I've compiled a homescreen plugin example from the SmartPhone 2002 SDK,
and I can't seem to get it to work with my sample test.home.xml file. I
did the following:
1) copied the test.home.xml file over to the /Application Data/Home

Anyway to determine the rssi (Received Signal Strength Indicator) of
discovered devices using the Microsoft Bluetooth stack?
Thanks,
John

I've developed an application, the problem I have now is when there is
no input from user for a while(but the application keeps on running),
today screen will show up and my application will be hidden . So I
wonder if ther is some way to prevent this from happening? Thanks a lot.

I'm trying to play a system sound using PlaySound, but was getting the
default sound in every case. After I added the SND_NODEFAULT flag, nothing
plays at all and PlaySound returns false.
My code is essentially as follows:

which one is the cheapest / easiest way to get my application signed so no
warning will be shown to the user at the first launch of the application?!
We are developing a .NET Compact Framework 2.0 (c#) application using Visual
Studio 2005, the project is a WM5 Smartphone ...

Do I need a special program to set for example 'system' attribute on file located in my
smartphone?
Best greetings,
Robert A.

I'am trying to receive IR data with IO.Ports.SerialPort. I found my irCOMM
port is 3 in Local_Machine\Drivers\BuiltIn\IrCOMM\Index but my code didn't
works. The port 3 opening is Ok, but if I push a button on a IR TV remote
device or a Xbox remote, the Receive event don't raise.

          I wanted the program started when the system boots. And
known that implement it as a service could accomplish that
          I tried a demo
(http://www.pocketpcdn.com/articles/services.html) which will be

Is BitBlt supported on Smartphone?  I cannot find any documentation on it.  
When ever I try using
BOOL BitBlt(
 HDC hdcDest, // handle to destination DC

I'm looking for a Bluetooth sample program provided in the Platform Bulder
for Win CE 5.0,
the name is : Btagatext
AT Command Extension Module Sample in the folder:

I recently came across this article on the MSDN site --
"Customizing the Microsoft Smartphone 2002 Home Screen"
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms839391.aspx
Has anyone come across a similar article for customizing the Windows Mobile

Hi, have anyone gotten lineSetAppPriority to work on Windows Mobile?
Here is my lineSetAppPriority code:
int ret;
ret = lineSetAppPriority("myApp.exe", LINEMEDIAMODE.INTERACTIVEVOICE,

most of smartphone API's are prefixed by SH, what does it stands for?

I am a small independent developer and have made an application for WM5
Smartphone.  I understand that some mobile devices will not be able to run
the application unsigned, and yet signing is a very expensive procedure for
a small developer such as myself.  Of the WM5 Smartphones ...

How can I get Japanese characters to display properly on my smartphone.
They display ok in VS2005 using Segoe Condensed 10pt, but when I run the app
on the smartphone I just get squares.
What gives?