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How Set PPC Date Time from Desktop Application
Hi, I've been trying hard to set the PPC date and time information from a desktop application in c#.Net 2008. I am new to mobile development and I really don't have an idea of how to accomplish this. I have tried using rapi.Invoke coredll.dll SetSystemTime (using OpenNETCF.Desktop.Communic
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yes, you can use OpenNETCF for that (if I remember correctly their Desktop.Communication package has some wrappers for that).
the exe I mentioned is Windows Mobile application, so you should copy whatever needed to run it properly, ie if it wil be in c# then it should run properly if you launch it manually. RAPI will just allow you starting it from desktop side instead of PPC
the exe I mentioned is Windows Mobile application, so you should copy whatever needed to run it properly, ie if it wil be in c# then it should run properly if you launch it manually. RAPI will just allow you starting it from desktop side instead of PPC
Although this is not C# code, take a look at psynctime of itsutils at http://www.xs4all.nl/~itsme/projects/xda/tools.html.
Psynctime uses ActiveSync to copy itsutils.dll to device and then calls a function in the DLL to set the device time to the time of the connected PC.
The source of psynctime is here http://nah6.com/~itsme/cvs-xdadevtools/itsutils/src/psynctime.cpp
In a C# app, you could use itsutils.dll and copy it over to the device using RAPI function (CeCopyFile). Then do a remote call to the DLLs setsystemtime function. Or copy aan exe to the device and then let the exe call the DLL function or call SetSystemTime directly.
Unfortunately there is no CeSetSystemTime API ready for use (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms860183.aspx). You have to either use a remote DLL call or a remote process to set the device's system time.
Psynctime uses ActiveSync to copy itsutils.dll to device and then calls a function in the DLL to set the device time to the time of the connected PC.
The source of psynctime is here http://nah6.com/~itsme/cvs-xdadevtools/itsutils/src/psynctime.cpp
In a C# app, you could use itsutils.dll and copy it over to the device using RAPI function (CeCopyFile). Then do a remote call to the DLLs setsystemtime function. Or copy aan exe to the device and then let the exe call the DLL function or call SetSystemTime directly.
Unfortunately there is no CeSetSystemTime API ready for use (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms860183.aspx). You have to either use a remote DLL call or a remote process to set the device's system time.
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Can I use OpenNetCF? I I use it I will have to copy the dll to the device with the .exe?
Thanks for your reply!