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I am working on a project that requires customization of a mobile device (a smart phone seems logical) to run a simple program. The program only needs to prompt the user (Enter a number btw 0-9) and then send a message that contains information about the user (pre-stored on the phone) as well as the value just entered. The message could be simple SMS messaging to another mobile user or an email account. This application DOES NOT have to be portable to other devices. I'm looking for advice on the choice of particular devices and programming environemnts to do the above. I don't know JAVA and it has been over a decade since I did any C or C++ programming so I would prefer the simplest programming environemnt possibe (VB?). Any suggestions are most welcome.
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I have a multithreaded COM object I want to convert to Pocket PC. I have added the build type and appropriate build options but I find that there is no _beginthread function.
Does the pocketPC support multiple threads and if so, can you point me to an example.
Hell I thought it was funny .....
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_beginthread is a function in the desktop C runtime which wraps up the underlying CreateThread operating system function. On the desktop, you should always use _beginthread or _beginthreadex to ensure that the C runtime is properly initialised.
On Windows CE, the C runtime is integrated into the OS, as part of the core system DLL coredll.dll. CreateThread handles initialising the C runtime for the new thread in addition to its other tasks. Therefore _beginthread is not necessary and is omitted. You should use CreateThread.
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Thank you, and of course.
Hell I thought it was funny .....
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Is it possible, from within a desktop application, to force activesync not to run?
I have a desktop application that will have problems if a handheld device is cradled and synchronized while the desktop application is running.
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I'm finding how to set password and lock a folder in Win CE?
Can someone show me which book I should read or where to start?
Nothing Is Impossible !
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Hello,
My program in not in Add/Remove Programs list on Smartphone, but in Pocket PC is.
So I can't uninstall it.
I think it is something with .inf file while creating a .cab file.
I use CabWiz.exe tool.
Can somebody help me?
Windows Mobile 5.
Thanks.
a_sklyar
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Dear All,
I need to create an application for folder selection dialog.
Can anyone give me a sample code for Cfolderdialog inherited from Cfiledialog in embedded vc++ or pls suggest me a method to create a folder selection dialog in Embedded VC++ Thanks in Advance.
-- modified at 8:09 Tuesday 20th March, 2007
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Hi, in order to test my application on some other device I have created a .CAB to pass to some friend… but I have had some difficulty because if the PDA of the friend does not have the runtime installed and tries to install it from my PC, comes given the already present message of version in the system. What's the corrected procedure to execute? Naturally excluding the deploy from VS…
Alex
Alex
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Best practice is probably to use Microsoft's end-user redistributable. Download .NET CF 2.0 SP1 from here[^].
If required you can simply grab the CAB from the install folder. The filename to use depends on the exact device you're installing on. For Windows Mobile 2003 and 2003 SE Pocket PCs, use NETCFv2.ppc.armv4.CAB. For Windows Mobile 5.0, use NETCFv2.wm.armv4i.CAB. These are also part of the Visual Studio 2005 install, under C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\SmartDevices\SDK\CompactFramework\2.0\v2.0\WindowsCE, wce400\armv4 and wce500\armv4i respectively. If you installed Visual Studio to a different folder, you'll need to change that path appropriately.
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Perfect! Thanks a lot!
Alex
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Hi
I'm developing a program based on Client-Server porgramming in embedded VC++ 3.0 with pocket PC 2000 emulator. I'm using Winsock API's. Client and Server both are running on different Pocket PC emulator. But i'm not able to estabilsh a connection between the Server and Client. Server program is blocking at "accept" API. Client program is waiting for some time and its showing 10060 error.
When i checked the status of the particular PORT which i'm using in the Server program, in command window using "netstat -n" command, it's not listed in the LISTENING PORT list.
Can anybody help me to resolve this?
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Dear All,
We need to create an application for folder selection dialog and we have creted using SHBrowseForFolder concept.Using this concept we were able to compile and run the application in Emulator.Whereas when we are trying to run the application in CEPC(x86 processor), it just hangs and shows the message as "Unknown: DEBUGCHK failed in file C:\WINCE500\PUBLIC\SHELL\OAK\HPC\CESHELL\API\.\api.cpp at line 385".It happens when the application issues the api SHBrowseForFolder.Can anyone suggest an idea to solve this problem.
Thanks in Advance.
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If this is a custom platform - which it must be, because Windows Mobile doesn't run on x86 processors - you should have the CE shared source code. That will tell you, if you look at the source file and line mentioned, that you've passed an invalid parameter into SHGetFileInfo. Specifically, either the path is NULL, the pointer to the SHFILEINFO structure is NULL, or you've passed an unexpected size in the cbFileInfo parameter.
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Hi,
Iam using CEPC with x86 procesor booted with wince 5.0 image.I need to open a folder selection dialog in my application and for this purpose i have used the following code
BROWSEINFO bi = { 0 };
bi.lpszTitle = _T("Pick a Directory");
LPITEMIDLIST pidl = SHBrowseForFolder ( &bi );
if ( pidl != 0 )
{
// get the name of the folder
TCHAR path[MAX_PATH];
if ( SHGetPathFromIDList ( pidl, path ) )
{
_tprintf ( _T("Selected Folder: %s\n"), path );
}
// free memory used
IMalloc * imalloc = 0;
if ( SUCCEEDED( SHGetMalloc ( &imalloc )) )
{
imalloc->Free ( pidl );
imalloc->Release ( );
}
}
On compiling this code iam able to run the application successfully in emulator.But while running the application in a device it got strucked at a parameter checking in api.cpp file.This happens when SHBrowseForFolder is issued.I don't know how SHBrowseForFolder links with the function SHGetFileInfo.What parameters should i pass to overcome this problem.
Thanks in Advance
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You may find that your problem is simply that the debugger has stopped due to the assertion, and simply issuing the Run command will cause your program to continue running.
It appears to be a bug in the implementation of SHBrowseForFolder. Consult the people who developed the platform - this might be another team or your OEM - about getting it fixed.
Line 177 of browse.cpp (in the same folder as api.cpp) calls SHGetFileInfo, passing a NULL as the first parameter. The aim seems to be to get a handle to the system small-icon image list. The code could instead pass a single backslash (i.e. _T("\\")) as the first parameter, or even an empty string, which will prevent the assertion.
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Is there any way to use .NET remoting in .net compact framework?
I read somewhere that this was not possible. I'm currently creating an application, and it works with remoting, but the client should be ported to Smartphone or PDA or some other handheld. Will I have to rewrite my entire remoting layer? Hope my question makes sense... :->
thanks in advance
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You can use SOAP on the device. But the Remoting namespace isn't available in the Compact Framework. Tcp sockets are also available. But are you talking about accessing an object on a network from the device? Or an object on the device itself?
This statement was never false.
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I have one file with extension sdf in my device and how can I get path of file.
If file is in \Program Files\MyData\MyDB.sdf how can i get path \Program Files\MyData\
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For Compact Framework, Path.GetDirectoryName. For unmanaged code, you'll need to write this yourself (the desktop has PathRemoveFileSpec but this isn't present on the device).
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Hi all,
i have given the following requirement spes for a mobile coupon system, can any body guide me creating a prototype for this system,
Fone Coupons Overview
Fone coupons is a concept for a mobile coupon business. The business is cetenered around a mobile coupon software application in which coupons are delivered electronically to mobile phones. Fone coupons will also help to eliminate fraud, be able to give the coupon managers better statistics and also use process coupons quickly.
Fone coupons allow a coupon distributor to better manage their coupon distribution operation. Fone coupons also make it easier for the customer to take advantage of “coupon clipping” saving money on their shopping & less time on searching for coupons that they can make use of. The goal of Fone Coupons will be to replace paper based coupon clipping for a more streamlined & manageable approach to coupons programs.
How does Fone Coupons work?
A coupon distributor will be able to setup any number of coupons on the system with all the relevant information relating to the product, amount of discount & expiry date. These coupon will then be ready to be sent out to mobile phones/
Coupon subcribers or customers to a store can be alerted immediately about coupons that may be of interest to them. The customer can then receive these coupons to their phone; coupons will look the same the paper counter part with barcodes & a picture.
Once receieved the cusomter can quickly view the mobile fone coupon book & buy a product; at the checkout the cusomter scans the coupon on from the mobile phone & the item or items will be discounted.
Once the coupon has been scanned, the “Lakeview” back office will be notified that this cusomter has scanned used the coupon & the necessary administration on the coupon is done automatically.
Users of the fone coupons:
Fone coupons can be used by all customers with a mobile phone.
The fone coupon system backend will be used by: coupon distributors, & manufacturers.
Fone Coupon Components
The components that make up fone coupons are as follows:
Website
The fone coupons website is split into two sections:
· Fone coupons information portal
The information portal will be a standard website describing Fone Coupons.
· Adminstration area for coupon administration
The administration area
The administration area is the heart of Fone Coupons. The following subsections make up the administration area:
· Coupon campaign manager
The management of coupons will be done by store owners or marketing companies, coupons can be created and uploaded to the system ( or generated by the system, with manufacturers typing in the unique barcode ID number) & then a coupon camapaign can be created and monitored through this interface.
Diagram 4. Coupon Administration Portal
SMS interface
An SMS search interface will allow a customer to search for coupons that might be of interest to the customer. Any text entered in will be sent to the backoffice where a search for a product coupon or store coupon book can be sent to the phone.
Diagram 6. A Customer searching for wallgreeens coupons
· Fone coupons backoffice
Aministration area
Coupon managent area
· Creating a coupon campagin
This invlovles creating a digital coupon, incorporating a picture & barcode, the barcode is generated by coupon generator and attached to the image of the coupon.
· Monitoring coupon campaigns
All coupons can be monitored to assess any coupon campaign the following are some of the metrics that can be monitored:
o Number of coupons sent
o Number of coupons used
o Products bought by a paritcular customer
o Frequency of shopping
o Date/Time shopping habits of a customer & groups of customers
Coupon Generator
A subsystem that generates coupons & coupon books
· A fone coupon is an image with an encrypted barcode attached, the barcode is the unique identifier used to track each coupon sent to each customer.
Fone coupon example
Barcode manager
The barcode manager is an ancillary component and is also a part of Fone Coupons. The barcode manager allows product manufacturers to send to distributor barcodes associated with a product to distributors. These barcodes are then used by the distributor to create fone coupons & fone coupon books.
A manufacturer uploads a barcode & product description to the portal (or generates one on the portal itself), an note is sent immediately to the coupon distrubutor that a new product barcode has been added to the portal, the distributor can now use that product barcode to create a fone coupon & fone coupon campaign based on this barcode.
Deliverables
Fone Coupons Prototype :
The first working deliverable for fonecoupons will be a proof of concept of system with all the key features working.
Two scenarios will be demonstrated:
Scenario 1 - A customer searches for coupons
A customer will search for a product using SMS on her mobile phone, in this scenarios she is looking for a product she’s looking to buy a producte in the supermarket. A reply from Fone Coupons will be sent to her phone to say that a coupon for that product exists; she is then asked if she would like the coupon. She responds yes. A coupon with the image of product with the barcode is sent to her phone.
She then goes to the supermarket & takes the product to checkout, the product is scanned along with the fone coupon. The item is discounted by the amount stated on the coupon.
In the Fone Coupon backoffice that coupon is marked as been used, all details regarding the sale of the product are recorded including time/date bought, and added to the history of products bought by this customer. This information is available at the backoffice for viewing by the relevant parties.
Scenario 2 – Creating a coupon campaign from start to finish
A product manufacturer in Hong Kong uploads a number of barcodes & product descriptions to the Barcode portal.
An email is then sent to the distributor(s) of those products, the distributor then enters coupon management portal & sees that new product barcodes have been added to the system. The distributor can choose any number of products with which to create a coupon campaign with.
A new campaign can then be created by the coupon manager and to this campaign products can be added, by selecting each product including ones added by the supplier. Coupons are generated & can be sent to customers imediately.
hello
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Nice topic. Well, I always do shopping online with the help of free shopping coupons and best deals and discount coupons codes. But I dont know how these coupon system are actually work. Really it was a good time to read above helpful article. I really glad to get the meaningful information.
modified 17-Aug-12 2:47am.
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Hi
Am trying to develop a web application for BlackBerry.
For this ,do we have to make use of ASP.NET Mobile applications or ASP.NET web applications?
Can anyone please help me in finding out this and any website for referring the same?
Thanx
~Vsree
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On my smartphone I have Windows CE 4.21 with ARM processor type.
So which .NET Comapact Framework should I install on my smartphone?
Can anyone provide me where can I find .NET Comapact Framework?
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Unlike on the desktop, .NET Compact Framework 2.0 can actually run CF 1.0 applications, so you don't need both runtimes installed. "Windows CE 4.21" indicates that the device is running Windows Mobile 2003 SE. If the device has a touchscreen, it's a Pocket PC Phone, while if the screen doesn't respond to tapping, it's a Smartphone, in Microsoft's terms.
.NET CF 2.0 does not support Smartphone 2003. If you have a Smartphone, you need CF 1.0.
So, the file you need for Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC, assuming you have VS2005 installed, is in %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\SmartDevices\SDK\CompactFramework\2.0\v2.0\Windows CE\wce400\armv4\NETCFv2.ppc.armv4.cab.
For Smartphone 2003, the file is installed at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\CompactFrameworkSDK\v1.0.5000\Windows CE\wce400\armv4\netcf.all.wce4.armv4.cab. Note that this is not updated by VS service packs and is the RTM version which doesn't work. You should grab the .NET Compact Framework 1.0 SP3 Developer Redistributable[^] and use the file from there.
Visual Studio 2005 should always deploy the right version when you debug. End-users may find it easier to use the "End-User Redistributable" obtainable from www.microsoft.com/downloads/[^].
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