windows-ce

From web programming to embedded systems (Windows CE), best learning path?

(tl;dr: What's the best learning path to go from PHP/Python web development to application development for Windows CE?) I'm a self-taught programmer, and I tend to learn by starting from the goal and researching backwards until I get to a point I know. However, I now have a project involving barcode scanners on a pocket-pc, and I'm at a...

Inconsistent results using RegistryNotifyCallback vs RegistryNotifyWindow

(I'm on WM 6.5) I started using ::RegistryNotifyCallback when monitoring parts of the registry, but noticed that some notifications that should arrive never did. I switched to ::RegistryNotifyWindow and the missing notifications arrived as expected. I don't remember the repro steps, since it was a while back, but now I'm forced to go ba...

Making an owner-draw button transparent against its arbitrary background in WINCE

Hi I am trying to place an owner-draw button transparently onto a background. I have no trouble doing this when the background is a solid colour but if the background is an image I cannot seem to get the correct HDC (handle to device context) to Bitblt() the area that button covers. The HDC that is passed as part of the DRAWITEMSTRUCT...

What messaging technologies in windows-ce for guaranteed msg delivery?

We are building a windows-ce (6.0R3) based device that requires guaranteed and audit-ready message delivery (including store & forward) up to and down from the cloud. I have been looking for choices beyond: MSMQ a proprietary solution (what our prototype device is using) AMQP (I have not found any RabbitMQ clients for CE, by example) ...

How to create a TextBox like RichTextBox in WinCE 5.0 OS (C#)?

Now I have the following ideas: 1.override TextBox's OnPaint Event,use Graphics to draw rich string-font; 2.use RTF to save and display the rich format. But I do not know which method is better or more difficult. In addition, there are other better way to do. Any ideas are inspiring! ...

How to get instance of a service?

HI i am writing a service in wince. In the service i need to create a window. For creating window i need HINSTANCE. I can't get HINSTACE from DllMain> so How can i get the instance of the service? ...

Porting a win32 application to Win CE

I have a win32 GUI (MFC) application which I need to port to a WIN CE environment. I keep encountering undefined identifiers. What is the best way to deal with this- is there some site where i can get a mapping of some kind between win32 supported features and corresponding wince features (even if they are not supported, the information ...

GDI & Hardware Cursor

Dear All I am working on iMX51 project. The RTOS is WINCE 6.0 r3. And I am using iMX51 freescale evaluation kit. We are actually looking to speed up the GDI and to implement the hardware cursor. I am unclear abt the following:- What exactly does speed up of GDI & Hardware cursor means? Also What is the difference b/w software ...

Placing a window in WIN CE

How do we specify the placement position of a window using MFC in Win CE? It does not support the WINDOWPLACEMENT class that is available in Windows. ...

how to send key from my program to external program - winCE

hi how i can send key from my C# program to external program ? ex: i send "G" to external program that has textbox how to do it ? in C# (winCE) thank's in advance ...

Can anyone paste code for detcting memory leaks in win ce 6.0?

Hey i need code for detecting memory leaks in win ce. I am using Visual c++. Can any one give please? ...

how to get Serial number from Windows CE ? (not Device ID) in C# ?

hi how to get Serial number from Windows CE ? (not Device ID) in C# ? thank's in advance ...

What are the requirements for running .net application on windows ce5?

What are the requirements for running .net framework targeted application on Windows CE 5? If I try to start an application that I developed for Windows Mobile 6, I will get the following error. Cannot find 'Projectname' (or one of its components) Make sure the path and filename are correct and that all the required libraries ...

GetPrivateProfileString funtion for MFC application in Win CE

I understand that WinCE does not support the above function. However as it has been used in the code I am trying to port to Win CE environment, I am trying to rewrite the function to work in Win CE. http://www.codeproject.com/KB/mobile/GetPrivateProfileString.aspx The code at this link does not work as fstream is not supported. Please l...

wince 6.0 xrm1172 dual uart programming

Hi All has anyone written driver in wince 6.0 for XR20M1172 dual uart chip using SPI interface.If so can u plz suggest some ideas as how to initialize the chip. ...

Can I upgrade my Handheld OS from Windows CE 5.0 to 6.0?

Hi, I've Motorola Symbol Handheld Model MC3090 (from symbol MC3000 series), having Windows CE 5.0. Is it possible that i can upgrade the Handheld OS from CE 5.0 to CE 6.0? ...

how to protect my WinCE & WinMobile programs ?

hi i'am looking for any idea to protect my programs (Windows-CE and Windows-mobile) from duplicate on another terminal. is there any free tool for this ? or how i can do it in C# code ? thank's in advance ...

Mute application volume in win CE

I have developed a media based application that runs on a device with Win CE. I need to have a mute/unmute button for controlling the application volume. I have developed the app using .Net compact framework. ...

Render ASP in pages with .html extension in Windows CE

I want to be able to use the .html extension to render ASP pages. I am using Windows CE 6 at the moment with the default web server, ASP is turned on. My registry key looks like HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\COMM\HTTPD\ScriptMap with the following string key value pair added .html = \\Windows\\asp.dll. After doing this all my .html files gave...

Windows CE Silverlight Setup

Hi All, I have an embedded device,its includes windows CE 6.0 Build 3112.I want to run silverlight application on this device.I downloaded silverlight application,when I want to install it says "Silverlight is not valid application windows CE" so what can i do? Thx. ...