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    - Can you help me? Dear all, I have met a problem with my dialog based app for Pocket PC 2002. The problem is when I run my app and press Enter, the app will automatically close. Do you have any solutions? Thank you very much! -BHKien Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60650
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    - Can database created in Windows Mobile 2003 run on Pocket PC 2002? Dear all, Can you please tell me Can Pocket Access created in Windows Mobile 2003 run on Pocket PC 2002? Thanks, -BHKien Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60646
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    - SystemParametersInfo & Idle Timeout on Pocket PC 2003 hi! I'm using the following code in order to read out the idle timeout: UINT dwBatIdleTimeout; SystemParametersInfo(SPI_GETBATTERYIDLETIMEOUT, 0, &dwBatIdleTimeout, 0); On Pocket PC 2002 this works fine. On Pocket PC 2003 the function returns TRUE but dwBatIdleTimeout is always 0. I use the following code to set the idle timeout: SystemParametersInfo(SPI_SETBATTERYIDLETIMEOUT, /*dwBatTimeout*/3*60, NULL, 0); On Pocket PC 2002 this works fine. On Pocket PC 2003 the function returns FALSE, GetLastError returns 87 - wrong parameter. According to the help, the syntax of SystemParametersInfo is the same on Pocket PC 2002 and Pocket PC 2003. I'm using HP iPAQ 5450 (Pocket PC 2002) and HP iPAQ 5550 (Pocket PC 2003). Any ides how to get and set the idle timeout on Pocket PC 2003? Thanks in advance, astrid Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60642
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    - Any PPC serial port success stories ? Hi all Has anyone got any eVB/eVC success stories of controlling a 'standard' serial device from a PPC ? (I would like to hook up a magstripe reader) If yes which model of ppc and did you have to make special cables or can you use the serial sync cable if the device has one. Anyone happen to do it with Toshiba e740/HP2210/DellX5 ?? Or if you have to go the CF Serial Card route do these drain the battery ? Thanks in advance for any advice Andrew Kennard Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60641
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    - ATL not working. At the following link: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp? url=/library/en-us/guide_ppc/htm/pie_activex_jemy.asp regarding "Creating ActiveX Controls for Pocket Internet Explorer on Pocket PC" I found 2 problems: (a) In the section describing "Safe for Scription", IObjectSafetyImpl should be used, it says. The eVC++ Help states that that implementation is not supported. Which is it? (b) In the "Distribution ActiveX Controls", it says: To use an ActiveX control in-house, copy the control to where it will run and then call the regsvrce.exe tool to register the ActiveX control on a Pocket PC device. Where can I get the regsvrce.exe tool? Please give URL. Thanks. Sandeep Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60636
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    - Setting SSID using NDIS on pocket PC 2003 Hello all, I'm writing an app. with NDIS wi-fi functionality. I'm able to scan the available hotspots. I need to set a particular SSID using NDISUIO. The setting happens fine, however there is this WLAN manager on my PPC which reverts back to the previous SSID. I used the WZC api for setting the SSID then the set happens fine. Could someone tell me how can I set the SSID using NDIS?? I'm doing the following steps. 1) Scan for available hotspots. 2) Disassociate from current SSID. 3) Set Infrastructure mode 4) Set Auth mode 5) Set SSID. I have a Toshiba pocket PC 2003. Thank you, Avinash Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60635
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    - Connecting Dell Axim to XP machine using ActiveSync over Ambicom Ethernet We're having trouble getting a Dell Axim to connect to our XPSp1 system over ActiveSync using an Ambicom CF card. It connects just fine over USB and we can ping it when the USB card is removed and the Ambicom card is inserted. Any ideas? Thanks! Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60632
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    - Unable to Install/Use PPC 2203 SDK with VB net 2003 Last year I successfully installed & configured the evb3 kit for PPC 2002. For Mobile 2003, Microsoft reccomends developing in .NET, so after reading about options, 1. I bought/installed VB .net 2003 standard. I fired it up, built a simple windows app, but saw no mobile client features. (There was a mobile web item, but my understanding is that is for client/server apps and not for ppc resident applications.) 2. Went back to the web, and researched/found an "SDK" for 2003 which included an emulator. It said Evc4 service pack 2 was a prerequisite. I don't use C, but I downloaded and installed the ev4, and then... 3. downloaded & installed the SDK. I can bring the emulator up with no trouble, but there is still not sign of tools to build mobile 2003 client apps in my visual basic.net application. What am I mising? (Those of you who went with visual studio or those who subsribe to MSDN may not have this problem.) Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60628
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    - Copy files to Emulator and Use ActiveX Control and COM Now I'm using VS.NET 2003 c# to develop Applications running in embedded device. I Want to copy files to the WinCE.Net Emulator to debug my program. So I followed the MSDN file ("ms- help://MS.MSDNQTR.2003FEB.2052/dv_evtuv/html/ettskCopyingFi lesToTargetDevice.htm")step by step , but at the step 2 I couldn't find the Network Share icon,and can't go on. And I have developed ActiveX Control and COM by EVC4. Now I want to use them in .NET 2003 C#,but someone tells me that Compact Framework doesn't support COM interrop. That is say, the only way to develop embedded applications with ActiveX and COM is using EVC ? Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60626
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    - MultiByteToWideChar not working on CE I wrote a program running on desktop version of windows. It takes Shift-JIS encoded data. I use MultiByteToWideChar to converted the data to UNICODE, then use SendInput to print out Japanese characters. I am trying to move the same program on to a English version of Pocket PC(HP 5450). But MultiByteToWideChar always returns 0. I don't know if I need to install Japanese code page on the Pocket PC to make this function work? How do I install code page on Pocket PC? Can I even print out Japanese characters on an English version Pocket PC? Thanks Weiyang Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60622
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    - How to detect Pocket PC 2003 I use the following function in my code to detect between Pcoket PC 2000 and 2002: BOOL IsPocketPC2002(void) { TCHAR szPlatform[36]; OSVERSIONINFO osVer; GetVersionEx(&osVer); if (osVer.dwMajorVersion==3) if (SystemParametersInfo(SPI_GETPLATFORMTYPE,sizeof(szPlatform),szPlatform,0)!=0) if (lstrcmp(szPlatform,TEXT("PocketPC"))==0) return TRUE; return FALSE; } Will this also detect Pocket PC 2003? If not, how can I detect correctly that I run on Pocket PC 2003? I'm being told by some users that my Today plugin isnt transparent in 2003 anymore. The only thing I can think of is that I do different things in my WM_ERASEBKGND and that I'm not doing the right thing for 2003. Thanks in advance Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60614
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    - VC++ to .NET Can I call into a .NET DLL from an eVC++ application? Can I call into a .NET DLL from an ActiveX control produced by eVC++? Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60612
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    - request to MS: please no silent changes in API's!!! To Microsoft: It is really a bad idea to change some API silently, i.e. so that the "old" code will still compile with no warning or error, but break at runtime.\ Unfortunately there are some silent API changes of that sort between WinCE 3.0 and 4.x i.e. between Pocket PC (or Smartphone) 2002 and 2003. For example, the API for IOCTL_HAL_GET_DEVICEID has silently changed i.e. the structure of the DEVICE_ID buffer is completely different between Pocket PC 2002 and 2003, but there is no change in the macro and structure names. This means that Pocket PC 2002 code using this KernelIOControl call (to get the device unique id) will silently break at runtime on Pocket PC 2003. The Pocket PC / Smartphone 2002 code must assume that IOCTL_HAL_GET_DEVICEID fills up a 16-byte buffer with the Unique Device ID, but on Pocket PC / Smartphone 2003 the buffer structure is completely different (and variable size). Pocket PC 2002: see page 5 of http://software.symbol.com/files/MS_PocketPC2000-2002.pdf Pocket PC 2003: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/wcedsn40/html/cmrefioctl_hal_get_deviceid.asp So, please, Microsoft, can you change the name of the macros when you change an API (e.g. make a IOCTL_HAL_GET_DEVICEID_2003 with a different value) , so that applications have less chances to mysteriously break at run-time ? Thanks... Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60607
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    - VS NET 2003's Pocket PC target platforms Hello, does anyone know which Pocket PC OS version VS NET 2003 can target? Thank you, Holger Ostermann Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60597
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    - Brain fart... How to run .EXE from within code? I've got a brain fart. How do you start an executable from within your CF code? In "normal" Windows (even .NET) I would use the Shell("PathName") command, but that doesn't seem to be available, at least not in the Compact Framework. Any ideas? Thnaks, Sacha Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60596
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    - .NET apps and browsers (a) Is there any way to embed a client-side GUI application into Pocket IE, via the .NET Compact Framework? (b) If not, can I write a .NET CF app using C# as a control, so that so that a third party can launch it inside their proprietary browser's frame? Is there a way that the third party browser (written in eVC++) can communicate with my .NET app/control? (c) If not, if I use an ATL/eVC project to create the browser embedded application, can I fork a permanent background thread that I can use across various web pages that comprise my application? i.e. can one create a persistent ActiveX object that does not get deleted when a user changes pages? How? Sandeep Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60591
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    - .NET Compact Framework - install size I need to evaluate whether I should write an application using .NET CF or eVC++. THe application will run on PocketPc, which already has many apps written in native eVC++. How much memory does .NET Compact Framework consume in storage? Also, when I run a .NET application, how much space can an application (worst case) consume by loading in .NET DLLs etc? Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60589
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    - Dell Axim X5 is SD slot SDIO ? We are looking at Dell Axim x5 and HP 2210 as possible devices for a solution we are providing Does anyone know if the Dell's SD card slot is SDIO and therefore be able to handle future WiFi card if CF slot used for something else ?? Thanks in advance Andrew Kennard Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60587
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    - How do I get access to frame/sec and dropped frame info on MediaPlayer? How do I get access to frame/sec and dropped frame info on MediaPlayer? Thanks! A. adam78750 at yahoo dot com Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60584
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    - TIFF FILES Does anyone know how I can view TIF files in pocketpc 2003. This is so that I can view faxes that are attatched to my emails as TIF files. Thank You Dean Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60581
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    - Sync files to specified folder Hi can anyone help. I want to set a ipaq up so that when the ipaq is in the craddle files in a certain folder on the ipaq will be copied to a specified folder on the pc. I can find anywhere in activesync that allows you to specfiy the folder. Thansk Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60579
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    - Downloading applications Hi I'm using eVC++ to write applications for a PocketPC2003. I've created an application which runs on the emulator ok but when I try to download it to the PocketPC I get a "Connection was not created" error. I know that the ActiveSync connection is there. I'm also a bit confused as to how this fits in with the .cab and .inf files that are mentioned in parts of the help files. These are not shown in the sample application and so I'm not sure if I have to create them. All the help files say is that when I select build the application is automatically downloaded. Also if anyone could recommend a good book that deals with this stuff I'd be very grateful. Thanks in advance Colin Anderson Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60577
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    - Play wav file on Pocket PC 2002 How do I program playing a wav file in Compact Framework? Thank you in advance for your help. Yu Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60571
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    - Newbie question on Pocket PC 2000 Hi all, I would like to develop a sample application for a Siemens/Casio device running Pocket PC on MIPS processor. The Siemens SDK refers to the Microsoft eMbedded Visual Tools. I downloaded eMbedded Visual Tools 3.0 - 2002 Edition but it seems to support only recent PPC 2002 devices (e.g. ARM and not MIPS). Is it correct? If this is the case, how do I get the older version of the EVT 3.0 ? Thanks, -- ML Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60570
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    - GSM/GPRS Modem / Telephony API??? I'm trying to figure out the best way to access a GSM/GPRS card on my PDA. There doesn't seem to be much documentation on access GSM/GPRS in the CF documentation. I think I need to use the telephony API to access it but the lack of documentation is driving me potty. Does anyone have any ideas how to do this is .NET? Thanks! Paul. Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60569
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    - Random numbers for key fields in eEmbedded VB Hello. Since eEmbedded Visual Basic does not support a random number generator function, at least not that I can find, is there another solution for unique number generation (for decentralized key field numbering) or a dll addition or something? I've tried using a function that picks a number in a range but it's not truly random or unique, and creates conflicts after a month or so of use. Any hope for me? Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60567
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    - Pressing the rocker wheel How can I react to the user pressing the rocker wheel? Using C#. Thanks for any hint! -- Manfred Derenbach, MDE Software Categorize your information with InfoHandler www.mdesoft.com Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60561
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    - weird Emulator Problem Hello When i start the Emulator from eVC++ 3.0 i got following Window http://www.sbox.tugraz.at/home/t/thek/PocketpcEmul_prob.jpg The Problem is, i canot resize the Window so I'm not able to access half of the screen! Does somebody know what I've done wrong? Starting the Emulator manually from the Commandshell works finde but I'm not able to connect to an already running Emulator Session! br Norbert Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60560
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    - Using serial port under PocketPC 2002 Emulator Hello Im writing an gps client for pocket pc im able to open serial port and receive data on the actual device (iPaq) but how I can test the serial port in the emulator? under evC 3.0 there is a setting in the Plattform Manager -> emulation configuration Settings where i can choose a File for an Serial Port but it don't work! some other suggestions? br Norbert Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60559
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    - PC card services I am developing a PCMCIA card driver for the HP iPAQ with an ARM processor running Windows CE Pocket PC 2002. I do not have the PCMCIA card services library to properly link my driver to and download to my target iPAQ. Does anyone have the correct .lib file for the ARM target processor or know where to get it? I have the lib for the mips and x86em platform from someone that had developed code a long time ago but can not even find these anywhere. When I link to these it links okay but then it fails on download since it is the wrong target (as expected). I need card services library for the arm processors in the iPAQ. Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60556
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    - MS Embedded Visual Tools - for what? Can anyone explain to me the relationship between MS Embedded Visual Tools and the new Smart Device facility in VS.NET 2003? I want to develop for a PocketPC, but am unsure where to start. thanks, Peter Royle Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60551
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    - PocketPC and Serial port access Hello, folks. I am new to developing for the PocketPC (or any kind of PDA!), so if this is a silly question, apologies! I need to read from/write to the serial port on an iPaq. I can do it on the PC, using a 3rd-party RS232 class, but it won't work when developing a Smart Device Application, because the libraries are not available. Can I do this somehow - using VB.NET 2003? I would really rather avoid getting into C++ or C# if I can. TIA, Peter Royle Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60550
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    - EzSetup Hi, I'm trying to use EzSetup, using a close varient of the .inf file and .ini file found in the MS standard help libruary. I get a valid CAB which will install if I get it onto the PDA. However, when I execute the self-extract from exsetup, I get (after the end user licence agreement) "Application manager cannot install the application on your mobile device due to an invalid setup file. Reinstall and try again". I've been hacking without success for hours without joy, and am beginning to loose the will to live. Basically, does anybody know why this might be? Thanks in advance, Ben Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60541
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    - HTML Resource Type in EVC++ Hi, Can somebody help me in using a HTML reource type in an EVC++ application? Also on how to load the HTML resource and handle any HTML events in that. Any code samples/links will be of great help. Thanks, ss Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60538
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    - Buttons and "Start" menu Is there any way I can override any button presses and the "Start" menu coming up whilst my app' is running? Thanks Dave Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60535
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    - Cannot start Pocket PC emulation I am using XP Pro with SP1 and I install embedded visual tools 3. The installation completed successfully. However, when I want to debug the project from Pocket PC 2002 emulation in evb, the XP prompts embedded visual basic encountered a problem. The problem is: AppName: evb3.exe AppVer: 3.0.0.87 ModName: vba6.dll ModVer: 3.0.0.87 Offset: 000cd0ce In event log, it states there is an application error with a message: "Faulting application evb3.exe, version 3.0.0.87, faulting module vba6.dll, version 3.0.0.87, fault address 0x000cd0ce." I try to format the harddisk and re-install the embedded visual tools. However same problem exists. I really do not know what to do. I hope you can help me. Thanks a lot Johnny Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60533
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    - Re: EVC++ Code Samples There ara also some good samples in the Pocket PC 2002 Software Development Kit (SDK). /Mikael Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60532
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    - Pocket PC 2002 SDK - installation troubles The MS Websites say that the Pocket PC 2002 SDK can be run on a Windows 98 SE machine. Yet when I try to install the SDK, the process is canceled saying "You need Windows 2000". Has anybody a clue? Best regards, S. Felling Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60531
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    - My kingdom for a useful sync solution I use Outlook XP at work and home. I want ONLY work data on my work PC. I want work AND home data on my PPC and home PC. So my desired state is: AXIM - hold personal and work data Home PC - hold personal and work data Work PC - hold ONLY work data It seems that the only way to accomplish this is through flags - maybe by using catgories. Sounds great, but... Activesync - the solution of filtering by catgory only works from the PPC to the PC and NOT the other way around. Xtndconnect - works the same as Activesync. Intellisync - looked promising and actually offers the function I need, but it is terribly finicky, and hosed my data more than once. I gave up after one week. TrueSync - I`d try it but there is no demo. I`m at a loss... ultimately, my data is more important than my device. I can replace most PPC apps I use with similar (or better) Linux or Palm apps. Can anyone offer any advice or insight on an alternative sync solution or device? Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60530
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    - voice talk how should i do to approach voice talk by using PDA over internet? can anyone give me some suggestions! Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60529
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    - ActiveX, PocketIE, and C# How can I create ActiveX applications that can be embedded in PocketIE, using .NET Compact Framework? I would prefer to use C#. Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60520
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    - Tab between controls in Compact Framework The tab key doesn't trigger the focus of the controls. Actually pressing the tab key doesn't fire any code even I program it to do something. Does Compact Framework not support the tab key? Any help is greatly appreciated. Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60511
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    - EVC 4 SP2 OCX I have an application that was developed using EVC 3 for the PocketPC 2002 platform. It utilizes an OCX component which is loaded by the application using CreateControl (Create). Under EVC this API seemed to work fine. Now with EVC4 SP2 I get the following error 120:This function is not supported on this system. The CreateControl(Create) API is the same one generated when code stubs that were created when I added the OCX to the project. Has anyone seen this problem? Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60508
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    - PIE fit to screen HELP! is there code I can embed into my html page to turn fit to screen option 'on'? I am developing a web brochure and am using frames to load info without the fit to screen mode enabled the slider bars are there. with fit to sreen on they are not. Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60507
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    - EVC3 MFC app works on PPC 2002 but not on 2003 I have a relatively large MFC based app created under EVC3 that runs fine on PPC 2002 but will not run on 2003. I added some tracing to it and I have discovered that the call to the base class' CFrameWnd::OnCreate never returns! just hangs. Anybody have any ideas what might be going on here? Is there any way that I can make the EVC3 debugger work with a PPC 2003 target machine? I am in the process of porting the project to EVC4 but I would really like to have a single build that works on both platforms if possible. Any suggestions greatfully received... WKM P.S. I commented out all kernel level calls just in case it was related to the problems described elsewhere in this NG but that had no effect. Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60506
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    - Phone edition Can anyone help me find a way to get phone setting programmatically? For example, I need to know what network band the phone is using (GSM 900/1900) and what services (i.e. Call Forwarding, Call waiting) are enabled on the device. Any help would be greatly appreciated. MG Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60505
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    - VB.NET vs. PocketPC Hi, Now, I'm developing application for running in Pocket PC by using VB .NET. I got some problem when I close the form. my app is not raise Closed and Closing events when I close form and the application is not exit or stop after I've closed all form. If I set MaximizeBox and MinimizeBox to false the app. will close with code 0. What should I do to solve these problems? Thank you, Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60501
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    - pocket pc full duplex multitrack recording ? I am looking to use my Pocket PC 2000 (IPAQ 3650) as a simple multitrack recorder (2 or 4 tracks). 1. If the Pocket PC has a good PCMCIA or CF sound card with a stereo Line In jack, can the the OS handle full duplex recording (for example, recording to the left channel, while listening to the right)? 2. How possible or difficult would it be to write a program to do this from Embedded VB (or the current VB for pocket pc 2000) ? 3. Is there any good Pocket PC 2000 software capable of this, currently out there? Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60497
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    - where are files stored in Pcket PC 2002 emulator HI, So far I was using Pocket PVC 200 emulator. I switched to Pocket PC 2002 emulator. The "emulator directory" (where the files are actually stored) on Pocket PC 2000 usually is: C:\Windows CE Tools\wce300\MS Pocket PC\emulation\palm300 I could not locate the same for Pocket PC 2002. Thanks for help.., Any clue? Greg Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60495
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    - msi creation i've found some information at: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnnetcomp/html/netcfdeployment.asp?frame=true but it is pretty high-level. anyone know of a step-by-step example on the net that will allow me to create an msi installer that runs on a pc, copies the correct cab file to the attached pocket pc device, creates all the short-cuts, etc? i want to go w/ this approach rather than just the standard manual cab copy/execute method. any suggestions appreciated. tia, steve Tag: Program theft/security Tag: 60494

Hi all

Are there any programs out there to stop someone 'stealing' applications
from a PPC device ?

We are looking at a vertical market app where we hire out the PPC and app.
Is there anyway to stop someone copying the program off the device and
installing on another ??

Power on passwords or passwords in the app arn't alot of use as we would be
hiring them out and have to let the user know what the password was

Anyone had any ideas or done anything in this area ??

Thanks in advance

Andrew Kennard

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Re: Program theft/security by S

S
Thu Jul 31 04:08:23 CDT 2003

Andrew

How about getting the device's serial number and generating a dated key? In
the app, regenerate on the same algorithm and compare the keys.

Hussain

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Re: Program theft/security by Andrew

Andrew
Thu Jul 31 04:12:25 CDT 2003

Hussain

Nice idea ! is this easily obtainable in eVB ?

Thanks

Andrew

"S. Hussain Akbar" <hussain@systemsltd.com> wrote in message
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> Andrew
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> How about getting the device's serial number and generating a dated key?
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> the app, regenerate on the same algorithm and compare the keys.
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> Hussain
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