I'm trying to get a number of third party applications to work on my Windows Mobile 5 smartphone. I've installed the latest version (3.5) of the Microsoft.NET Compact Framework, but whenever I run the apps I get an error message which states: "This application [Application Name] requires a newer version of the Microsoft .NET Compact Fra...
I need a method for a user to quickly enter info using a Handheld Symbol MC9090 scanner running windows Mobile 5.0 from a power off state Currently it takes approx 1 min from power off state for user to enter data into a sharepoint list. I need to get the time down to seconds. It takes approx 30secs for handheld to establish wireless c...
I am trying to get the OpenNetCF.Net FTP Components working with my PDA application. I am struggling to get it doing any more than connecting to the server and wondered if anyone knew of any sample code I could use to learn how to use it with? I need to be able to download and upload files, as well as determining the download size of an...
Has anyone successfully trapped the power/standby button on a WM5 device such that your code prevented users "switching off" even the screen? I have an application that uses the screen in a landscape orientation and I'd like to trap the power key press so that (a) users can hold the device with both hands and not accidentally power-down...
I'm looking for a faster way to load JPEG (or PNG?) into a .NET Bitmap on Windows Mobile... I've just had a go at loading JPEG, PNG and GIF: for (int i = 0; i < files.Length; i++) { int tries = 10; while (--tries > 0) { int size = (int)new FileInfo(files[i]).Length; FileStream fs = new FileStream(files[i], F...
I'm trying to build a Windows Mobile 5 WCF client. This project currently uses web services but I'd like to convert it to WCF. I installed the .NET CF 3.5 redistributable on the device, but how do I get the "Add Service Reference" menu option to show up on my existing project in VS 2008? ...
Hi, I am trying to freeze columns in a DataGrid in C#. By freezing I mean making the column always visible even when horizontal or vertical scrolling occurs(as in Excel). My target platform is Windows Mobile 5.0 with 2.0 .Net Framework. Is there any easy way to do this? Thanks, Mark ...
I am developing a Windows Mobile app that my company is providing the devices for. We do not want our users to use the phone that is part of the windows mobile device. Does anyone know a way to block phone usage? If it matters, the device type is a Symbol MC-70. Thanks in advance for any input. ...
Is there a way to make Windows Mobile not use the main phone app? I have my own phone app that I want to handle phone transactions for a business device. My app works fine (detects the call and can hang up), but the main phone app still wants to allow the user to answer a call normally. I can try to hide the incoming call window or ...
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...
I make application for windows mobile 5 in Visual Studio 2005 in C#. How can change language of my mobile application. I made each form localizable and i have 2 resources files for each form. but i dont know how to change the language. It doesnt have to be changable in program beacuse i need to 2 version of this application ...
We use a CAB file through a webpage to deploy our mobile application to our customers. Now with the new Windows Mobile 6.5 devices, the cab file is downloaded as a .tsk file (when using the new Internet Explorer). Naturally the installation fails to install the application as a theme. If the file is downloaded in Opera, or you change th...
Hello, Today my new HP iPAQ was delivered at my home, but now I want to know two things before I start any project: In which languages can I develop for it(Windows Mobile 5)? Where can I download this softwares? Thanks. ...
Hello, I was seeing about Windows Mobile 5 SDK at Microsoft Download Center and I also see some requirements to run it: System Requirements Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1; Windows XP Visual Studio 2005 Standard, Professional, and Team Suite Editions And I only have my Visual Studio 200...
Hello, I'm developing an application that has a TextBox. I want to write its contents to a file, but how can I do this? ...
Hello, I'm trying to use a NotificationBallon, but now I want to create a if function that when the user dismiss(hide) it, the application executes a Application.Exit(), but how I can do this? notification1.Visible = true; notification1.Text = "Exiting..."; ...
Hello, One of my new programs that I'm thinking to develop is a online radio listener, but is there any library or method to do this? Thanks. ...
Hello, I have a TextBox in my Form that I want to let it be tranparent and show a picture that is in a PictureBox, behind it, but how I can do this? Thanks. ...
Hi I am going to be making a small application very soon. I am wondering would it be better to go and make it for 6.0 or should I make it for 5.0? I don't know much about both versions but I guessing that 5.0 would allow my software to be installed on more phones as opposed to using 6.0 what would work only one 6.0 phones. I am not su...
Hello, I'm needing to create a application that will read a file, that will be like this: Font = "Courier New" Size = "10" Style = "Bold" As you can see I'm going to use this to set some properties of a TextBox, but I'm going to store each thing that is inside these quotes and store they on some variables(textFont, textSize, textStyl...