activesync

Do I need to develop on Vista to write to the wmdc (windows mobile device center) API?

Can I write and compile code for this on XP? We have utilities for our apps that use activesync and now will be adding Vista/WMDC - and I was hoping I don't have to have another development OS (Vista) to develop and compile on. I have not seen much documentation for the API for WMDC - can someone point me to some useful references fo...

.NET compact framework and ActiveSync

Is there a way that my .NET CF app running on a Windows CE device can know when the device is docked/synced with the PC? ...

How to disable Internet connection over ActiveSync?

I am using standard 3G connection for video streaming. "Streaming Media" application works fine. However after I connect my WinMo 6.1 device to my laptop, it uses Internet connection over ActiveSync. And my laptop is behind firewall, etc. The video streaming stops working correctly. However I need ActiveSync connection for debugging, f...

Is there a way to query who are activesync/bb users through Exchange PowerShell?

Is there a way to query against exchange 2007 to distinguish who is either an active sync or blackberry user using powershell exchange addin? ...

Get ip address of host pc from windows mobile when connected via ActiveSync

I have a .Net Compact app running on Windows Mobile, and I want to be able to connect to a webservice running on the 'host' machine (i.e. the desktop the PDA is plugged into) when connected via ActiveSync, but I don't know the ip address of the host. How can I find the ip of the desktop PC progromatically on the PDA? ...

How to "Connect via Bluetooth" in WM programmatically?

Does anybody know how do I programmatically emulate a click on ActiveSync "Connect via Bluetooth" menu? I need my smartphone to periodically attempt to check/reestablish connect via bluetooth, but I couldn't find anything in WM SDK, which would do that ...

powershell exchange 2003 quest : is there a way to query activesyncenabled?

Using quest powershell on a Windows 2003 Server running Exchange 2003, is there a way to query a user's activesync or oma is enabled or disabled? EDIT: This is arguably a duplicate of your own question from Dec. 3, 2008. ...

ActiveSync support across Windows CE/Mobile machines

Is ActiveSync supported on all Windows CE x86 machines or are there any exceptions? ...

CeRapiInit or CeRapiInitEx?

CeRapiInit() does not return until a device is connected and initialization is complete (synchronous). CeRapiInitEx() does, but requires a callback event handler (asynchronous). All I want is a "connecting to device" dialog with a cancel button. Which is the better approach? Any code sample out there? ...

Programming ActiveSync on Windows Mobile

I am developing a desktop app which manages contact information and I want to be able to have it sync with the contacts list on Windows Mobile devices. Which namespaces/APIs do I need to understand to do this? I would prefer something in .NET compact framework, but I can do Win32 as well. I am looking for an approach that is completel...

Accessing Windows Mobile/CE devices without using activesync/WMDC

I am currently working on an application that runs on several different Windows Mobile and CE devices. The project is written in unmanaged C++ using MFC. This application also comes with a supporting PC app and we programatically transfer files between the two through activesync/WMDC. We have been running into many different issues be...

Are there any Windows Mobile client/server file synchronization APIs?

MS has a good file/directory sync framework called Windows.Synchronization.Files, but it is not available for Mobile! Does anyone know what the standard way is of getting this functionality on Windows Mobile? I know ActiveSync allows you to transfer and sync files, but so far I haven't been able to find the API that they use for this. Is...

How to detect if Microsoft ActiveSync is installed on a PC

What is the best/most reliable way of detecting if a PC has Microsoft ActiveSync installed? My PC program uses RAPI to get files off of the device and if it isn't installed there is an error that RAPI.dll cannot be found. ...

How to disable the ActiveSync synchronization setup wizard?

In my team we share the different windows mobile devices we use for testing during development. This means that every time you plug in a device, ActiveSync creates a pop-up for the "Synchronization setup wizard". I'm looking for a way to disable this wizard and connect the phone as "Guest" without having to look around for any irritating...

Trapping ActiveSyncEnd event:

Hello I'm writing an app (.NET Compact Framework 3.5 on PocketPc 2003) I'm trying to detect the cradle event, which is detected but is highly erratic. For instance, on every detection the while loop runs twice. Is this because of multiple registrations to the ActiveSyncEnd event? How do I correct this? ///NOTIFICATION_EVENT_NONE ...

ActiveSync File Explorer alternative

Is there an alternative to the ActiveSync "Explore" for looking at the file system of a Windows Mobile device? (This same thing can also be accessed from My Computer -> Mobile Device). It would be nice if you could just navigate into the device and view or edit files without having to copy them back and forth from the PC. Why does it ...

How do I connect to SDF on a Mobile device from desktop application?

C# WinForms .Net 3.5 to SQL CE 3.5 on Mobile 6.1 Device I'd like to make a connection from a desktop application to a SDF database on my Windows Mobile device while it's connected via ActiveSync. Visual Studio lets me create a Data Connection to my device. The connections tests OK and I can view the data in the database using Visual S...

Can I Sync Pocket Access on Windows 7?

I have to sync a Pocket Access database with Access on the PC. WMDC won't let me do that and ActiveSync won't run on Vista so I can't do it. Works great on XP. Windows 7 has an XP mode. It runs XP in a virtual machine or something like that. Question: Can I Sync Pocket Access on Windows Mobile 5.0 with Access on Windows 7 if I'm run...

Preferred method of packaging Windows Mobile apps?

Is there a preferred method of packaging Windows Mobile apps? Visual Studio creates an .exe file from the source, but the MSDN website mentions a CAB wizard. Can either work if it is just a standalone .exe? What all can activesync use to install on a mobile device? ...

Data Exchange between applications over ActiveSync

Hello, Can anyone tell me how to send receive data between two applications over an ActiveSync connection? In my scenario there will be one application running on a desktop and another on a windows mobile device, both these applications need to communicate among them. The connection between the desktop and the mobile device can be Acti...