I am using Cabwiz to package a CAB and then an EXE file. I am
packaging a bunch of .db, .dbh, .idr and .idk files (Litebase database
stuff) ... Anyway, everything works fine until I get to the 52nd file.
The CAB process just blows up. The error is:

I am trying to build an application which behaves as similarly as possible
on SP & PPC.
Microsoft suggest that you use common code where possible.
I create a simple spinner as in this example.

I have an MFC C++ app which displays video to screen.
First I create a window full screen like so:
m_pFSView = new CFullView(m_nCamera, GetSafeHwnd(), m_pSend);
m_pFSView->CreateEx(WS_EX_TOPMOST,

I know this is a technical forum but I dont know where else to post this.
I have software which I am currently selling to a few select customers.  
They buy both the PDA & Software off me.  So far, to protect my software, I
check for the serial number of the pda.  If it is not ...

I installed VS 2008 Team System on my spanking new WinXP dev machine
only to find that the Windows Mobile 6 SDK installer doesn't quite
believe that VS 2008 is an improvement over VS 2005 SP1 and then quit
installation.

How can I programmatically set input mode to numerical in windows
mobile 5.0?
I tried to use keybd_event()
keybd_event(VK_NUMLOCK, 0x45, KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY | 0, 0);

Hi experts,
I wish to change the listview control's header colour and the scrollbar
colour but i cant find any properties in the listview controls to allow me to
do tt.

I have MFC based project, which run on HP iPAQ PDA under Windows Mobile 5.
I am trying to open file via parent directory as follows:
    wchar_t fileName[128];
    ::memset(fileName, 0, sizeof(fileName ) ) ;

I am using HTC Touch phone for my R&D
I am trying to run the sample application pViewCE given in the Windows
Mobile 6.0 Proffessional SDK
It is working fine in the emulator but when deployed on the device the

i am developing a ppc calendar app with vs2005, c#, poom and .netcf2.
is there any way to locate an instance of a recurring task by a given
date? that can be done with getoccurrence() in the case of
appointment, but getoccurrence() is not for task. any idea?

  i want to display a picture in pocket pc,could anybody can  tell me how
can i do?someone say uses GetOpenFileNameEx, how to use?
  thanks in advance!

How is it possible to rotate bitmaps in C++ for WM5? Do I have to use
standard GDI functions and rotate the bitmap manually (by reading
bitmap bytes), or maybe it is possible to use DirectX for that
purpose. Can anyone please provide some sample or point to some

I have installed Windows Mobile SDK 6 Refresh Professional. Most of
the projects I did were c# so I didn't bother. But today when I wanted
to create a c++ project I faced this problem:
I select Visual C++ Win32 Smart Device Project and Platforms wizard

I have MFC based project, which run on HP iPAQ PDA under Windows Mobile 5.
Now I am creating inf file for cab installation procedure for my project. I
need to add entire directory with multiple files to cab.
How can I do that? All examples and tutorials I saw so far deals with

I'm using compact framework 2.0 and Visual Studio 2005 (VB) to deploy a PDA
application. In an effort to speed up the 'deployment' process I responded
'Yes' to the "Save emulator state before exiting" when closing the emulator
down. However now every time I deploy the application ...