Hi,

We have a pda application that we use to perform 'Tasks' out in the field,
we use an app on the desktop written in VB.net to copy xml files back and
forth. This works perfectly.

However we have been asked by one of clients if it would be possible to do
this the other way around i.e have an app on the PDA that connects to the
desktop and copy files from it? The reason is they dont allow the PDA users
direct access to the desktop application for whatever reason and therfore the
PDA users keep having to drop their PDA's off for the Desktop user to sync it
with the application which uses up their time and wastes the PDA users time
with waiting.

Is this possible?

Thanks in advance

Yes is is possible. Assuming they'd still be getting the files directly from
the desktop machine, you'd need a socket listener app running on the
desktop, perhaps as a service, and as well as a socket-based app running on
the device.

--

Ginny Caughey
Device Application Development MVP



"sam.cartner" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:748ED3B6-BD48-4D93-BB9F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> We have a pda application that we use to perform 'Tasks' out in the field,
> we use an app on the desktop written in VB.net to copy xml files back and
> forth. This works perfectly.
>
> However we have been asked by one of clients if it would be possible to do
> this the other way around i.e have an app on the PDA that connects to the
> desktop and copy files from it? The reason is they dont allow the PDA
> users
> direct access to the desktop application for whatever reason and therfore
> the
> PDA users keep having to drop their PDA's off for the Desktop user to sync
> it
> with the application which uses up their time and wastes the PDA users
> time
> with waiting.
>
> Is this possible?
>
> Thanks in advance

Thanks Ginny, have you any examples of what these are and how to set them up
etc?

Thanks

"Ginny Caughey MVP" wrote:

> Yes is is possible. Assuming they'd still be getting the files directly from
> the desktop machine, you'd need a socket listener app running on the
> desktop, perhaps as a service, and as well as a socket-based app running on
> the device.
>
> --
>
> Ginny Caughey
> Device Application Development MVP
>
>
>
> "sam.cartner" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:748ED3B6-BD48-4D93-BB9F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi,
> >
> > We have a pda application that we use to perform 'Tasks' out in the field,
> > we use an app on the desktop written in VB.net to copy xml files back and
> > forth. This works perfectly.
> >
> > However we have been asked by one of clients if it would be possible to do
> > this the other way around i.e have an app on the PDA that connects to the
> > desktop and copy files from it? The reason is they dont allow the PDA
> > users
> > direct access to the desktop application for whatever reason and therfore
> > the
> > PDA users keep having to drop their PDA's off for the Desktop user to sync
> > it
> > with the application which uses up their time and wastes the PDA users
> > time
> > with waiting.
> >
> > Is this possible?
> >
> > Thanks in advance
>
>

There's an old sample of collecting signatures on the device and using
sockets to send them to a desktop machine:
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/mobile...natureApp.aspx

There are probably lots of other socket samples for Compact Framework as
well.

--

Ginny Caughey
Device Application Development MVP



"sam.cartner" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:CC46B14F-B963-4A56-B036-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks Ginny, have you any examples of what these are and how to set them
> up
> etc?
>
> Thanks
>
> "Ginny Caughey MVP" wrote:
>
>> Yes is is possible. Assuming they'd still be getting the files directly
>> from
>> the desktop machine, you'd need a socket listener app running on the
>> desktop, perhaps as a service, and as well as a socket-based app running
>> on
>> the device.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Ginny Caughey
>> Device Application Development MVP
>>
>>
>>
>> "sam.cartner" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:748ED3B6-BD48-4D93-BB9F-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > We have a pda application that we use to perform 'Tasks' out in the
>> > field,
>> > we use an app on the desktop written in VB.net to copy xml files back
>> > and
>> > forth. This works perfectly.
>> >
>> > However we have been asked by one of clients if it would be possible to
>> > do
>> > this the other way around i.e have an app on the PDA that connects to
>> > the
>> > desktop and copy files from it? The reason is they dont allow the PDA
>> > users
>> > direct access to the desktop application for whatever reason and
>> > therfore
>> > the
>> > PDA users keep having to drop their PDA's off for the Desktop user to
>> > sync
>> > it
>> > with the application which uses up their time and wastes the PDA users
>> > time
>> > with waiting.
>> >
>> > Is this possible?
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance
>>
>>

You didn't really tell us what you mean by "the PDA". As Ginny says, the
most-general solution is something entirely under your control (write
programs on both ends of the connection). However, depending on what device
you're talking about, you might be able to connect to a shared folder on the
PC and read/write files there (or copy them to the local filesystem on the
device). Of course, depending on what the PC is running, there might also
be the options of FTP to an FTP server running on the PC, or HTTP access to
files on the PC, if it's running a Web server, etc.

Paul T.

"sam.cartner" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:CC46B14F-B963-4A56-B036-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks Ginny, have you any examples of what these are and how to set them
> up
> etc?
>
> Thanks
>
> "Ginny Caughey MVP" wrote:
>
>> Yes is is possible. Assuming they'd still be getting the files directly
>> from
>> the desktop machine, you'd need a socket listener app running on the
>> desktop, perhaps as a service, and as well as a socket-based app running
>> on
>> the device.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Ginny Caughey
>> Device Application Development MVP
>>
>>
>>
>> "sam.cartner" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:748ED3B6-BD48-4D93-BB9F-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > We have a pda application that we use to perform 'Tasks' out in the
>> > field,
>> > we use an app on the desktop written in VB.net to copy xml files back
>> > and
>> > forth. This works perfectly.
>> >
>> > However we have been asked by one of clients if it would be possible to
>> > do
>> > this the other way around i.e have an app on the PDA that connects to
>> > the
>> > desktop and copy files from it? The reason is they dont allow the PDA
>> > users
>> > direct access to the desktop application for whatever reason and
>> > therfore
>> > the
>> > PDA users keep having to drop their PDA's off for the Desktop user to
>> > sync
>> > it
>> > with the application which uses up their time and wastes the PDA users
>> > time
>> > with waiting.
>> >
>> > Is this possible?
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance
>>
>>