How to write a desktop app that would read/write data to a symbian phone connected to the PC

Question

Hi,

I would like to create a desktop application (preferably in c#, running on .net or mono) that would read/write information (phone book, calendar, calls, text messages, etc.) from/to my connected (usb/bluetooth) symbian phone (SE p990i), but I don't seem to be able to pick up the right keywords to google for it, hence cannot get started.

I considered having a look at some existing OSS application's source code, but couldn't find any. MyPhoneExplorer is freeware, but doesn't provide source code. It requires the Sony-Ericsson communication program to be installed anyway, so assume its code would not be useful on linux.

So please, suggest keywords to search for!

Thanks,

Answer 1

It's a couple of years since I worked on Symbian and haven't done much C# so I can't answer directly, but I always found that Eric Bustarret's site at http://www.newlc.com/ was very helpful for all my Symbian problems.

Answer 2

Sorry about the shameless plug. http://www.quickrecipesonsymbianos.com will tell you how to programmatically read messages, contacts, agenda and send them over usb or bluetooth. You can then use whatever programming language you like to receive the data on the connected computer.