I have a pocket pc application that requires sql ce to be installed on the
device. Is it possible to bundle sql ce with the installation of the
application so the user does not need to install sql ce separately before
installing the application?

Is it possible to build XercesC++ lib (and dll) for WindowsCE ?
And is there any dsw available for building it in MS eMbedded Visual
Tools ?
I think iostream is required for XercesC++ and I don't have these

I am writing some simple games using the Compact Framework and I'm trying to
get better random numbers.  I've been using DateTime.Now to get the
Millisecond field to seed the random number generator, but the value is
always 0 (both in the emulator and on my Pocket PC).  I started ...

I am developing an application that requires the upload of report
together with associated images.
Here are some the option I contemplated with:
1. Web Service. Since it is most straight forward, and I can just host

How can I do to hide the 1st collumn, the RowHeaderIndex collumn?

I did install OpenNETCF and OpenNet for bluetooth,  But I can find the
OpenNetCF.dll to implement samples,
I uninstall all openNetCF and Re-installs just the OpenNETCF, but still I
can find the OpenNetCF.dll

I am writing a mobile app using VB.net.  The app works fine on a Toshiba
Pocket PC with OS PPC 2003 first edition but it won't work on my Siemen's
SX66 PPC phone with OS PPC 2003 second edition.
I have the compact framework files installed.  When I try to start the app I

After calling ::FindResource and ::LockResource to get access to string or
binary data stored in the resource section, I would like to get the size of
this resource, so I can allocate the right amount of memory for it to read
the resource data into for further processing.

Is there a way to get the serial number of SD/CF card that is currently
inserted into the Pocket PC?
I've found it with the desktop using IOCTL_STORAGE_GET_MEDIA_SERIAL_NUMBER.  
But I can't find this in the Pocket PC docs.

Any body have very basic sample (vb.net) just to connect and send text to
bluetooth serial port?
Port 6
name = "DBT-320"

Folks,
No doubt I am a complete idiot, but I can't figure out how to start in
migrating my Pocket PC application to Windows Mobile 5. The application is
current as of Pocket PC 2003/eVC++ 4.0. I can't figure out how to even open

from last couple of time i am using C#.NetCF for WindowsCE
applications...but i found from the start that applications take time
to load when user opens it, mainly developed in VB/C#.NetCF....
eVC++ is best i heard... even i have fair hand on WinCE API...and

Hi, I have a window and some Property Pages, as usual I need to
initialise some variables on the creation of my property pages. I have
found that I have to use OnInitDialog() in PocketPC and can only use
OnCreate() in win XP.

I'm attempting to read the current time then convert it to be used in
DrawText. Now, the Hour and Time are WORDS in the SYSTEMTIME structure and
DrawText uses a TCHAR array. Coersing to TCHAR won't work as it's converting
to an array type and char coersing won't work either as ...

Any one knows how to create a custom control that can hold
other controls like group box.....
do i need to create a dialong as a child?
any Link or suggestion.....