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Peter Foot

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• Emulating Bluetooth

  Posted: 09 Apr 2009 at 10:31 by Peter Foot

  Alex Yakhnin pointed out this interesting article over on CodeProject showing how to use Bluetooth from within the Windows Mobile emulator:- http://blogs.msdn.com/priozersk/archive/2009/04/09/bluetooth-on-the-emulator.aspx Unfortunately it does require you to replace the stack on your host machine with FreeBT which is currently in Alpha so have a look through the Troubleshooting section for known issues first. I know lots of people have requested this for when they don't have access to a rea

• .NETCF 3.5 Breaking Changes

  Posted: 13 Mar 2009 at 14:12 by Peter Foot

  I came across this useful list of breaking changes in the .NETCF 3.5 runtime and thought I'd blog it here before I lose the URL:- http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/bb986636.aspx

• Get the name of executing .exe

  Posted: 25 Aug 2008 at 04:11 by Peter Foot

  The Compact Framework doesn't support Assembly.GetEntryAssembly to determine the launching .exe. You can instead P/Invoke the native GetModuleFileName function like so:-           byte   [] buffer = new byte[MAX_PATH * 2];     int chars = NativeMethods.Get

• Get the name of your executing .exe

  Posted: 25 Aug 2008 at 03:11

  The Compact Framework doesn't support Assembly.GetEntryAssembly to determine the launching .exe. You can instead P/Invoke the native GetModuleFileName function like so:-byte[] buffer = new byte[MAX_PATH * 2];int chars = GetModuleFileName(IntPtr.Zero, buffer, MAX_PATH);if (chars > 0){string as

• Home and Visiting Clocks in Professional Edition

  Posted: 13 Aug 2008 at 17:47 by Peter Foot

  In Professional Edition (Pocket PC) devices the Clock control panel allows you to set a home timezone and a visiting zone and lets you toggle between them. If you need to retrieve the current settings they are stored in the registry in a key called HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Clock in a bi

• Home and Visiting Clocks in Professional Edition

  Posted: 13 Aug 2008 at 16:47

  In Professional Edition (Pocket PC) devices the Clock control panel allows you to set a home timezone and a visiting zone and lets you toggle between them. If you need to retrieve the current settings they are stored in the registry in a key called HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Clock in a bi

• SQL Compact 3.5 SP1 RTM

  Posted: 07 Aug 2008 at 17:49 by Peter Foot

  To coincide with the RTM release of SQL Server 2008 the SQL Compact Team have delivered Service Pack 1 for v3.5. This includes Entity Framework support and a native 64bit version. Steve Lasker has the details:- http://blogs.msdn.com/stevelasker/archive/2008/08/07/sql-server-compact-3-5-sp1-released.

• SQL Compact 3.5 SP1 RTM

  Posted: 07 Aug 2008 at 16:49

  To coincide with the RTM release of SQL Server 2008 the SQL Compact Team have delivered Service Pack 1 for v3.5. This includes Entity Framework support and a native 64bit version. Steve Lasker has the details:- http://blogs.msdn.com/stevelasker/archive/2008/08/07/sql-server-compact-3-5-sp1-released.

• APPA Mundi Awarded Microsoft Certified Partner Status

  Posted: 01 Aug 2008 at 14:17 by Peter Foot

  APPA Mundi has received Certified Partner status within the Microsoft Partner Program along with the Mobility Solutions competency. This achievement showcases APPA Mundi’s expertise in creating mobile solutions based on Microsoft technologies. Read Full...(read more)

• APPA Mundi Awarded Microsoft Certified Partner Status

  Posted: 01 Aug 2008 at 14:17 by PeterFoot

  APPA Mundi has received Certified Partner status within the Microsoft Partner Program along with the Mobility Solutions competency. This achievement showcases APPA Mundi’s expertise in creating mobile solutions based on Microsoft technologies. Read Full Press Release One of the reasons I h

• APPA Mundi Awarded Microsoft Certified Partner Status

  Posted: 01 Aug 2008 at 13:17

  APPA Mundi has received Certified Partner status within the Microsoft Partner Program along with the Mobility Solutions competency. This achievement showcases APPA Mundi’s expertise in creating mobile solutions based on Microsoft technologies. Read Full...(read more)

• Implement FindString for a ComboBox

  Posted: 10 Jul 2008 at 16:25 by PeterFoot

  The .NETCF ComboBox control doesn't have the FindString method which is present on the desktop however this is just a wrapper for a windows message supported by the native control so it is possible to wrap it quite easily in .NETCF 2.0 and above. First you need to define the windows message cons

• Implement FindString for a ComboBox

  Posted: 10 Jul 2008 at 16:25 by Peter Foot

  The .NETCF ComboBox control doesn't have the FindString method which is present on the desktop however this is just a wrapper for a windows message supported by the native control so it is possible to wrap it quite easily in .NETCF 2.0 and above....(read more)

• Implement FindString for a ComboBox

  Posted: 10 Jul 2008 at 15:25

  The .NETCF ComboBox control doesn't have the FindStrind method which is present on the desktop however this is just a wrapper for a windows message supported by the native control so it is possible to wrap it quite easily in .NETCF 2.0 and above....(read more)

• Using RemoteWipe

  Posted: 20 Jun 2008 at 10:51 by Peter Foot

  With Windows Mobile 5.0 AKU2.0 (Messaging & Security Feature Pack) a new feature was implemented called RemoteWipe. This allowed an administrator to remotely wipe a device if it may have got lost and was designed to remove all sensitive data from...(read more)

• Using RemoteWipe

  Posted: 20 Jun 2008 at 10:51 by PeterFoot

  With Windows Mobile 5.0 AKU2.0 (Messaging & Security Feature Pack) a new feature was implemented called RemoteWipe. This allowed an administrator to remotely wipe a device if it may have got lost and was designed to remove all sensitive data from the device and return it to a fresh state. It was

• Using RemoteWipe

  Posted: 20 Jun 2008 at 09:51

  With Windows Mobile 5.0 AKU2.0 (Messaging & Security Feature Pack) a new feature was implemented called RemoteWipe. This allowed an administrator to remotely wipe a device if it may have got lost and was designed to remove all sensitive data from...(read more)

• Session Materials from Tech-Ed

  Posted: 10 Jun 2008 at 12:20 by Peter Foot

  I've posted a number of links relevant to the session I gave last week on our Tech-Ed page here . This includes the sample code which is an additional selection of samples than those which appear in the 32feet.NET package itself. The session covered...(read more)

• Session Materials from Tech-Ed

  Posted: 10 Jun 2008 at 12:20 by PeterFoot

  I've posted a number of links relevant to the session I gave last week on our Tech-Ed page here. This includes the sample code which is an additional selection of samples than those which appear in the 32feet.NET package itself. The session covered the latest v2.3 release of the library and deve

• Session Materials from Tech-Ed

  Posted: 10 Jun 2008 at 11:20

  I've posted a number of links relevant to the session I gave last week on our Tech-Ed page here . This includes the sample code which is an additional selection of samples than those which appear in the 32feet.NET package itself. The session covered...(read more)