Previously known as 'Windows CE', Microsoft changed the naming of the operating system starting with version 7.0.
Questions tagged [windows-embedded-compact]
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how can I order the elements of a listview without the sort function (visual basic 2008 & compact net framework 2.0)
I'm working on a Windows CE form with inside a listview
this listview is composed of two text columns which represent, respectively, a numerical code and the corresponding description, for example:
Code Code Description
01 | Red lamp off
89 |…
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BCryptDeriveKeyPBKDF2 replacement for Windows Embedded Compact 2013
I have to compile existing C code using CNG (Cryptography API: Next Generation) functions for Windows Embedded Compact 2013. This code is using BCryptDeriveKeyPBKDF2, which is not available under Windows Embedded Compact 2013.
That means I need a…

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zLib for WindowsCE and ARM platform
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An application that I am designing (on Windows CE7 running over an ARM Cortex A8) receives files from a PC(Windows 64bit) over an Ethernet link.
The files contain data compressed using the zLib version 1.2.11 (https://zlib.net/).
On my…

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AddRef on IUnknown(IXRApplication) crashing
I am debugging a larger issue but I have narrowed down to a specific scenario.
Firstly:
XamlRuntimeInitialize();
IXRApplication* pApp;
res=GetXRApplicationInstance(&pApp);
This works fine, Then:
IUnknown*…

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Multi threading with Sockets and passing a string from a class to a form c#
I'm trying to access the string of messageRecieved, which should pass to frmMain.Sort_Data(messageRecived);. However it's null once it hits here. The Console.WriteLine shows the correct data.
public class Client
{
frm_main frmMain = new…
user8785416
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Develop applications for Windows Compact
I have an Windows Embedded Compact v8.00 device installed with build 6247. FYI - This device is an Siemens HMI.
Now I'm looking for the right way to develop applications for this version of Windows. I started trying with Visual Studio 2008, so I…

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WEC7 web browser control not displaying page
I'm struggling with the browser control in my WEC7 application. I'm trying to display a local file in the webBrowser control, and everything appears to be working except that the page does not show up in the control on my form. All I see is a white…

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Datawedge scanner in Motorola MC92N0 goes idle on some pages in Internet Explorer
I have a problem with barcode scanner on Motorola MC92N0 device running on Windows Embedded Compact 6.5.
Sometimes when I open some page in Internet Explorer scanner stops working and in Datawedge application it shows status IDLE. Behaviour is very…

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Can I use a Windows 8.1 API in Windows Embedded 8 Standard?
I am trying to make an embedded music device.
There is already an existing music API I would like to use which has support for Windows 8.1 (not embedded). I am trying to figure out if there is a way for me to leverage the existing 8.1 music API with…

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How to connect to Azure using WinCE 2013
I want to establish a connection over mqtt protocol using tls on Windows Compact Embedded 2013 OS with azure IoTHub. My device supports .net 3.9 compact framework. Im open to both C# as well as C/C++ code. If anyone has worked on WinCE2013 to…

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Error in Deserializing XML in compact framework
I have created a project in .net CF 3.5 another project creates an XML files which I will be using in CF project which is in Winform.I am using VS2012.
While deserializing the XML I am getting invalid operation exception.
The class which does the…

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explain WEC7 virtual/physical address space
Can anyone explain about the address spacing (virtual/physical) in WEC7 (Windows Embedded Compact 7)?
and Virtual to physical address mapping with examples?

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Writing a string to a text file - C#
I'm trying to write a ip and port to a text file from user input. However the code below only saves part of the created string.
The code I use to write:
private void Edit_Config(string data)
{
if (File.Exists(file_loc))
{
using…
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Create .Net Project using Compact Framework files?
Can that can be done so I'm generating desktop Framework binaries?
I'm assuming .net full version has most if not all CF libraries.

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IE Alternative Windows Embedded Compact 7 - modern jQuery and Javascript support
I am developing a web application to be used on Motorola(Symbol) RF barcode scanners. The scanners run on Windows Embedded Compact 7 and come loaded with their own version of IE. For the life of me I cannot find what version of IE this is, but the…

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