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Inject My DLL Into a Process

by emranallan

A Windows Mobile Spy.

MobileLPR - An LPR Client for .NET Compact Framework 2.0

by EFEaglehouse

Windows CE/Mobile printing client for LPR, LPRng, and Socket API.

Converting HTML Color Code to System.Drawing.Color(WinMobile application)

by Midhunlal G

Converting HTML Color Code to System.Drawing.Color(WinMobile application)

A Generic Mobile Data Collection Control

by saharkiz

Generate Front end screens and database on a Windows Mobile 5 for data collection

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Convert RTF to Plain Text (Revised Again)

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Handling for hex expressions and the trailing '}'

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by Misha1964

Learn how to validate complex web forms using business rules engine

Directory file listing utility

by Shup

An article about methods to recursively list all files in a given directory.

Remote windows mobile Device Using Winsock

by emranallan

Server Application to remote your mobile device through wireless/wire connection not based on RAPI

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Windows Mobile 5

Mobile application project?

10 Aug 2012 by _Natula

Hello,I am new for windows mobile software dv.I am trying to develope apps for MW CE 5.0 which looks like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_ItHDCWRQc&feature=related.[^]So I Will use WCF or web service per Sony lal comment. My questions are:-Is this can be done on VS-2010 Prof...

Mobile application project?

11 Aug 2012 by _Natula

using WCS and VS-2008 ...................... ..............

Difference Between This Windows Framework

22 Jan 2012 by ahmedfaruk88

Hi Guys, can any one clearly explain the Diiference between Windows CE, Windows Embedded Compact and .NET Compact Framework. I am new to windows mobile, PDA Development using VS, I am looking forward to designing a PDA Application running windows CE 5.0, What are the software requirement, Best...

Compact Framework Configuration XML File Read & Write like appSettings

13 Jan 2010 by Alejandro Barrada

How to use an XML file to read and write aplication settings in a Window Mobile development

Restaurant and Waiter project! (WPF - Windows Mobile)

22 Jan 2012 by Ali Daneshmandi

Restaurant and Waiter project! (WPF - Windows Mobile)

A C# wrapper for nearby Bluetooth devices discovery under Windows Mobile

24 Mar 2010 by Amir Krifa

A C# wrapper for nearby Bluetooth devices discovery under Windows Mobile that uses a C++ DLL built based on the Winsock 2 API.

Introducing Lucene.Net

28 Sep 2008 by AndrewSmith

A plunge into creating a fast, full text index, with advanced searching capabilites.

The Basics of The Palm Pre Linux

21 Sep 2009 by Apriorit Inc, Oleksandr Dodatko

This article describes the process of initial configuration and basic work with Palm Web OS on the lower level than it's described in Palm SDK docs.

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Using WCF in .NET Compact Framework

14 Jun 2009 by Artem S. Dmitriev

This article will show you how to create a proxy client to the WCF web service from PDA device.

How To Use a Single Resource Component for your Images and Mixing C# and VB in the Same NETCF Solution

4 Jun 2009 by becker666

Snippets show the steps and workarounds of issues while implementing it

Creating a Casual Puzzle Game in Managed Code for Windows Mobile Devices

12 Dec 2008 by BillLange1968

This article shows how to create a casual (easy, simple, and fun) puzzle game in managed code for Windows Mobile devices.

Own your phone - Taking back control of your mobile phone

2 Jan 2009 by BrainThump

We'll build a call management application for Windows Mobile 5.x/6.x which can programatically ignore, send to voicemail, or SMS-respond to unwanted calls.

Audio Book Player

11 Jun 2009 by brochpirate

Audio player designed specifically for listening to audio books

How to catch camera keypress event using C#. NET in Windows Mobile

22 Feb 2010 by Chetan Chaudhari

I want to execte my code after a snap is taken. How can I trap the camera keypress event?Please help me.

How to catch camera keypress event using C#. NET in Windows Mobile

2 Mar 2010 by Chetan Chaudhari

Plz Send me in C#.net Code if ur able to send mei dont no about KBHook plz tell me that alsoRegardsChetan

Transparent UI for .NET and .NETCF

12 Jul 2009 by christ_A

How to make your customized UI using transparent components?

The remote server returned an error: (404) Not Found. WCF Web Exception

30 Aug 2012 by Christian Amado

The problem is in your project that consumes the WCF. The server works ok.Did you add service reference on your "client" project?Hope it helps.

SIP(soft input panel) Overlapping Controls

2 Jul 2008 by copmac

How to solve input panel overlapping problem

How to encode/decode URLs to the UTF8 format (with %20 and so)

17 Jul 2007 by Daniel Cohen Gindi

This article shows how to encode/decode URLs to the UTF8 format (with %20 and so) if you have to have web support in your application.

Mobile application project?

9 Aug 2012 by Dave Kreskowiak

With the complete lack of details on what you're transferring and if your model supports being "sometimes connected" to the network, it's pretty much impossible to tell you what the best method is.So, you're going to have to do research on your own. I'd start with this list of results[^].

printing in windows mobile application development using c#

20 Mar 2013 by Dave Kreskowiak

If you can't do printing from the device what else in your system can?? Say.....like the server. Think about it...

MidpointRounding.AwayFromZero functionality in .Net Compact Framework

14 May 2010 by Dave5709

The Math.Round function in the Compact Framework only allows for ToEven behavior, not the AwayFromZero functionality as listed here:http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.midpointrounding.aspx[^]This code will allow you to emulate the MidpointRounding.AwayFromZero functionality of...

installation of cab file

5 Apr 2011 by decoder_85

I have an application running on windows mobile 5. I need to update the installed application by copying some additional files into the installation directory. Earlier I used to reinstall the whole updated application using the cabfile but now I just want to update the application by just...

MFC dialog in windows mobile

20 Apr 2011 by decoder_85

I have created a dialog in windows mobile which contains dynamically created radio buttons and some static texts in a tabular form. The list grows up at runtime based on the different data. e.g. static text1 button1 button2 button3 static...

connecting sqlite and c# through windows mobile 5 (smartphone)

11 Jan 2010 by Dimitri Witkowski

Double check that the sqlite file do contains the table, maybe the problem is in it

Bluetooth for Microsoft Device Emulator

31 Jul 2009 by Dmitry Klionsky

Bluetooth for Microsoft Device Emulator enables Bluetooth communication from and to the emulator.

A Flashlight App for Your SmartPhone or Pocket PC

2 Aug 2008 by Don Kackman

A simple, fully functional flashlight to help you see in the dark.

Creating Transparent Controls in .NET Compact Framework

9 Oct 2009 by DotNetIdeas

This article explains how to create transparent controls in .NET Compact Framework

Coding for Logo Certification Across Both Windows Mobile Platforms

19 Nov 2008 by Dr. William J. Blanke

This article shows how to abstract some of the most common issues a developer will encounter when creating a native code application that must be logo certified for each platform.

Visualizing the Windows Mobile Virtual Memory Monster

6 Jan 2009 by Dr. William J. Blanke

This article presents VirtualMemory.exe, a memory monitor application that visualizes Windows Mobile's virtual memory model graphically, and thus allows common memory issues, such as the infamous DLL Crunch, ordinary leaks, and a full device.exe, to be identified quickly and easily.

Fast region creation on WinCE/PocketPC

24 Mar 2007 by dzolee

A fast solution to create custom-shaped windows from a bitmap mask.

Wifi scanner + custom MFC controls

30 Jul 2007 by dzolee

A Wifi scanner with custom slider, tab control, buttons and checkboxes

MobileLPR - An LPR Client for .NET Compact Framework 2.0

15 Dec 2010 by EFEaglehouse

Windows CE/Mobile printing client for LPR, LPRng, and Socket API.

Inject My DLL Into a Process

25 Jul 2009 by emranallan

A Windows Mobile Spy.

Patch my Arabic Locale on Windows Mobile

6 May 2012 by emranallan

Add your local inside windows local to be supported for unicode

How To Lock Device Screen For Windows Mobile

7 May 2012 by emranallan

Lock Device Screen ,to prevent an one working on the device

Windows CE Hook (GWES.exe)

11 May 2012 by emranallan

WINDOWS CE API HOOKING and Replace Function inside GWES.exe on all models since pocket PC 2003 until Windows mobile 6.5

Remote windows mobile Device Using Winsock

18 May 2012 by emranallan

Server Application to remote your mobile device through wireless/wire connection not based on RAPI

Full Multi-thread Client/Server Socket Class with ThreadPool

27 Sep 2009 by Ernest Laurentin

Complete Client/Server Socket Communication class with threadpool implementation. Easy to use and integrate into C++ application. Linux/UNIX port available.

how to get listview checkbox checked items inwm5

5 Jul 2011 by fathimahazzahra

Private Sub lsvBarang_SelectedIndexChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles lsvBarang.SelectedIndexChanged Try Dim cari As Integer cari = lsvBarang.FocusedItem.Index txtCari.Text =...

windows mobile synchronizing databases using WCF service

28 Aug 2012 by fjdiewornncalwe

One of two things has gone wrong.1) Your service reference is still pointing at a non-existent version of the service on your local machine. - In this case check the properties in your service reference or connection depending on how you are calling the service and make sure that the path...

Bluetooth Simulation in C# with Serial Ports

10 Jun 2008 by Florin Badea

This article presents a mobile device application that uses serial ports to simulate a Bluetooth connection.

Compact Framework Process class that supports fully specified file paths

30 May 2009 by Frank Th. van de Ven

Terminate a process, or check if it is running, using the full file path. It also enumerates processes returning the full path to the running EXE file.

Survival guide to do resource localization using Compact Framework 2.0

29 Jul 2008 by freedeveloper

A small guide to create localized resources with Compact Framework 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005.

ADO.NET Asynchronous SQL Calls

10 Sep 2009 by gbd77rc

How to use asynchronous calls to SQL to receive progress information

PlanetFinder for Windows Mobile

17 Dec 2008 by Giannakakis Kostas

PlanetFinder application for Windows Mobile Smartphones

Persistent Mobile Device Application

19 May 2008 by Gurpreet111

Permanent Storage of a Mobile Device Application

Message beep when dismissnig notification using SHNotificationAdd

6 Feb 2012 by Guyverthree

Hey all, I'm getting some strange behaviour when using SHnotificationAdd the code i'm using to add the notification is as follows. char * szFunc = __FUNCTION__; BUError(E_STANDARDPARAMS, L"CNOInt_Beep_notification start"); BU_TRY { //init structure if not...

MFC dialog in windows mobile

20 Apr 2011 by Hans Dietrich

When you say the alignment was disturbed, what does that mean exactly? Are you taking into consideration the width of the vertical scrollbar?

Windows Mobile Location ComboBox Controls

30 May 2009 by hayes.adrian

A collection of pre-filled Country, Region, and City comboboxes for the .NET Compact Framework.

.NET CF Custom DataGrid Formatting

29 Aug 2007 by hayles

This article shows you how to customize individual cells in a DataGrid - and it works on the Compact Framework.

An error message cannot be displayed because an optional resource assembly containing it cannot be found

18 Jul 2011 by Hossein Khalaj

I am getting this message when the device want send data with gprs to a web service on server:I create a web service and call this web service in my program, and some time getting this messageand stack tracer :at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.finishGetResponse()at...

PropertyGridCE - Mobile version of PropertyGrid

14 Oct 2008 by Jaime Olivares

A useful control that mimics most of the PropertyGrid functionality in the .NET Compact Framework.

GPS Tracking with Windows Mobile 5.0+

15 Aug 2007 by Joel Ivory Johnson

Use a Windows Mobile Professional phone with a GPS receiver to create a simple SMS based location tracking program.

Windows Mobile Telnet Client

5 Aug 2007 by Joel Ivory Johnson

Implementation of a Telnet client for Windows Mobile 5 devices.

Automatically Starting Your Application on Windows Mobile

31 Jul 2008 by Joel Ivory Johnson

An article discussing the various methods that you can use to automatically start an application on Windows Mobile, either by schedule or in reaction to a system event.

Windows Mobile Power Management

22 Mar 2009 by Joel Ivory Johnson

Collection of information on interacting with the power manager to take advantage of or disable power saving features in Windows Mobile devices.

Windows Mobile Native Thread Synchronization for .NET

3 Nov 2008 by Joel Ivory Johnson

An article introducting the native synchronization objects suppied by Windows Mobile and explanation of how to use them.

Windows Mobile Interprocess Communication with Message Queues in .NET

15 Nov 2008 by Joel Ivory Johnson

Wrapper demonstrating the use of native message queues within managed code.

Windows Mobile Call Silencer

4 Dec 2008 by Joel Ivory Johnson

Program for displaying CallerID information on computer and muting computer sounds while on phone.

Windows Mobile Development Without Visual Studio

8 Jan 2009 by Joel Ivory Johnson

A guide to get a Windows Mobile Professional dev environment up and running for those who cannot acquire Visual Studio.

Using the Skyhook Wireless XPS Positioning Service in Managed Code

20 Jan 2009 by Joel Ivory Johnson

Wrapper and sample programs demonstrating the use of the Skyhook Wireless XPS SDK (hybrid position system using GPS, WiFi Positioning, and Celltower positioning)

Windows Mobile DirectDraw Game Example

29 Jul 2009 by Joel Ivory Johnson

Recreated an old game as a simple demonstration of DirectDraw.

Switch the wireless adapter state on, to low-power, and off on a Windows Mobile device

3 Mar 2009 by Johan H. Roux

Use PInvoke to control a wireless adapter's power status.

Sending SMS on Pocket PC

1 Jun 2007 by John.Jiang

Easy way to send a message using C#.

WM 7, C# await, async return void

2 Dec 2013 by jovan2k2

Please, someone can help me with the question in this codepublic void GetLastSeenCompleted(string did) { houdiniMMSService.GetLastSeenCompleted += new EventHandler(HoudiniMMSServiceGetLastSeenCompleted); ...

Unzip Through RAPI

20 Aug 2007 by João Paulo Figueira

Unzipping files over an ActiveSync connection.

Animating View Transitions on Windows Mobile

5 Jun 2008 by João Paulo Figueira

How to animate child view transitions on a Windows Mobile WTL application.

A Color Dialog for Windows Mobile 5

27 Nov 2008 by Kai Sevelin

A color dialog using alpha blending for Pocket PC.

WCF sync, local database is not updating after wcf sync in windows mobile 5.0

31 Jul 2012 by Kenneth Haugland

The only thing we can do for you would be to reffer you to the sample from Microsoft were you got the code from:HTTP://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc488004(v=vs.90).aspx[^]I you cant resolve it with that information you should look for tips in the WCF...

10 Steps to Creating a Windows Mobile Database Application Using .NET and UltraLite 10

18 May 2007 by Liam Cavanagh

The purpose of this article is to help get a user started in building a mobile database application using Visual Studio .NET (C#).

5 Steps to Adding Data Replication to a Windows Mobile Application

18 Apr 2007 by Liam Cavanagh

The purpose of this article is to show how to add data replication to a mobile application through the use of .NET (C#).

Launch an Executable Programatically on Windows Mobile using CreateProcess and C#

4 Jul 2007 by Liam Cavanagh

The following article explains how to launch an executable from within your application on Windows Mobile using C#.

printing in windows mobile application development using c#

20 Mar 2013 by M.Abdul Rahman

Hello, i've been working as programmer, Recently i've been appointed to a factory project in which the factory gives the material to vehicles to sale.In each vehicle a person should hold a mobile or any device for reporting sales.I'm using C# in visual studio for this project, i've...

Manually validating an ASP.NET user account with a SHA1 hashed password

16 Jan 2009 by Malcolm Swaine

How to manually validate an ASP.NET Roles and Membership password using SHA1.

How to send mail to someone in windows mobile...?

11 Mar 2013 by Marco Bertschi

Hisince you have not added much details I had to do some guess-work.I assume you want to send the email using an existing account, handling everything such as message subject, sender, receiver and content in your own application.If my assumption is true then I highly recommend you to...

SmartCalc, A scientific calculator for SmartPhone.

17 Nov 2007 by Mehran Ghanizadeh

This lite calculator, written in VB.NET, not only can be useful for installing on your smartphone as a real powerful scientific calculator, but also, can be used for learning some good ideas which I've learnt while developing it.

Converting HTML Color Code to System.Drawing.Color(WinMobile application)

29 Apr 2011 by Midhunlal G

Converting HTML Color Code to System.Drawing.Color(WinMobile application)

How to Validate ASP.NET and MVC Web Forms Using Business Rules Engine

14 Jul 2014 by Misha1964

Learn how to validate complex web forms using business rules engine

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SQL-server-2000

Managed Wrapper to Connection Manager and How to Bypass the Connection Planner

24 Sep 2008 by Naynesh Shah

This article explains how we can bypass the Connection Planner and establish a connection using the Connection Manager APIs on Windows Mobile devices.

Convert RTF to Plain Text (Revised Again)

9 Apr 2016 by NightWizzard

Handling for hex expressions and the trailing '}'

SQL-Server-2005

SQL-server-2000

Find All Windows Operating Systems

13 Aug 2010 by Not Active

Plagiarized from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724429(VS.85).aspx[^]