Anybody know how to access the phone number from the phone the software
is running on?
If permissions are needed, please mention which permissions are needed.

Hi I'm new to developing with mobile 5 and I'm looking for an API or SDK for
accessing the calendar appointments.
Does anyone have any idea if and SDK exists for Mobile Office?

  I can see that MFC support is available on SmartPhone 2003  from VS
2005. But my query is that if i write a program using MFC  for
SmartPhone 2003, will it also work on SmartPhone 2003 First Edition
devices.

Is there possibility to mirror controls like TreeView of smart phone in
Right To Left order and how to do it possible.
I work with Motorola MotoQ with Microsoft Mobile 5.0
Thanks!

Is there a way to retrieve the ROM version programatically?
There is a way to retrieve the OS version GetVersionEx(), but i am
specifically looking for an API or a method by which i can get the "Software
version" or "ROM version" in Pocket PC and smartphone.

is there is an API to programmatically change the current ring tone?
u can do it manually through Settings->Sounds?
is there is MSFT API or it has to be OEM implementation?
Also, is there is a way to change the background image

I am developing a program for Smartphone 2003, and upon calling a
WebResponse the program dies off for no apparent reason, and the
webpage never is loaded (I have breakpoints on it). However, the http
version works with no errors.

Does anyone know how to access the Owner's Name on a SmartPhone and
read/write to the registry? The documented sources that I have been going
through don't seem to apply to SmartPhones. On a WM5 device you can use
Microsoft.WindowsMobile.Status.Owner to get the owner name, but it ...

I want to know if there is some way to send GPRS serttings OTA to a
smartphone/pocket pc, like the Symbian OS?
regards
Aftab Alam

Is there any code to convert Bitmap to Jpeg, or Png?

Does anyone know how I might set the MessageClass of a Task created in
Pocket Outlook to something other than the default so that when it
ActiveSyncs to Outlook, it opens up in the correct custom form?
i.e., the default message class of a Task object in Outlook is

I am writing a program to communicate with HTTp server on the localsystem,
but not able to connect to the LocalHost from the Emulator.
are any settings required to be done on the emulator OR any other API's
present to provide username and password.

Is it possible to obtain GPS coordinate data using managed code on
Windows Mobile 5.0 devices?

I've got a Smartphone 2003.
I've got a few of them, actually.  On all of them I can access the
internet thru internet explorer.  But only on some of them can I access
the internet thru my application.

I am trying to move a file that is marked as READ ONLY and SYSTEM in
its file attributes and it fails.  I am doing this during CAB
installation using a cesetup DLL.  It works if I change the device
security configuration to be completely OFF and I have not tried other