms\TcpIP\EnableDHCP LocalMachine\Software\Microsoft\WZCSVC\Parameters\Interfaces\[adapter]\ActiveSettings LocalMachine\Software\Microsoft\WZCSVC\Parameters\Interfaces\[adapter]\Static#0000 CurrentUser\Comm\WirelessAdapterCache\[adapter] CurrentUser\Comm\EAPOL\Config\[SSID]\Enable8021x The key LocalMachine\Comm\[adapter]\Parms\TcpIp also include a Value "IPAddress" [String], however, it seems to be ignored by Windows Zero Config. I have been looking into this matter much but and about to go nutz as I cannot figure out how its done. Can it be done? Where is the IP stored? After a device reset (warm boot) it persists. Is it stored on the card? Encrypted? I have searched looking at both string and byte patterns. Any comment appriciated. Thanks you. Frederik Jensen, Judex Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38437
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    - Event controles directory Hi, for my application I need an event wich controles a directory and fires, if a file is added to the directory. Is something like this possible, and if yes, how could I do that (I haven't wrote an event yet)? Greets, Cyberdot Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38434
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    - Memory Usage Hi All, I have a C# application that uses an SQL Server CE database and I am a little confused about the memory usage of my application. When I start the application the Control Panel -> Memory display shows that 7MB was consumed, but when I use the Performance Monitor (MSCOREE.STAT) it shows a Byte Allocation of 2 MB. This all came up because I have an h2200 that was showing Control panel memory usage of 2MB, and a h5500 that showed a memory usage of 7MB. I am confused. BTW. My DB is 3.5MB in size. Can anyone explain for me. Thanks, James. Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38423
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    - NetworkStream.BeginRead Blocking problem Hi all, I am trying to create CLient-Server based application. Talking of just Client application, I want to read data from the server application. For that I created a socket and a new thread that reads all the time from the server. However, the problem is when I close the socket (from client end), my data reader thread (created above) does not close down. In turn it keeps waiting for some message. After bit of struggle I noted that somehow BeginRead calls back the method after 1 minute. At that time my piece of code exits the thread. I want to close the BeginRead operation as soon as I close the socket. You help will be appreciated. For that purpose I am presenting you with the code that I have managed to write. Public Delegate Sub DisplayInvoker(ByVal text As String) Private Const IPADD As String = "192.168.11.2" Private Const PORT As Integer = 5000 Private m_socketClient As TcpClient Private m_data(1024) As Byte #Region "Private Methods" Private Sub connect() Try Dim ipAddObj As IPAddress = IPAddress.Parse(IPADD) Dim ipEndPointObj As New IPEndPoint(ipAddObj, PORT) Me.m_socketClient = New TcpClient(IPADD, PORT) Me.btnSend.Enabled = True Me.displayText("Connected to Host " + IPADD + " at Port " + PORT.ToString()) Catch ex As Exception Me.displayText("Socket connection failed") Me.displayText("Reason: " + ex.Message) Me.btnSend.Enabled = True End Try End Sub Private Sub displayText(ByVal text As String) If (text Is Nothing) Or (text = "") Then Exit Sub End If Me.txtReceive.Text = Me.txtReceive.Text + vbCrLf + text End Sub Private Sub Send(ByVal text As String) If Me.m_socketClient Is Nothing Then Me.displayText("No socket connection available. Cannot send text") Exit Sub End If If (text Is Nothing) Or (text = "") Then MessageBox.Show("No data to send") Exit Sub End If Try Dim bytes() As Byte = (New ASCIIEncoding).GetBytes(text) Dim streamObj As Stream = Me.m_socketClient.GetStream() streamObj.Write(bytes, 0, bytes.Length) streamObj.Flush() Me.displayText("Data Written: " + text) Catch ex As Exception Me.displayText("Sending FAILED: " + ex.Message) End Try End Sub 'This method is called to start reading Private Sub BeginRead() Try Dim result As IAsyncResult = Me.m_socketClient.GetStream.BeginRead(Me.m_data, 0, 1024, New AsyncCallback(AddressOf Read), Nothing) Catch ex As Exception Me.displayText("Error at BeginRead: " + ex.Message) End Try End Sub Private Sub Read(ByVal asyncResult As System.IAsyncResult) Dim intCount As Int32 = 0 Try intCount = Me.m_socketClient.GetStream.EndRead(asyncResult) Me.displayText("Number of Bytes Received: " + intCount.ToString()) If intCount < 1 Then Me.displayText("Host connection closed") Me.disconnect() End If Dim str As String = (New ASCIIEncoding).GetString(Me.m_data, 0, intCount) Dim result As IAsyncResult = m_socketClient.GetStream.BeginRead(m_data, 0, 1024, New AsyncCallback(AddressOf Read), Nothing) Catch ex As Exception Me.displayText("Error READING: " + ex.Message + " " + Now()) End Try End Sub Private Sub disconnect() If Me.m_socketClient Is Nothing Then Me.displayText("No socket connection") Exit Sub End If Try Me.displayText("Manually connection closed at " + Now()) Me.m_socketClient.Close() Catch ex As Exception Me.displayText("Socket Closing Failed: " + ex.Message) End Try End Sub #End Region Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load Me.connect() Me.BeginRead() End Sub Private Sub btnSend_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnSend.Click Me.Send(Me.txtSend.Text) End Sub Private Sub btnClose_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnClose.Click Me.disconnect() End Sub Private Sub btnEnd_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnEnd.Click Me.disconnect() Me.Close() Application.Exit() End Sub Private Sub btnConnect_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnConnect.Click Me.connect() Me.BeginRead() End Sub Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38422
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    - For Peter Foot Ok, additional to the PPC App installer, I made three modification to the PPC App setup project. 1. add a SQLCE.ini file: [CEAppManager] Version = 2.0 Component = SCE [SCE] Description = SQL Server CE 2.0 CabFiles = sqlce.wce4.armv4.CAB,sqlce.ppc3.arm.CAB,sqlce.wce4.armv4t.CAB,sqlce.wce4.mips16.CAB,sqlce.wce4.mipsii.CAB,sqlce.wce4.mipsii_fp.CAB,sqlce.wce4.mipsiv.CAB,sqlce.wce4.mipsiv_fp.CAB,sqlce.wce4.sh3.CAB,sqlce.wce4.sh4.CAB,sqlce.wce4.x86.CAB,netcf.core.ppc3.arm.cab,sql.ppc3.arm.CAB,sqlce.dev.ppc3.arm.CAB,netcf.all.wce4.armv4.cab,sql.wce4.armv4.CAB,sqlce.dev.wce4.armv4.CAB,netcf.all.wce4.armv4t.cab,sql.wce4.armv4t.CAB,sqlce.dev.wce4.armv4t.CAB 2. Add an invokation to the RunAppManager function as following Dim argSQLCE As String = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location), "SQLCE.ini") RunAppManager(argSQLCE) Dim arg As String = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location), "Setup.ini") RunAppManager(arg) 3. I add a "WaitForExit()" function after the process.start() function as following. Process.Start( _ String.Format("""{0}""", appManager), _ String.Format("""{0}""", arg)).WaitForExit() Then After I generate the msi file and run it, the PPC App can be installed, but when installing SQL CE it says "There is no device-compatible software to install. " I can send you my code if you don't mind. Thanks. Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38421
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    - Using multiple dataadapters does not work in CF??? Very odd behavior. I try to fill two dataadapters on the same connection and I get an exception on the 2nd fill. Code similar to this has never been a problem in my winforms app, so this must be some limitation of CF? Dim strSQLServer As New SqlCeConnection(strConn) Dim cmd As New SqlCeCommand cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text cmd.CommandText = "Select * From Employees" cmd.Connection = strSQLServer Dim cmdPPC As New SqlCeCommand cmdPPC.CommandType = CommandType.Text cmdPPC.CommandText = "Select * From PocketPCs" cmdPPC.Connection = strSQLServer strSQLServer.Open() Dim da As New SqlCeDataAdapter(cmd) da.Fill(ds, "dtCanvassers") Dim da2 As New SqlCeDataAdapter(cmdPPC) 'an exception occurs here da2.Fill(ds, "dtPocketPCs") Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38419
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    - Local datastore for visual basic .net aplication on a pda I have this project for developing an drug interaction aplication for a pda under a windows o.s . The aplication is being developed on visual basic .net (using visual studio .net 2003), and I needed to create an local datastore, the problem is that most of the database access controls and etc available on the full .net framework arenÂ´t available for the .net compact framework, so, so much for using an MS access database file, as for SQL, I kinda dislike the ideia of having to install the CE server on the pda just to run a lame database that only uses SELECT and WHERE (=?) queries (the aplication only reads a specific value from a field on the database and compares it to another value from another field). So after all this, here's my questions: Is there any way to use an sql database file as an local datastore without the SQL server running? Just by reading from the file that is? And how about an serialized xml file from the object model, could it do the trick or does it run in to the missing class prob in compact framework? Thanks for reading and for your time, help is most welcome. Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38414
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    - NullReferenceException on line that does nothing. Hi, I've got a strange NullReferenceException on this line: System.Data.DataTable oDT = null; I've tried not initializing it, and setting it to something on the next line, but that doesn't change anything. Strangely, it does not throw an exception when I'm running in debug mode (debugging on the device, not the emulator). It does throw when I deploy and run on that same device. Has anyone seen this behavior? Thanks, and have a good day. Tom Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38409
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    - Putting the program icon in the WinCE main window Hi, This may be a stupid question, but how do you make your program icon appear in the desktop window of the WinCE screen after VStudio has deployed your application? What output folder I need to use? Bert Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38406
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    - Can I directly access hardware using managed code? Of course you can! http://blog.opennetcf.org/ctacke/PermaLink,guid,9a6c5e09-1bd1-4603-99b7-11310c06b68b.aspx -- <ctacke/> www.OpenNETCF.org Your CF searches start and end here Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38393
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    - Keypress event in main form Hi guys, Sorry for the cross-post but the guys in simgle dot net seem a bit loose when we talk of pocket pc, Im trying to bin a key to a button whit the keypress event of the form, per exemple i got a button called cmdProduction i want when u strike the "P" or "p" key on the keyboard that the button_click event fire, so far i got this but it does not seem to work : Private Sub FrmMain_KeyPress(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyPressEventArgs) Handles MyBase.KeyPress If e.KeyChar = "P" Or e.KeyChar = "p" Then e.Handled = True Call BtmProduit_Click(sender, e) End If end sub This litle code dont even fire the keypress event of the form so im wondering what im doiing wrong ! Thanks in advance ! Himselff Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38388
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    - Z-order top using SetWindowsPos "Peter Foot [MVP]" <feedback@no-spam.inthehand.com> wrote in message news:ul%23WSajxEHA.2676@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... > You can use the technique described here to make your messagebox dialog > always appear at the top of the z-order until it is dismissed:- > http://blog.opennetcf.org/pfoot/#a11ad82c3-a428-4aac-959f-27c9c3590662 Peter, You say, this works until the form is "dismissed". How do you dismiss the form? I've converted the code you provided me with that for VB. I'm using a Me.Close to close my form. The first time the form appears, it stays up as I was hoping it would, not getting hidden behind other forms. But the second and beyond time it is called, its not going away, ever. I can tell that the form in the background is still running as I can touch buttons, at least the part of the buttons I can see behind my 'modal' form, and they work. Any ideas? Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38387
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    - Best choice of data storage on PDA in C# (short term/ long term) I am a newbie, so please be patient. I am working on an app that will extract data from an embedded system via serial connection. I need to get the data as fast as possible and then go back and assimilate it after I've disconnected. What is the best way to store this data for both the temporary and long term? Thanks to anyone who helps. ***************************************** * This message was posted via http://www.dotnetmonster.com * * Report spam or abuse by clicking the following URL: * http://www.dotnetmonster.com/Uwe/Abuse.aspx?aid=8200b714ce074f33875eabde58bd1f64 ***************************************** Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38386
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    - Best choice of data storage on PDA in C# (short term/ long term) I am a newbie, so please be patient. I am working on an app that will extract data from an embedded system via serial connection. I need to get the data as fast as possible and then go back and assimilate it after I've disconnected. What is the best way to store this data for both the temporary and long term? Thanks to anyone who helps. ***************************************** * This message was posted via http://www.dotnetmonster.com * * Report spam or abuse by clicking the following URL: * http://www.dotnetmonster.com/Uwe/Abuse.aspx?aid=84b2448f9fb84bc1b6bab3aee06821c8 ***************************************** Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38385
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    - Detecting Open Forms Is there a way in CF .NET using C# to detect whether or not a form is already open in memory, and if so, using a conditional to show that form rather than having to do something like this: Form1 frm = new Form1(); frm.Show(); since that always creates another instance. I don't want users to have a bunch of the same form open on their PPC at one time, it's just silly and a needless waste of resources. Thanks Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38379
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    - Trouble with Multi Threading Hello All, I am in the middle of creating a class that I want to use with Serial IO per the MVP on this forum. I am still having trouble with my design process I think. I created a class that is designed to basically receive messages from the port. It is a CommEvent private void port_DataReceived() { byte[] data = port.Input; RxMESSAGE += Encoding.ASCII.GetString(data,0,data.Length); } this class is created from a WinCE form. there suggestion was to create a seperate thread that receives data. my question(s) in this process is 1)if I have a class that is created from a WinCE form( myThread = new Utility.myThreadClass(); ) with the event port_DataReceived. Will that event raise without locking up my WinCE form? 2) how do I start a thread that will allow this event to be raise and allow me to continue working on my WinCE form? In every other situation I have written a thread that calls one function, once that function was done the thread was done also, in this case I am trying to start a thread the allows an event to fire? Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38373
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    - Help with custom control development Hello all! I am developing a custom control with design-time support. I have managed to build the design time assembly without any errors. However, when I add my control to the toolbox it appears disabled. I understand that something is wrong but I cannot figure out what it is. Is there any way to get more information on what is going on? Do you know of any descent tutorials on control develpment (because MSDN's documentation on this topic sucks!). Thanks in advance! Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38372
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    - TCPClient & ActiveSync 3.7 hi, I've got problem with connection to the Internet throw ActivSync 3.7 (usb) - every time I call WebRequest.Create in my app on pocket pc with windows mobile 2002 I get "The remote server returned an error (404) Not found" exception. But the page I want to request is on web server for sure. Plz help. Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38371
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    - WebService - putting on third party hosted site and how? Hi all, I am creating my first mobile app, and I am using a web service. It's all working great on my local machine. However, I want to stick it out on the net so that we can demo the app at the client site. My company website is hosted by a third party. Is it possible to stick the webservice files out on their server and have this work? I'm new at this stuff, so any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks, Erin Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38344
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    - PPC Phone Version. Hi, I'm developing an application form PocketPC, when I test in Pocket PC 2003 it's ok, but if I try to run in Pocket 2003 Phone Edition the application freezes, I checked and the app freezes when I call myForm.ShowDialog() method. Does anyone know how to avoid this? Thank You, Eduardo Castro - MCSA/MCP Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38343
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    - irda serial port emulator Hello, I am trying to write a program using .NET CF to interface with a PDA IR port which communicates with an ACTiSYS IR100S Intelligent IR port. This device contains the iRDA protocol stack so that when it is connected to a PC it looks like a standard RS232 port. I have some sample code which allows data to be sent via IrDA on my PDA. This works between 2 PDAs running the same software. If I try to connect to a PC then I would have expected to see some data when running hyperterminal. I do not. Also I have found a terminal emulator for the PDA which allows IrDA connection to the PC and I can send data from PDA to PC/ PC to PDA. Similarly I have tried my sample code talking between 2 PDAs where 1 has the terminal emulator and I don't see any data passed between the 2. The code I have will also discover IrDA devices and this works OK. I have 2 questions: 1. Why do I not see any data when running my sample code on either terminal emulator window? 2. Do you have any .net sample code which I can use to communicate between a PC and a PDA via IrDA? In my final application the remote device will be a "dumb" device which accepts commands via RS232, so I can not expect to be able to add any code to the remote device. Thanks Steve Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38342
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    - DataGrid Cell Color - urgent Hi Guys, two question in one post 1. Can i change a particular cell background color in datagrid in compact framework? 2. can i have label/button inside the cell in the datagrid? Regards Salim Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38341
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    - Expanding a mainmenu in c# cf app with no mouse/pointer I have encountered a problem with my c# compact framework app where i have created a main menu which works perfectly within the emulator, however, the device i am developing for has no mouse or pointer input. is there any way of getting the focus to the menu via keys only? like pressing alt in most windows apps? thanks in advance! lewis Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38340
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    - No Smart Device Application template? Hi! I need to create a VB.NET application for a Pocket PC. I've installed VB.Net, the .NET Compact Framework and the Microsoft Pocket PC 2003 SDK. Still, there is no "Smart Device Application" template under New Project/Visual Basic Projects. I've tried deinstalling and reinstalling everything - still no template. What am I doing wrong? Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38339
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    - Two urgent issues in PPC development. 1. An old question which I have asked several times. I want to combine the SQL CE installation in the Pocket PC Application. I can properly install the the PPC application, but the SQL CE is not able to be installed properly. Can anybody send me a sample setup project in VB.NET(coz my PPC application is in VB.NET)? My email is: fengcs@ccdynasty.com It's really urgent. Many thanks. 2. I am given this message every time I install the PPC application. The message says that:" the program is not properly installed as it's for the previous version..." However it seems the program is running smoothly after installation. But I just donot want my customer to see this message. Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38338
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    - App Deployment Hi, Can someone point me in the direction of how to deploy an application to a PocketPC (using dotnetcf)? Thanks, Tim. Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38337
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    - TCP Connection Timeout ? Hi folks, here is my (simple) code : try { TcpClient tcpclnt = new TcpClient(); tcpclnt.Connect(IPAddress.Parse(ipAddress), intPort); } catch(SystemException e) { MessageBox.Show("Error : "+e.Message.ToString()); return false; } If it's not possible to connect to the specified IPAddress, the connect needs between 45-60 seconds to get an exception. Is there a possbility to have a shorter timeout, maybe with a SocketOption, without use of a timer ? cu Axel Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38335
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    - Something I must missunderstand about XML... Hi all I tried to write a simple XML-based message parser I just can't get the infos I want from the XML here is the xml file: ---- <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <message id="00001"> <body>Corps du message de test. Ca donc c'est juste un test de message </body> <subject>Sujet test1</subject> <sender>Moi meme</sender> </message> --- and the parser: r = new XmlTextReader(path + file.Name); while (r.Read()) { if (r.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element) { if (r.Name == "message") msg.Id = r.GetAttribute("id"); else if (r.Name == "subject") msg.Subject = r.Value; else if (r.Name == "body") msg.Body = r.Value; else if (r.Name == "sender") msg.Sender = r.Value; } } r.Close(); I get the Id attribut id but none of the values... Is that a good way to do this ? Am I totally wrong by doing this? thx in advance! Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38334
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    - Serialization of arrays in dataset Hi, I have a dataset that I am using to transfer data to a web service from a device. One of the elements in the datatable contained within the dataset is a string array, which is stored fine in the dataset on the device. However, when the dataset is transferred and I try to retrieve the data from the array in the web service, the array is transformed into a string with the value "string.object[]" Now, I know that this is an effect caused by the serialization of the dataset during transport from the device to the web service, so what (if any) is the correct method of transferring arrays in datasets to web services? Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38333
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    - Creating non maximized form in CF Hi, how can i make a form with takes e.g. half of the screen? Anytime i make such a form with specifying size property smaller than size of the screen, it's maximized when running the program. Disregarding WindowState property is set to Normal. I wold like to make a form which looks like System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox. I have not found any problems when doing the same thing in adult .NET. Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38331
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    - Threading & Synchronization in CF 2.0 Hi, Has the CF 2.0 more support for inter-thread synchronization ? For example, the absence of Monitor.Wait and Pulse methods in 1.0 are a bit of a pain (OpenNETCF partially solves this). The reason why I am asking is that the documentation in VS 2005 mentions .NET CF as a supported platform for some of these methods. Monitor.Wait Method (Object) ... Target Platforms: <...> .NET Compact Framework But the methods do not seem to be available (Intellisense does not find them). Documentation typo ? Thanks, Ralph Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38329
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    - CF 1.0 SP2 deployment to Emulator from VS .NET 2003 Hi, I'm new to CF dev and trying to find out if there is a way to make VS.NET 2003 use CF 1.0 SP2 when it deploys the framework to the Pocket PC 2002 Emulator. I believe it is possible to deploy the files "manually", but don't one lose them when turning off or hard resetting the Emulator ? Thanks, Ralph Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38328
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    - File copy from device to desktop Is there a way to initiate something on a Pocket PC to copy files to a desktop? The users will copy to various laptops and desktops so I would prefer not to have to install a RAPI app on each computer but will if needed. Thanks, Jeff Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38325
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    - Un-Full Screen Hi All, After making a full screen for the program, by this.WindowState = FormWindowState.Maximized; this.FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.None; this.ControlBox = false; this.Menu = null; How can i change screen back to normal? I have tried calling the ControlBox and Menu back by this.ControlBox = true; this.Menu = new Menu(); but failed. Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38322
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    - cannot connect to X5 from VS.NET I am able to successfully build my C# app in VS.NET but am having trouble deploying it to my Dell Axim X5. I am running ActiveSynch 3.7.1 and have successfully connected my device to the PC and synchronized. Whenever I select deploy, it asks me for the device type (which I select PocketPC) and I get the following error: Error: Cannot establish a connection. Be sure the device is physically connected to the development computer. According to Asynch, my device is connected. I am able to browse the device using Mobile Explorer, etc. I tried to deploy it to the emulator and that worked fine. Any ideas on what might be wrong would be appreciated. Regards, Rob C Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38320
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    - How do I unload a Smartphone app via the Compact Framework Hello all, In order to programmatically uninstall an app via the Compact Framework, one just calls "\Windows\unload.exe", "appname.exe" on the Pocket PC. The Smartphone doesn't include unload.exe or even wceload.exe anywhere on the device. So how does one accomplish this task? Is there some other exe to call that accomplishes the same function? Thanks, Rob Tiffany, eMVP Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38318
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    - Issue with Icon constructor in CF SP2 Hi All, This seems to be a new bug that has been introduced in CF SP2. I now get a 'NotSupportedException' when using the Icon constructor that takes a Stream. If I do not install SP2 the constructor works fine (using PPC 2003 Phone Ed emulator). Here is the C# code that is used. Stream stream = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream("FMRS.Images.icon_first.ico"); Icon icon = new Icon(stream); //this blows up with SP2 imgListReading.Images.Add(icon); As I said, the code works fine without CF SP2 installed. I have checked that the stream is not null. This is the error I get... *** An unhandled exception of type 'System.NotSupportedException' occurred in System.Drawing.dll Additional information: NotSupportedException *** There is no message with the error, nor an inner exception, which is especially nice! Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38315
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    - Works on one device Hello all, I was wondering if you had any idea about the following. I am writing an application for a PPC that is calling dll functions generated in eVC 4. the target processor is a ARM processor however I have tried both the ARM and ARMV4 process compiles for the dll as suggested in a previous thread. [DllImport(\\Windows\\DllFileName.dll, EntryPoint="ClearCodes")] private static extern int ClearCodes (int codesID); My issue is this function works perfectly on a compaq iPaq 2200 and I get a MissingMethodException on the Dell Axim X5. regards, Jay Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38305
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    - Issue with a Dell Axim X5 Hello all, I was wondering if you had any idea about the following. I am writing an application for a PPC that is calling dll functions generated in eVC 4. the target processor is a ARM processor however I have tried both the ARM and ARMV4 process compiles for the dll as suggested in a previous thread. [DllImport(\\Windows\\DllFileName.dll, EntryPoint="ClearCodes")] private static extern int ClearCodes (int codesID); My issue is this function works perfectly on a compaq iPaq 2200 and I get a MissingMethodException on the Dell Axim X5. regards, Jay Tag: #if and define constants in VB.NET Tag: 38301
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Hi,

I need to use a lot of define constants for varios settings in my
application.

If I insert a constant in Project Configuration Properties - Build - Custom
constants, this constant is known in all modules. But if I insert #const in
any module, then I can use this constant ONLY in this module.

Does any eventuality exist to have a lot of constants, which are known in
all modules? Some statement (#LINK or #INCLUDE) for special file with
constants.

Viki

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Re: #if and define constants in VB.NET by Daniel

Daniel
Thu Nov 11 09:23:19 CST 2004

I don' think so. In code per file, project properties for all files or
command line (which I have not tried with CF):
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vbcn7/html/vacondeclaringconditionalcompilationconstants.asp

My suggestion is you stick with the project properties for project-wide
constants simply because this way you can easily change their value per
project configuration (debug, release etc)

Cheers
Daniel
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"Viki" <vikil@centrum.cz> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I need to use a lot of define constants for varios settings in my
> application.
>
> If I insert a constant in Project Configuration Properties - Build -
> Custom
> constants, this constant is known in all modules. But if I insert #const
> in
> any module, then I can use this constant ONLY in this module.
>
> Does any eventuality exist to have a lot of constants, which are known
> in
> all modules? Some statement (#LINK or #INCLUDE) for special file with
> constants.
>
> Viki
>
>
>

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