.NetCF and WSE 2.0

[Tim Johnson]

Anybody happen to know if DIME attachments, part of WSE 2.0, will work in
Compact Framework? The scenario is I want to transfer binary files (<1MB)
down to the PDA from a server via a WebService.

It looks like DIME (and later MOTM) is the ticket, but I didn't see any
caveats about CF. Thought I'd ask before taking the leap. One alternative
is to do my own chunking via a custom web service, but if DIME works it
seems a whole lot easier.

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Tim Johnson
High Point Software, Inc.
www.high-point.com
(503) 312-8625

 

[Arnie]

I don't think CF supports it, 'cause the OpenNETCF.org folks seem to have
added Dime
support to their library. Checkout the OpenNETCF website.

-jeff

 

[Tim Johnson]

I see that now, thanks. I've found you can't always do a Search of examine
the Source links there to find everything they have. DIME didn't show up
anywhere. Searching for "Attachments" yielded a readme file that mentions
the right namespace, but I had to manually go to the Library link to find
the OpenNetCF.Web.Services2 namespace.

In other examples and articles I see people specifying the string "type" as
something like "image/gif" or "plain/text; charset=utf-8". I've found this
link to the many dozens of types:

http://www.fileformat.info/info/mimetype/all.htm

I want to send cab or zip files around as DIME attachments. Anybody know
which of the above types I should use?

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Tim Johnson
High Point Software, Inc.
www.high-point.com
(503) 312-8625