Create Pocket PC Today Window Item

[Nate Bross]

I'm trying to find some .NET code (preferably vb; but c# will work) to create an item on the Today Screen of a PocketPC. If anyone has any leads about this please let me know!

 

-Thanks

 

PS- This isn't exactly Windows Forums but I didn't know where else to put it.

[4ice]

Hi Nate,

 

kinda an old thread, but the subject isn't. I also wanted to do the same thing. Unfortunately it seems to be not possible in .NET, at least not without using c++.

 

In the following article from MS they create a Pocket PC Today Screen Plug-in with the .NET Compact Framework. But you have to use eMbedded Visual C++ also.

 

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnppcgen/html/TodayScrn.asp

 

I did not use this method and made a c++ today plugin with VS2005. It works fine, although my c++ is poor.

 

Hope you (or anybody else) can use this info.

[Nate Bross]

Could you explain a little bit more about how you did this with C++ 2005? What type of project did you create, etc. My C++ is poor as well, but I figure I can probably hack something together...

[Cags]

This might be helpfull... http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnppcgen/html/TodayScrn.asp

[4ice]

@Cags: it's the same link as the one in my first post. But following these instructions you have to install embedded Visual C++. For me this tutorial was not what I wanted.

 

@Nate: if you have an original copy of Windows you can download the Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC SDK at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=83a52af2-f524-4ec5-9155-717cbe5d25ed&DisplayLang=en

When you install this SDK you get a lot of samples. One of them is memwatcher. This is a complete project (including a CAB project) which you can open with VS2005 and you got yourself a today screen plugin with installation file.

 

From there I started to remove everything I did not wanted en added my own things. For me it was a greate start, especially because I only needed VS2005.

 

Hopefully it's a bit clear.

[Cags]

My appologies, I must have been half asleep when I posted.

[4ice]

My appologies' date=' I must have been half asleep when I posted.[/quote']

No worries :)

 

These things happen all the time.

[Nate Bross]

Excellent, I have the SDK just haven't unpacked it yet. I'll let you guys know how it works out.

 

-Thanks