windows-ce

Is switch from MFC to QT or WTL (or other GUI toolkit) recommended for Windows CE development?

There are pretty many questions regarding C++ GUI toolkits for Windows, but they mostly apply to desktop OS versions. I'm now starting a C++ project for Windows CE 5.0 VGA hand-held device, and thinking about what GUI library to choose. I have some experience using MFC in Windows CE projects, but there are some known weak points of MFC ...

QT for windows CE

Hi friends I have installed QT for windows CE using this link http://qt.nokia.com/products/platform/qt-for-windows-ce for visual studio8, I can see Qt tab in VS IDE. I tried to create new application for QT am getting error that "There are no Qt/CE platforms defined. Please add your Qt/CE build in the Tools/Options/Qt/Builds dial...

How can I handle Ctrl+C in a Windows CE console application?

I need to make some clean up before closing my application, but SetConsoleCtrlHandler doesn't seem to be available for Windows CE console applications. Is there any alternative method for handling Ctrl+C in Windows CE 6? ...

Differences in Microsofts C++ STL for Windows CE?

Hi, anyone know of a complete list of the differences in Microsofts implementation of STL for Windows CE, compared to the full STL for desktop? I am using WinCE 6.0, with VS 2005. I am a bit suprised that they seem to have removed so many things; for GCC it is almost the same. Thanks! ...

realtime system database use

Given a .NET environment with Windows CE, can you persist thousands of records per second in a local database (SQL Server 2008 - standard or CE). What are the performance issues with persisting realtime instrument data in a database versus a log file? ...

J2ME VS Android VS iPhone VS Symbian VS Windows CE

I have very little idea about mobile platform, though I am interested to program for mobile platform. Would you please compare between J2ME VS Android VS iPhone VS Symbian VS Windows CE. I would like to know which one is better, and if there is any VM technology to test the programs. Which one should I choose and why? Is there any IDE, d...

Standalone flash player for Windows CE

Are there solutions to get de flash player ( doesn't matter what version ( higher = better :) )) running on windows CE in standalone mode ( so not activeX plugin for IE ) or flash lite perhaps ?? ...

Mail API for CE 5.0

Hi, Does someone can give me a hint how I can send emails with my application on Windows CE 5.0 using C#. Which libraries/APIs I have to use and where can I find them? I have googled a lot but only found descriptions for CE 2.0 (using C++) or Windows Mobile. Thank you very much! ...

Automated Builds of Windows CE Applications

Hi, I am trying to setup an automated build of my Windows CE application. However, we are evolving our Platform at the same time as our application (adding extension cards, new services, etc). I want to be able to associate my application build with a version of the SDK and either have multiple versions of the SDK installed (less prefer...

WindowsCE IrDA AddressFamilyNotSupported Exception using 32Feet Library

Hi all, I've been experimenting with the 32Feet library, which enables support for using IrDA using C# and .NetCF, by writing a small demo application. On a WindowsCE 4.2 device this appllication works fine, however when I try it on a WinCE 5 device I get a socket exception when calling: new IrDAClient() The exception is 10047: Add...

Windows CE SDK for Visual Studio 2008

Hello, I am new to Windows CE programming. I have Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Studio 2005. I have found the following SDK for Windows Mobile http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=06111A3A-A651-4745-88EF-3D48091A390B&displaylang=en Please help me in deciding if this is the correct one, or please feel free to ...

Windows CE or Windows Embedded Standard?

im building an interactive portable ad campaign device (x86 platform) with touchscreen and stuffs. which is better OS for the device, Win CE or Win embedded standard (XPE). i need to provide support for multimedia platform such as Flash for easy ad development. thanks. ...

What is the maximum width of a widget that's allowed to be created in Windows CE

We are trying to create a widget of width larger than 2^15 pixels and the widget gets only black (no content shown) when we pass the 2^15 pixel barrier. Is there any documented maximum size limits imposed on widgets? Any help is appreciated. Not only CE but I am interested in desktop Windows as well. P.S: Using C++ ...

Navigating Event in Compact Framework Web Browser Control

I have a NET Compact Framework 3.5 application, which is a form containing a web browser control. The code behind is like this: public Form1() { InitializeComponent(); } private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { webBrowser1.DocumentText = "<html><body>Please enter your name:<br/>"...

Debugging winMobile application on remote device (PDA, ARM) from Visual Studio

Hi! I have some PDAs (windows mobile) to test my application. One of them is HTC Touch Dual, and it have some bugs in debugging. There is another ARMv6 device I can use, but it's far far away. So I can't use USB cable, but can use TCP/IP (internet, not intranet). Do you know, how can I connect to remote windows mobile device to debug a...

Application Error thrown in Compact Framework app on Windows Ce 6.0

I get an application error thrown when I close the program using as cancel button which all it does is close the form. The error says: "Application appName.exe encountered a serious error and must shut down" How do I start fixing it? It is not a thrown exception; no other info is given. What could it be and how do I fix it? ...

Java VM Best choice for windows CE.

What is, currently, the best choice to run MIDP applets in a Windows CE based System? ...

How to launch an external application on BN_CLICKED?

I'm fairly new to Windows programming. I'm doing a simple launcher app for WinCE using VC++ (not MFC). So far I've created the basic interface and buttons and stuff. I just wanted to know the best way to launch an external application when the user clicks the button (on BN_CLICKED). I found some methods such as ShellExecute, CreateProce...

Call stack corruption between boundaries

This feels a lot like finding a needle in a hay stack but here goes. I'm building a Windows Mobile 6.1 application. Specifically I'm trying to port over the OpenCV framework. Having successfully (doubtfully) compiled OpenCV for the ARM4I architecture, I'm trying it out in a simple hello world style application. From my WinCE .EXE I'm c...

Is it possible to play an MPEG2 movie and play a seperate MP3 file?

I am using an ARM based system and Windows CE 6.0. I am the OEM. Before I start diving into searches and coding examples, I wanted to know whether it is possible to use Windows Media Player for Windows CE 6.0 to play an MPEG2 file (without a sound stream), and at the same time play another MP3 file. Is it possible? Are there any H/W r...