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• InfiniZac Debug Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone SDK with VS2005

  I am new to this. I am porting a Windows appliction to Smartphone platform. I've installed VS2005 and Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone SDK. And by following samples, I compiled an DLL and EXE. I haven't got any real smartphone device and want to do debug only on the emulator. Without calling the DLL, I can launch my EXE and debug with it freely. But as long as I call the functions in the DLL, I got the problem. The debugger can't find the DLL no matter what i do. I've put the DLL file into the same directory with the EXE, and try the both way to link the lib of the DLL or call LoadLibrary, I just can't find the DLL. I suspect there should be some directory to put files for the emulator, I've tried several places, but nowhere workable. Now ...Show All

• KitGreen Windows Live Messenger Add-in

  I have created a simple msn add-in. I compiled it with vb.net and a .dll was created. When I try to add it into msn this error occurs. The add-in MyFirst.dll can't be loaded. Make sure that the name of the add-in class matches the file name of the add-in assembly. I have changed all the names to MyFirst.dll but still I coulnd't do it. Can someone tell me which names I have to change to MyFirst.dll I have the same error. what must i do to run my add-in ..... tHx chriz I have tried that solution and it didn't work for me. {environment: Vista, VS2005} I delete the namespace block from the code and it worked at 1st try. Looks like that if the names block is ...Show All

• RichardCasey How to restart itself...?

  Hello I want to write an autoupdater program. I will push the new version of the program to SQL Server. When the program starts,it will check for updates. If there's an update,it will download it and run it.After the installation of the .cab file finishes, it will restart itself. Everything seems okay else restarting the application...The program is a single instance program,so I can not do "start one more instance and close the current instance" because the program is single instance program. How can a program stop itself and start itself again,under these conditions Thanks in advance. The problem is easily solvable if you add another application (updater) which would actually execute an update, start main ...Show All

• hdp203 Forms switch

  Hi there, I am currently using the code below in order to switch from the main form (Form) to another form (SetupForm). However once i switch back to the main form (Form) and try once again to switch to "SetupForm". I recieve an error. I dont think this is a great piece of code to switch between forms using button clicks, Could any one help (Code Shown Below)... private void menuItem1_Click( object sender, EventArgs e) { SetupForm f2 = new SetupForm(); System.Windows.Forms.Application.DoEvents(); switch (f2.ShowDialog()) { case DialogResult.No: // Previous break; case DialogResult.Yes: // Next break; } } Thanks KP After you called ShowDialog once, you should d ...Show All

• kenniejaydavis Drive mapping across WiFi in Windows Mobile 5 ?

  Has anybody successfully mapped a network drive to a Windows server across WiFi with a Windows Mobile 5 device Please enlighten me on what you did to accomplish this as I'm getting the error message "The network path was not found" followed by "The network resource was not found, or you don't have permission to connect to the network." no matter what I've tried and I've even configured my Windows XP Home edition to share drives and still the same problem. and what IP is your device obtaining on the network Thanks again for insisting on helping me with this one. Do you or anybody else know where I can find out if HP decided to include SMB in the ...Show All

• merwy Why does FindLocation give an error

  Why does FindLocation('32800 (postcode), FRANCE') display an error message saying the closest match is '32800 (postcode), FRANCE' David.. I thought of that but the error box is not the same as the results box. If I define a handling function it does not get control unless I pass it a place that returns multiple choices. What is also a problem is if I pass a unique town name "EAUZE, FRANCE" it get two results : Eauze (third-order administrative division), Gers, Midi-Pyrenees, France Eauze, Gers, Midi-Pyrenees, France Selecting either of them returns the same two choices ! David. Okay, this is because the FindLocation is confused ...Show All

• I.Katzav Breakpoints causing connection loss on debug

  What started out as a random problem has become a full-time issue. Attempting to run a WM 5.0 app causes a "The Connection to the Device has been lost, blah, blah, blah" error. Deleting ALL breakpoints allows the app to deploy and run perfectly. Breakpoints can then be set for debugging. Setting a SINGLE breakpoint before deploying, however, will now cause this problem. The larger the app became, the more prevalent the problem became until some critical point was reached...now it happens every time. VS2005 and ActiveSync have been removed/reinstalled. I've tried VS SP1 Beta and ActiveSync 2.5 Beta. I've tried several different devices along with the emulators. No change. Has anyone heard confirmation of this ...Show All

• Edward Estrada menu box

  Hi all, On "Word Mobile" for pocket pc/windows mobile 5.0 devices, when u hold down your stylus on the page a menu pops up. How is this possible to code I thought it was using the "Context Menu" option on Visual Studio 2005's Toolbox. However this does not work nothing comes up Any help/ideas Thanks Kp CHeckout this article http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/mobilesdk5/html/mob5samContextMenuExtensionHandler.asp Manav ...Show All

• KAAU problem with Command Menu Bar handling...

  Hi, All, I am using VS.net 2005 to start a new application on Smartphone platform. I created a menu in appsp.rc2: STRINGTABLE BEGIN IDS_MENU_OK "Exit" IDS_MENU_TOOLS "Tools" END IDR_MAINFRAME RCDATA MOVEABLE PURE BEGIN IDR_TOOLSMENU, //0, 2, I_IMAGENONE, IDOK, //IDM_EXIT, //IDM_MENU_OK, TBSTATE_ENABLED, TBSTYLE_BUTTON | TBSTYLE_AUTOSIZE, IDS_MENU_OK, 0, NOMENU, I_IMAGENONE, //IDCANCEL, IDM_MENU_CANCEL, TBSTATE_ENABLED, TBSTYLE_DROPDOWN | TBSTYLE_AUTOSIZE, IDS_MENU_TOOLS, 0, //NOMENU, //IDR_TOOLSMENU, 0, END IDR_TOOLSMENU MENU DISCARDABLE BEGIN POPUP "&Dummy" BEGIN MENUITEM "Diapad", ...Show All

• Richard1_1970 FTP NLST From WM5 to UNIX

  I use th FTP example from Microsoft (kbms-help://MS.VSCC.v80/MS.MSDN.v80/MS.KB.v10.en/enu_kbvbnetkb/vbnetkb/832679.htm)and it connect but in the GetFileList function when reach to line: bytes = cSocket.Receive(m_aBuffer, m_aBuffer.Length, 0) it doesn’t return. It works fine with PPC30 and with WM5 when I connected to my Windows XP with ActiveSync. But when I connected via modem with UNIX it only works with PPC30 and I need the application for the news WM5 PDAs and for the PPC30 also. Can somebody help me with this issue. Ok, well my 5 minute review of the code for that KB article gives me this code (inside the GetFileList method): Do While (True) m_aBuffer.Clear(m_aBuffer, 0, ...Show All

• BJTaylor Can't create an extension menu

  Hi,   (didn't get luck in " Smart Devices General  " forum,  maybe in here.. )   I created an extension menu (in the outlook), but It doesn’t appears in the menu.. I did the following:   registered in :   KEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{GUID}   and in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{GUID}\InProcServer32   and also under: LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shell\Extensions\ContectMenus\Inbox\Read_View\   I have also signed my code, but as I said, I cant see the menu item. target devices are Cingular2125 and Samsung Blackjack   any help will be appreciate..   Oren Hi, I can't find the entry 'Pi ...Show All

• India_2007 Beta of Microsoft Certification Exam 70-540

  Microsoft Certification Exam 70-540 is available in Beta form right now! This is a Technology Specialist exam for application developers in the mobility space. The Preparation Guide is available for the Exam at: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/exams/70-540.mspx . To register visit one of our independent testing providers: * Thomson Prometric: http://www.prometric.com/ContactUs/T...rs/default.htm * Pearson VUE: http://www.vue.com/ms/ Please use the following promotional codes when registering: Exam 71-540: BTA540 Best of luck! Howard Dierking Product Planner Developer and Database Certifications Microsoft Corporation Well It's finally February 2007 and I've waited more than TWENTY WEEKS ...Show All

• kennm Getting SSL, Web Services, and Mobile Devices to connect.

  I have written a web service that is running on a windows 2003 IIS instance with SSL enabled. I am trying to determine how to get the mobile device to connect with the web service. I have basic authentication enabled, and the device keeps returning "The trust with the remote computer could not be validated" (or something similar) on the connect() attempt. Can someone point me to a good resource that explains how to get the mobile(PPC, SmartPhone) devices to connect. They are both running .NET 2.0 apps/services. Thanks in advance, Nick Thanks! Let me add that I'm using the emmulator for testing this. Moving to Smart De ...Show All

• Michael Mortensen Seeking System.Runtime.Serialization alternative for Compact Framework 2.0

  I’d like to create a light version of my .net windows application for mobile devices using Compact Framework 2.0. The .net windows application load and saves data files using System.Runtime.Serialization and formatting the files using SOAP, which so far works great. I’d like to keep interoperability between the windows application and the mobile version by saving and loading the same data file into the same data model. Looks like the Compact Framework 2.0 does not support System.Runtime.Serialization like .Net Framework 2.0. Does anybody have a solution for this problem Or any idea I could explore. Thank you, Andrea Try http://gotcf.net . - BinaryFormatter & Remoti ...Show All

• wessen How to set app to be always in foreground?

  My app should be the only interface for the user, since the phone is used as a watchdog device. How can i make sure, that it stays always in the foreground Only after hitting a special sequence of keys the app should terminate. Any idea how to implement this with SmartPhone 2003 Thanks Hans Unfortunately there is no easy way to this. If you want your application to be a proprietary application on the device - then you "should have used Windows CE" (quotes from one of Microsoft Developers at MCDE'2006). There you can replace shell with your application, and nobody will be able to exit it. But if you're stuck with PPC2003 or Windows Mobile 5 (as myself :)), then you got yourself a ...Show All