Last post we looked at how to write a device side agent. I am uploading the source for file viewer written using CoreCon API's. How to use You need to have visual studio 2008 installed in your machine. Extract the zip file. It has 2 solutions...

In the last post we saw how to create a package and use that for downloading set of files. Writing Device Agent What do I get if I write an my own agent? You can reliably start your agent. When the start call is completed you are guaranteed...

Package More than often we would like to deploy multiple files as part of our application. Also these files might vary depending on the architecture of the device. To handle these CoreCon provides something called packages. Packages files are present...

Let’s see some ways to do send/receive files to device and some process related functions. CoreCon provides a class called FileDeployer using which we can do file transfers across device and desktop. You should have established connection (Device.Connect...

VSD is shipping Set of connectivity API which could be used to write remote tools (Remote file viewer etc) kind of Apps. This series of blog is aimed at giving an introduction about the connectivity APIs. Datastore is a set of XML files on your...

A few days ago Visual Studio "Orcas" Beta 1 was made available for download. We also handed out DVDs at MEDC 2007 Las Vegas Last week. I hope you were able to install these bits and try out some of the new features we enabled. If you have not downloaded...

Unless you've been living under a rock, you're probably aware that we shipped Visual Studio Orcas Beta1 last week. Here's Soma's blog post on the release which also has a link to the download. This is a huge milestone for us as the product that we've...

If you're using the new Windows Mobile 6 SDK, you might find that your breakpoints don't get hit anymore when you're debugging a managed application. In this case, check the NetCF version you have installed on the desktop - ensure that it is NetCF V2...

For those of you developing on Windows Vista, the much awaited for Device Emulator V2 is now live. Check out: http://blogs.msdn.com/anandba/archive/2007/03/13/device-emulator-v2-is-live.aspx for details. Anand Balachandran

Issue: Developers who upgraded to VS 2005 SP1 from VS 2005 RTM may have noticed issues in their connectivity. When they try to connect to device they will be getting one of the following error messages depending on whether you have ActiveSync installed...

Yes VS 2005 SP1 is now available for download. Here are some useful links I wanted to share. VSTS patches download http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=bb4a75ab-e2d4-4c96-b39d-37baf6b5b1dc&DisplayLang=en...

This blog post should have happened some time ago and the only reason it has taken so long is due to my laziness :-) With the recent Visual Studio Orcas CTPs, we are shipping preview bits of one of the biggest features Visual Studio for Devices has to...

What is Platform Verification Task? Smart Device development involves writing applications that target a particular device platform. Toolbox filtering, the unsupported control designer and IntelliSense provide design time aid to the developer to add...

Rory Blyth, an MSDN Events Presenter, plans to give a series of screencasts on the subject of Windows Mobile Development. You can access the link here . In his own words: " I've decided, humble as I am, to try and create the greatest series of screencasts...

Barry has just posted details on this here . For all you geeks out there, this is an incredible opportunity to peek into the innards of the device emulator [Sriram]

In the previous ship cycle, one feedback we got from our developer community was that we didn’t share early on what runtimes and platforms the development tool will support. So for VS “Orcas” release, I would like to share where we are heading in terms...

Device Security Manager Powertoy for Windows Mobile 5.0 Released! This test tool helps developers of Windows Mobile applications test various security policies for Windows Mobile devices. Overview: It is designed as a desktop application that ships...

The incomparable Rory Blyth has put up a bunch of screencasts on various aspects of smart device development. If you're new to smart device development or if you're having a lazy afternoon and there's nothing on TV, head on over to Channel 9 and watch...

Folks using Beta 2 and later CTPs of Windows Vista for device developers would have run into some rough weather over one or more of the following issues. Rest assured - we're aware of this (and some of these have already been fixed internally) and by...

SQL Server 2005 Everywhere Edition is the followup to SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition (SQL Mobile). Everywhere Edition adds to the great data replication and synchronization capabilities available in SQL Mobile. With Everywhere Edition, you can use the...

The Motorola Q and Samsung i320 bring the first landscape 320x240 screens to Windows Mobile® powered Smartphones. These devices will be in the hands of many of your new and existing users. Is your app ready? Adapt Your App now with the new Landscape Smartphone...

Would you like to know how Intellisense in Managed Smart Device Project is different from Intellisense in Managed Desktop projects? What is the base architecture that is used and how extensible is it? If so, then you may want to continue reading. Intellisense...

In the previous ship cycle, one feedback we got from our developer community was that we didn’t share early on what runtimes and platforms the development tool will support. So for VS “Orcas” release, I would like to share where we are heading in terms...

This is worth checking out for device developers. http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnpag2/html/MCSFLP.asp The Mobile Client Software Factory provides an integrated set of guidance to help architects and developers create...

Anand Balachandran and Alex Feinman (MVP) gave a talk at MEDC 2006. Alex Feinman (NETCF MVP), showed two cool demos with code examples of how to use the CoreCon API to write simple tools. Check out Alex's sample code is now available on OpenNETCF . ...