I am creating an automatic installer for CAB files to be used on
several different types of handheld devices. The program will be used
to update an existing program all from the handheld with no desktop
interaction. It uses CreateProcess to launch wceload with each cab as

 Does anybody know about good book for
 programming for WM5 in C++ ?
 I have one extremely good "Windows CE 3.0"
 by Nick Grattan and Marshall Brain.

Hi, select() method is supposed to return the current socket state, so that
the app can find out whether a socket connection is still valid. However,
when testing on pocket pc with activeSync connection, after a socket is
connected, even if unplugging the device from cradle, the ...

Hi, select() method is supposed to return the current socket state, so that
the app can find out whether a socket connection is still valid. However,
when testing on pocket pc with activeSync connection, after a socket is
connected, even if unplugging the device from cradle, ...

Anyone know how to retrieve last active sync time/date on Windows Mobile
5 devices?

Hi, select() method is supposed to return the current socket state, so that
the app can find out whether a socket connection is still valid. However,
when testing on pocket pc with activeSync connection, after a socket is
connected, even if unplugging the device from cradle, ...

i am trying to send an HTTP-Request to an internet-page using a Socket.
When i am connected to my PC and the Pocket-PC can use this
internet-connection it's working fine, but if i am disconnected to my
desktop-PC, the programm isn't working anymore.

const int S_OK = 0;
const uint CONNMGR_PARAM_GUIDDESTNET = 0x1;
const uint CONNMGR_FLAG_PROXY_HTTP = 0x1;
const uint CONNMGR_PRIORITY_USERINTERACTIVE = 0x08000;

I wanted to debug a DLL compiled in eVC++4.0 on the device. In the
Settings-> Debug option, I have set the following fields
Category: General
Local executable path and file name:  Not specified

I found that if our application running without menu,
the VK_TBACK and VK_TVOLUMEUP disabled, instead you will
receive WM_KEYDOWN and WM_KEYDOWN messages.
so the default behaves of these hot key are disabled.

how to adjust the volume level programmatically?
for smartphone and ppc, all 5.0 powered.
thanks.
leo

Are there any other tools besides Visual Studio 2005 which will help an
application developer (such as myself) to debug a multi-threaded app, with
emphasis on finding deadlocks and race conditions??
Thanks!

We need to develop a new pocket pc mobile application. We have a few
bullet points as follows:
1. Web based using ASP.NET so it runs via the internet.
   a. Depends upon pocket pc internet speed and geographical location.

Hi there, i'm using eVB3, trying to emulate pocket PC 2002, everytime i try
to run it i get this error.
"The platform manager could not connect to the device. This happens if the
project type does not match the connected device, or if a required file in

I'm writing an installation program which will silently install a cab
while displaying a customized bitmap, so I'll suppress wceload's
UI. But I want to give the user a chance to choose where to install
and use that directory as the wceload's dest directory, is it possible?