Transfer files from Desktop PC to PPC ...

[Guest]

Grettings all,

My requirement is to transfer files from desktop PC to Pocket PC using a
program in PPC itself and not through some executable resideing in desktop
that the user has to invoke..

Description of the problem:
The desktop PC has some image files that can keep getting updated. Now
whenever the user clicks a synch-in button in a form within PPC, i should be
able to read or browse the file system of desktop PC, reach the folder and
then copy the files to Pocket PC.

I know i can do it through RAPI, but that is to invoked from the desktop PC.
But i have to have the search the desktop PC files system, copying the files
etc to be present in the PPC program.

Is this possible. If yes what is that i need to use.

Thanks for any pointers

Regards,
Boris

 

[W.G. Ryan eMVP]

Why not just store the files in the PocketPC_MyDocuments and let ActiveSync
handle it if you don't want to use RAPI? Or you could get really jiggy with
it and have a WebService pass the files down- using DIME - but that's way
more trouble than it's worth for something like this.

 

[Guest]

Thaks for the reply Ryan,
U ve got a very good and easy way of doing this.
My mistake of not explaining the whole issue. My PPC application has a
counterpat that sits on the desktop. Now this application puts files in a
folder say, c:\program files\MyApp\Images. unfortunately this application has
already been deployed to clients and is doing well. So i cannot distrutb that
application. Whatever has do tbe done has to be done at PPC end.

Is a web service the only option - (

As an alternate, Is there not a equivalent of RAPI, that is - execute exe's
in desktop from the device. By this way, i can write a desktop executable
that will do the copying from the desktop to the device using RAPI. I hope u
get what i am asking.

i am working late.. So not sure what am i missing.

Sure, any pointers will be appreciated countless times.. I am really tired
and this is the last stage of my work.. (((

thanks for any pointers
Boris.

 

[chora]

A Web Service is definitly an option, maybe the proper one.

See this article by Alex Feinman.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnnetco
mp/html/AutoUpdater.asp