i must be doing something fundamentally wrong.
i have a main form class in which i declare a
public int testvar;
i have another class i created. this class is in the same namespace as the

[Frustrated beginner alert!!]
I am trying to work out how to subscribe to a form's Close event. When this
form closes, I want my main form (hence my whole application) to close.
This article is supposed to explain, in simple terms, about event

Is it possible to get the currently loaded usercontrols name? I found
<ctacke/> articles on get control name. Does it work for usercontrol names?
Thx
Ashok

I'm writing an app for a PPC which will use data transferred from a PC when
cradled. The program to put the data onto the PPC is written and works but
I'd like to develop and test the app (that will run on the PPC) using a PPC
emulator. Everything about that (using VS2003) is ...

i have a bunch of xml files that hold the config options for my app. i place
these in the output folder of the app. it gets deployed to the target
device. how to i reference these files in my app? i understand there is no
notion of a default or working path in windows ce. is ...

Happy new year for everybody...
My problem is this:
I can open a random file with vs2005 this way(normal project), but not in a
smart device project.

Is it possible to give borders to panels? I am using a panel for an about
screen and i'd like it to have a black border. If this were asp.net i could
just use styles. Anything for panels in winforms?

I'm plannig to buy a new device, running WM 5.0.
Will the combination of  VS2003 and ActiveSync 4.1 work together with my
older devices?
( debugging/ WLAN-debugging / WLAN-deployment  => CE 4.2 devices )

Anyone know of a free pdf writer which can be used from the .NET Compact
Framework?
O2 Solutions has one for $499 but I was looking for something much less
expensive

I would like my app to download a cab file then initialize (open) it.
so instead of the user clicking on it, to just have it start.
I can use the shell command to start other exe's, but I don't know
which exe - cab files are associated with.

Is it possible to define the image viewed in a PictureBox by referencing an
ImageList? I've tried various syntax but so far not hit on something that
works ...
TIA

I'm having trouble porting my PPC (PocketPC) application to a Windows
CE 4.2 device.
I get a LoadType or TypeLoad exception right at application startup.
We've double checked the correct SDK cabs are installed on the CE

Anyone know of managed code or P/invoke to do this?
Cheers
Simon.

i am developing my ppc app out of need for a good calculator for
veterinarians. So far so good. The approach i have taken is to use user
controls and load the needed one depenidng on which child node of the
treeview is clicked. By the time i am done i may end up with 20 or so

How does one make a private queue on the device detectable on the local
network?
I have msmq installed on WM5 PDA and everything looks OK except that the
status shows DISCONNECTED.  Ping to the device works OK.  Msmqadm command