I noticed in the PocketPC 2003 SDK, dsound.h is included but not sound.lib.
I was wondering if it is possible to use DirectSound with the Pocket PC?
And how to do this.
I'm attempting to write an app in Windows CE (4.2) Pocket PC and wanted to

From the registry on the pocket pc I’m retrieving a UInt32 value that
represents the date/time. I think it is being stored as REG_BINARY. Anyways
how in the world do I convert to a date/time.  The value I’m retrieving is
2598258112 and is supposed to represent the following date:

Thought I would try to create app's for the PocketPC and need a starting
point.
First:
Any good books that takes you through the basics? And then through the

Any ideas on how to hook an api on ppc 2003 (wince 4.20)

I have Visual Studio .Net with emulator for windows CE (V .4.1.0 ) and I'm
trying to develop an app using a serial port. I'm new to this and admit
total confusion as to this development environment. I'm reading that I have
to download the embedded visual tools to set the serial port ...

I want to start an application from within another application. The app that
is started must be started by a timer that works when the device is off.
Today im using Process.Start from opennetcf but that only works when the
device is on (I think).

Is is possible to place system call hooks within CE (Pocket PC and
SmartPhone). Ive seen a document in Dr. Donns (Oct 2003), but this is
replacing enties within the api tables. Is their and API call as per desktop
Windows API's

Hi together,
i am just developing a little pocket pc application with the microsoft eVC++
4.0 Suite. The latest service pack for the IDE is installed (SP 4).
I am debugging with the pocket pc emulator and NO real device.

so far i have had no luck in doing "SELECT TOP 1 *" or "SELECT Max(id)" in
pocket access.
Anyone have idea how i can find the latest record - eg. OrderID, and return
max +1?

How can I disable screen tap sounds in Windows Mobile 2003 (PocketPC)?
The Sound and Notification applet in Control Panel changes the value of
     HKCU/ControlPanel/Volume/Screen
to 0 (screen taps disabled, soft radio button highlighted) or 65536

can anyone tell me, which development suites (VS.NET, Visual Embedded
Tools,...) are available for creating Pocket PC applications and which
(dis)advantages they have.
Will Visual Embedded Tools be supported and kept on developing in the future

Hi, I have the following piece of code:
/////////////
BD_ADDR direccion;
direccion.LAP=0x19C4BB;        //24bit LAP (Lower Address Part)

i am now stuck with this problem on LNK2019. i am now using Embedded VC++
4.0 and Pocket PC 2003 Emulator. The CloseSocket() function had been declared
in Sock.h and defined in Sock.cpp but I still get this error ?? below are the
errors during compilation.

I want to develop an application for WindowsCE using eMbedded Visual
C++ 4.0. Is it possible to add/delete or hide/show toolbars by running
the application. e.g. the user choose a menuitem and then a second
toolbar should be opened.

I am currently using embedded VC++ 4.0 to develop a program that will sample
the
Ir Port of a pocket pc for ir signals. I tried using IrComm and was
successful  getting two pocket pcs to communicate between each other.