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play 3gp videos on windows mobile 5 and 6 from code?

currently im able to play .wmv videos from my application using shell execute which plays it in the windowsmedia player. However I need to be able to play .3gp videos which unfortunately the windows meadia player does not support. Is it possible via api etc to play 3gp videos on win mobile 5 and 6 devices? ...

Unable to compile arm assembly file with armasm

I'm using libmpeg2 for showing video in my pocket pc project. Last release of this lib has acceleration for ARM processor, some of the functions are rewritten in arm assembly (in separate file motion_comp_arm_s.S). The problem is armasm from Visual Studio 9 cant compile it, producing a lot of errors. My question is, which arm assembly c...

PocketPC Camera control question

What's the best way to support WindowsMobile5 (and later) devices while maintaining code compatibility with PocketPC 2003, written in C#? We've got a rather large app in use by a bunch of different customers, roughly split equally between people with actual PPC2003 devices, and the rest newer WinMobile5 or newer -- ie, we have to contin...

sql connection on c# smartdevice application

Hi all! I'm trying do build an application using the pocket pc emulator... My goal is to connect to a sqlserver express db placed onto another pc note that in a simple desktop program everything works fine, but in the smartphone program, when this code is run: SqlConnection DatabaseConnection = new SqlConnection(@"Data source=SERVER\SQL...

Disable CE windows animation, programatically?

Here is how to do it with a registry key. * Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\GWE * Create a DWORD named Animate if it does not already exist * Edit the DWORD value named Animate * 0 - Disables Window Animation 1 - Enables Window Animation However, it needs restart of the device. I would like to know if there is anyway to disable it ...

module machine type 'THUMB' conflicts with target machine type 'ARM'

Hi, I had a windows mobile application running for ARMV4 (Pocket PC 2003) We got a new device XXXCE6 (ARMV4I), we need to compile the application for it, we followed these steps: install the Device SDK Build-> configurartion manager choose NEW from active solution platform for New Solutin platform we have chosen XXXCE6 (ARMV4I) , an...

Writing Exif GPS meta data without re-inventing the wheel?

I am working on with .net 2.0 compact framework on a pocket pc device and the camera doesn't automatically tag the image with GPS exif data (unlike iPhone). I have looked around for already existing open source libraries that i can use in order to write GPS Exif data to a JPEG image but i haven't come across much. I did find a few examp...

Detecting when a Pocket PC is docked in a cradle in Windows Mobile 2003

Is is possible to detect when a Pocket Pc device is docked in it's cradle in Windows Mobile 2003 using C#. I want it to call a web-service when the device is put back on charge. ...

Pocket PC development Mobile 5.0 Symbol MC70

Hi, I need to create app for a Symbol MC70 device running Windows Mobile 5.0 I did some searching for a few hours. Where can I get information on Pocket PC development for Windows Mobile 5.0 (MS site on has for Mobile 6.0) Development for this particular device (Symbol MC70) I am running VISUAL Studio 2008 TS. I downloaded the EM...

How to Configure SQLCE connection on Smart Device Application using Emulator?

I created a simple test that opens a connection of sqlce located on my Desktop P.C. When i start Run the debug mode it throws me that it cant open the connection. I use Pocket P.C 2003 EMULATOR This is my Test Code on my Smart Device Application. Connection string private SqlCeConnection conn = new SqlCeConnection("Data Source=C:\\SDB...

Writing to XML in a Pocket PC

Hi again. I have a list of songs which I want to output to an external XML file using a smart device (pocket pc). String path = GetAppDir(); string filePath = path + @"\output\songs.xml"; XmlWriter xmlOut = XmlWriter.Create(filePath, settings); xmlOut.WriteStartDocument(); xmlOut.WriteStartElement("Songs"); foreach (Song songTmp in...

Getting app to appear in "Programs" on Pocket PC 5.0 on deployment

I need some help. I've got a trivial app, but I want it available from the main screen menu (or at least on the "Programs" screen. I've got it in "Program Files". It was deployed to the Pocket PC from Visual Studio. Is there any way to do this? Do I need to create a complete "Install" App? If so, do you have any links to tutorials?...