Anthony Wong's Blog
WebException: Unable to read data from the transport connection
A bug has been found on NETCF v2 and v35 that affects HTTPS web requests from Windows Mobile 6...
Date: 11/21/2007
How do I determine the application's root directory?
This is a popular question in the forum. The answer used be part of NETCF FAQ but cannot be easily...
Date: 01/22/2007
Terminating a GPRS connection
Earlier I have posted an article on establishing a GPRS/EVDO/EDGE connection with TcpClient in...
Date: 10/27/2006
SerialPort issue transmitting Unicode characters
The managed implementation in .NET Framework 2.0 and .NET Compact Framework 2.0 supports the...
Date: 04/25/2006
MessageBox issue
On NETCF V2, a message box is automatically closed if MessageBox.Show() is called after a form is...
Date: 04/12/2006
Establish a GPRS connection with TcpClient
NETCF's HttpWebRequest automatically sets up a GPRS connection for web requests/web services when a...
Date: 03/13/2006
Deadlock issue on closing SerialPort
NETCF V2's SerialPort implementation provides four public events for developers. They can add custom...
Date: 03/02/2006
Directory.Exists() Issue
On Windows CE 4.X based devices, Directory.Exists() treats path names ending with a slash ""...
Date: 01/31/2006
Unhandled exception with serial port issue
When an exception is unhandled in an application, an unhandled exception dialog is shown to inform...
Date: 01/16/2006
Bitmap.Save() Method
On pre-Windows Mobile 5.0 devices, because the image encoders are not available in the OS, NETCF V2...
Date: 11/30/2005
Multicast Sockets Sharing a Port
Because multicasting is a one to many communication, there maybe some occasions when you would like...
Date: 09/30/2005
Splash Screen on Pocket PC
Sometimes it would be nice to add a splash screen to your Pocket PC application. You can show your...
Date: 07/28/2005
Power Notifications and Serial Port
NETCF V2 adds the support of a managed SerialPort class to allow developers to directly access the...
Date: 06/07/2005
Scrolling with Dial Pad on SmartPhone
NETCF V2 adds the AutoScroll feature, showing scrollbars on a form when one of its controls is...
Date: 05/12/2005
HttpWebRequest: Timeout and ReadWriteTimeout
In NETCF V1, when a HttpWebRequest fails due to a timeout, a WebException is thrown with this...
Date: 05/05/2005