Push from PPC to desktop through ActiveSync

[Vince]

I need to be able to place a PocketPC into the cradle,
press a button in a VB.net program on the PocketPC and
then transfer some files to the computer on the other end
of the cradle.

I want to make this as easy and flexible as possible for
the end user whom might not have the greatest
understanding of technology. I need to be able to place
the PPC into any cradle attached to any computer and do
this by the click of a button.

Any suggestions on where I should be looking for help on
this?

 

[Ginny Caughey [MVP]]

Vince,

Check out the Rapi class in the Communication section on www.opennetcf.org.
You can create your VB.Net app to be as friendly as you like.

 

[Guest]

I had thought that the Rapi class is for apps running on
the desktop?

I need to have the app on the PPC do all the work.

Can I still do this with the Rapi class?

 

[Ginny Caughey [MVP]]

No, the Rapi app must run on the desktop. You could write an ActiveSync
provider in eVC++ to customize ActiveSync's behavior, but you don't really
have the same flexibility as writing a desktop replacement using Rapi.

 

[John Atkins]

You can make an application (eg the desktop RAPI application) start up
automatically when ActiveSync connects - such as when the device is placed
in the cradle.

To do this the following PC registry entry must be set

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows CE Services\AutoStartOnConnect

to the name of the application to execute and any parameters for example:

"notepad" "C:\\temp.txt"

John.