More specifically, can I access the file system from a C# application on my PPC while connected with ActiveSync 4.5?
I figure since explorer can browse it under "Mobile Device"\"My Windows Mobile-Based Device"\ I should be able to as well, but so far no luck.
I read that you want to network file share your PPC to your network. Then it can be seen.
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I read that you want to network file share your PPC to your network. Then it can be seen.
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That would be awesome, then I could use a url like \\MyPPC\??
But I can't find any documentation on creating a share on my PPC (an AT&T Fuze, bythe way), just how to map to a network file share from a PPC.
There are utilities to backup your device, so certainly you can copy files across. I was hoping I just lack some knowledge of device naming of explorer extensions. "$\Mobile Device" doesn't work.
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I want to share a folder on my PPC, which i could access on my PC through WiFi, with the simple windows sharing protocol - SMB/CIFS.
i.e: i want to be able to browse my PPC with the address: \\HTCUniversal\Storage Card\Music ....
I'm wondering, how could it be that there is no app/service that will provide this???
It seems like a really basic and simple request, but yet i've found no solution to this.
I found "Mocha FTP Server", but it doesn't quite do the job, because i have to run it manually everytime i want to browse my ppc, so its not that comfortable.
If only i could run such an app as a small service - it would be perfect.
Any ideas?
There are many free SMB implementations on the net under GNU/GPL license, maybe someone could port it to a windows mobile platform?
smb is known simply as "Microsoft Windows Network".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_Message_Block
smb and it's server samba is just what linux work call what windows world call
"microsoft network"
use total commander to connect to shared drives you may have to add
the pda as a valid user on the shares though
thanx for your reply, but you must have misunderstood my question.
in a nutshell - I want a samba/SMB/ms windows network server on my ppc (NOT a client).
i want to access folders on my ppc, through my pc, using Wifi.
not the other way around...
doh! my bad
sure it's possible but preciously few of such server services have been implemented on wm that i know off
not sure if it's because lack of demand
lack of mem and cpu juice(i mean an arm 400Mhz cant hold any kind of cantle to an old 400Mhz p4 or amd cpu)
or if it's the fact that batt power and stablity and lack of a device which make everybody else time out due to power saving settings
maybe the people who would be poking at that bear are busy making linux useable on these pdas
I'm interested in navigating the Windows Mobile file system using the command-line on Windows. Is there something similar to the /dev/... to gain access to a device's file system? (i know you linux guys are all laughing, fyi... to make it "worse" i'm using Vista).
Thanks,
Matt
it's a bit hard to know what your question is
do you need a pocketpc console app?'
do you have one but dont know how to change dir?
and what does the fact that your pc run vista have to do with anything?
guess a pocketpc console and using the free ms remote pda display program would work
if the free ms tools support vista that is
but to tell you the truth pocketpc and even vista was never really ment to be operated that way
one cant change regs or navigate regs without alot of typing
With an ActiveSync connection, I'd like to access the file system on my Windows Mobile phone via the command-line on my Windows PC. For instance, I currently navigate the file system on my Windows Mobile phone using Explorer on my Windows PC.
My issue lay with the fact that Windows Explorer apparently has to enumerate the contents of the /Windows/ directory and I have to wait five minutes to gain access to any file in that directory.
To my knowledge, a command-line interface will not enumerate the contents of a directory until you execute dir.
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I found this package of tools (cecopy.exe, cedel.exe, cedir.exe, ceexec.exe, cegetinfo.exe, cemkdir.exe, cereg.exe), but this isn't exactly what i was looking for.
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just found srego cecmd looks pretty good, but doesn't seem to work on Vista...
I was wondering if there was any software for either, home automation or remote desktop connection. I've searched for home automation and can't seem to find a definitive answer. As far as remote pc goes... I want to be able to see and access all the files on my laptop, from my phone.
you could host a ftp server on your laptop
^ would that allow me to access all .doc and .jpeg files... oh and also music files as well... those are the only extentions i'm really interested in accessing.
sorry for the poor post quality, i'm posting from workon my raphael
absolutly, I am using guildFTPd(freeware) to host. However I can't use TotalCommander to see the dir/file structure, I have to use FTPview. There are other free ftp servers as well (FTPShell Server). Just make sure you use strong security, I do get occasional people/bots trying to getting in the server.
There are also applications like RemoteAdmin, PCAnywhere, VNC viewer to take control of your remote machine ... but if all you want is to access files the FTP approach is better performance wise.
is there some sort of LogMeIn hamachi client for WinMo? I know for PC's it puts two computers on the "same network". that might work, if there is...
You could also try running Orb (free) on your laptop if you want to be able to access files remotely. Allows for all media files specifically but also has a built in file browser.
Also allows for streaming video etc (can be great if you've got a TV capture card on your laptop at home and you want to watch TV from a remote location)
dont know anything about home automation, but
take a look here:
http://www.z2software.com/Remote2PC.htm
allows you to control your pc remotely from your phone.
Also, there exists a mobile version of remote desktop connection. Don't know how to get it, though, as it was already cooked into the rom i'm using (PROven ROM 2.4 21018 UNPROTECTED by qsqa) .
You can both remotely control a PC and access file shares with features built into Windows Mobile.
To control a PC
I have successfully used Remote Desktop Mobile on my Fuze (standard ROM) to control my home PC. My home PC is Windows XP Professional (XP Home does not include the RD server). It works great considering the screen size. This solution is much simpler than installing 3rd-party software on both the phone and the PC.
To access files on a PC
I have used File Explorer Menu | Go To | Open Path | New Path to access file shares. I haven't done this a lot but it seems to work fine. Configuring a share is much simpler than installing and configuing an FTP server. BTW, Windows XP Professional includes an FTP server.
To use either of these features you must have an appropriate network path from your phone to the PC. The easiest way is to use your home wireless network. Then you only need to worry about the software firewall on your PC.
If you use the provider's network, you must properly configure all firewalls to allow appropriate ports, and configure your router to port-forward appropriate ports to the PC. You must also either (1) have a static IP for your home network interface, (2) track your dynamic IP address as it changes, or (3) use a service that maps a host name to your dynamic IP and automatically tracks changes. It might be easier just to store files on a web site, then you don't need to even keep the PC turned on.
Hi, I'm a final year Computer Science Student. My Final year project is to design a windows phone 7 app for transferring files from a remote database /sever to the windows phone device.
I have never been taught any C# or windows phone development. So far I have developed a windows phone 7 client app which connects to an SQL Server 2008 database, I can query the database from the app and return and display the text stored within the database tables. I am also able to store a picture in the database as binary data.
Can anyone advise me is it possible to store pdf and office documents within the SQL server database and download them to the windows phone 7 client and then open/view these files on the device. I believe that any files must be downloaded directly to isolated storage on the device but that there are restraints where that these files cannot be accessed by any other apps on the phone.
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated..
It's possible to open supported media and documents (pictures, PDFs, etc.) from an app, I'm pretty sure (for example, see the SkyDrive app). I know that it's possible using native code and a couple of other mildly undocumented features. Using only official APIs... never tried, but I think it can be done (I'm just not sure how).
Unless you use the undocumented ID_CAP_FILEVIEWER capability in your app (or use one of a number of available hacks), your app will not have write permissions anywhere except in its isolated storage. Officially, one app can't access the isolated storage of another app, although the Office stuff may bend the rules somewhat.
Hi!
I have a issue.
I am helping a company to use android devices productively in there business.
The key function they need is to edit Word and Excel files from a windows fileserver using there android tablet and/or phones.
The problem is when we do this the tablet saves the updated dosument localy on the device, not on the server.
If you look at the document on the server nothing is saved.
If you look at the device you have a copy of the document where all the changes are saved.
Is there any way to make it to save the document directly on to the server?
We have used ES File explorer and OfficeSuite.
I dont think it has something to do with the apps.
Would we get a different result if we used a Linux fileserver instead? For example Ubuntu server?
Maybe it is linux and windows compability problems?
Thanks in advanced!
BR
Eric