Is there any way to initiate a PC program from a CE Device?

[Guest]

I have an app that runs on a Symbol scanner and I need to do processing on
the PC for the Scanner app. Is there some way to initiate a program on the
PC, like a Shell function? I know that I can change data in a folder which
will raise an event and thus allow me to shell an executable, but is there
some other way?

Thanks in advance,

WayneM

 

[Bipin_Expert]

Hi,
You can use: system.Diagnostics.Process.Start in .Net CF2.
Best Regards,
Bipin Kesharwani
(Developer)

Palewar Techno Solutions
Pocket PC & Mobile Software Development
Nagpur, India

http://www.palewar.com

 

[Guest]

No you can't. Please, if you don't know the answer to something don't post
misleading and inaccurate info.

There is no direct way to launch a PC app from a device - it would be a
major security hole. You'd have to roll some proprietary communication
layer and call from the device to the PC and have an already-running app or
service launch the desired process.

 

[Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]]

No. What are you trying to achieve, exactly? Can you live with just firing
up a program when the device is connected via ActiveSync to the PC? You
*can* accomplish that...

Paul T.

 

[Bipin_Expert]

Hi,
I am sorry. I replied it without testing. I will be careful in
future.
Regards,
Bipin Kesharwani
(Developer)

Palewar Techno Solutions
Pocket PC & Mobile Software Development
Nagpur, India


http://www.palewar.com