I would like to create an inherited TextBox control that pops up a small
numeric keypad when it receives focus.  The problem is, if I use a
UserControl for the keypad the focus will shift away from the TextBox
when the user taps one of the keys.  Is there anyway I can somehow

  I want to create a multi-language version of my app. Can I use the
regular keyboard for inputting such characters?? How do I know what
key combination with ALT generate a non-English char? Please help.
Thanks,

I have a business object TransactionEntryList which I have bound to a
datagrid in my mobile application.  TransactionEntryList  inherits
BindingList(Of TransactionEntry).  So essentially I want the datagrid to
display a list of TransactionEntries.  This works fine, so far so good ...

I am using SQL Server CE VB.Net 2005 compact framework 2.0
So I have my data on the device now I need to use it on the desktop. I
do not care what format the desktop database is in as long as I can
access it using VB.Net 2005 code.

// at server, bitmapStream is a MemoryStream that i put together by
converting a gif file from indexed pixel format to raw (A)RBG format
Bitmap carrierBitmap = new Bitmap(bitmapStream);
// store encrypted data at the 'R' element of pixels at various

This code works in the normal .net framework, what do I need to do to
get it to run in the compact .net framework?
//begin code
Ping ping = new Ping();

We are dealing with a very strange problem and we cannot figure out
where it comes from so we need some help.
Currently we are implementing the new WPA2 and AES features for
Wireless networks to our applications. These features became available

I would like to see how an application can be made to take
the settings of a different culture (i.e globalize an app.)
does anyone knows if  there is such a sample?
Thanks in advance,

My application needs to make use of the built-in scanner on the iPad.
I'd rather not use a keyboard wedge (or scanwedge).  The application
will be written in CE .NET 2003 targeted for compact framework 1.0.  I
downloaded "barcode scanners netcf.msi" because it sounds like exactly

I am trying to populate a datatable from a sql data reader but I am having
some issues that hopefully somebody can help me out with.
I have added the using System.Data.Common to the top of my form
This is my code

I am using the below code for displaying the Wait cursor.
Cursor.Current = Cursors.WaitCursor;
But currently in some cases the wait cursor is not getting displayed at all
and in some cases there is more than 5 Seconds delay before the wait cursor

I get a the following error trying to deoply any Pocket PC solution
under VS.NET 2005
Error    1    Class not registered    Device Connectivity Component
Telling me what component needs registering would be useful. Cannot

is there any framework for Windos Mobile, wich handles DAOLayer (like
Hibernate, iBatis)?
Thank you in advance

USING: VB.Net 2005 compact framework 2.0 with SQLCE Server.
I need a plan of attack to efficiently code the following scenario:
Create a new database - call it sdf1 - no problems I can do this
copy tables structure and data from sdf2 into sdf1 - no idea how to do this

how can I deserialize a xml object with the compact framework 1?
Thanks!