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Stupid: DC++ Windows Mobile

Hello all,
I would have a question here: is there any DC++ Hub Viewer for Windows Mobile?
I googled all the search terms I could think of and here's the result:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/mobiledc (good if you got Symbian UIQ )
Maybe some would find a thing like this useful...
Anyway, ***have a nice day***.
--- PS ---
Saw that poll?

Yeah, Symbian gets tons of good software. You know, I'd love to try to run Symbian on my Dash.

Read-Me-First (?)
For those who don't know what's DC++ (2 votes, this is getting bad... ) :
--- ENCYCLOPEDIA: DC++ HUBS ---
DC++ Hubs are... well, some tech thingies. (This was the description)
The hubs are used to host users. (Well, what else could they do and make them popular?)
The users connected to hubs can:
- chat in a main chat and in personal messages (PMs)
- share files from their computer (mostly pirated )
- respect some rules
You can connect to the hubs with a DC++ Client or Viewer, like StrongDC++ or oDC (those are the most known).
Almost all the hubs require a minimum share (ex. 5GB). That means you need to have at least that share to connect to a hub.
--- ENCYCLOPEDIA: DC++ HUBS (END) ---
You want more info? Go to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_Connect_(file_sharing)
Hope that helps, newbies to DC++! (I don't want any more votes at "What's DC++?" !!!)
*** Have a nice day! ***

I've never used DC on PC or other devices. However, WMTorrent is an absolutely great app if downloading is your thing.
If there's code on sourceforge for UIQ, and DC is an open protocol, you could try to knock together a client yourself. Not a quick solution, but c'est la vie
V

Thanks for the encouragement, V.
Knocking it toghether may be a solution, but if I am not mistaken, it takes the WM SDK and VB Studio (commercial )... or d'you know a free WM-development application?
And where on earth is the source code at SourceForge?!
*** Have a nice day! ***

eMbedded Visual c++ 4 is absolutely free together with WM 2003 SDK (I am too lazy for links so please search MS downloads)
Apps written with it will work on WM 5 and 6 and if you know how to play with linkage you can even get access to new APIs not supported in WM 2003 SDK.
They give you full functionality and in my opinion is still the best way of coding for WM.

levenum said:
Apps written with it will work on WM 5 and 6 and if you know how to play with linkage you can even get access to new APIs not supported in WM 2003 SDK.
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Do you have a rough guide on how to do this? I did a search and it seems that people are much happy to pay for a £100+ new Visual Studio and do not borther to find ways to get a free dev env for windows mobile. I think (think) the software I'm writting now runs on WM5, but I think there are quite some API missing in WM2003-SDK. Do you think it will work if I were to throw everything *.h stuff from WM5-SDK to overwrite WM203-SDK?
Ref:
No free dev env for WM5-SDK, for eVc+ or the VS Express - http://www.pocketsoap.com/weblog/2006/07/1656.html
Q: Do you think the hobbyist and $10-per-program shareware market is important for Windows Mobile? If so, can you explain why Visual Studio 2005 Standard ($249) is required for targeting WM5? eVC++ 4 was free. The WM5 SDK cannot be installed on VS Express.
A: Jack2, there are various evaluation versions of Visual Studio 2005 available that you can try out before making a purchase decision, there is one for Visual Studio 2005 Professional edition (90 days) and one for Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite (180 days),
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http://msdn.microsoft.com/chats/transcripts/mobileembedded/06_0125_msdn_ce.aspx

There are basically two ways to use missing APIs (personally I never found one I really needed except maybe "ExitWindowsEx" once).
1) Manually unpack the MSI file for the SDK you want. (Sorry, I do not remember the link for the extractor).
Then in Project->Settings->Link you can just redirect the default libraries to the folders of that SDK. What you need are the headers for the prototypes (h files) and the actual lib files.
2) If its just one or two functions you can use LoadLibrary and GetProcAddress to dynamically connect with the DLL. If I am not mistaking this is call "implicit" linking.
Note that if you use method 1 your app will not run on WM 2003. If you use method 2 it will run on 2003 but get NULL as function pointer and fail to execute the missing API so this way you can make widely compatible apps.
P.S.:
In my personal opinion, M$ gave away an IDE at first to gain a wide application base for its new platform. Now that Windows Mobile is an established and even leading mobile OS they are back to their usual policy of selling expensive, bloated and overcomplicated software.
They simply no longer need freeware developers for WM.

levenum said:
eMbedded Visual c++ 4 is absolutely free together with WM 2003 SDK (I am too lazy for links so please search MS downloads)
Apps written with it will work on WM 5 and 6 and if you know how to play with linkage you can even get access to new APIs not supported in WM 2003 SDK.
They give you full functionality and in my opinion is still the best way of coding for WM.
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Yeah, eVC++ would be good (if you know how to fight with it), but the installer asked me for a serial. Why am I always cursed?

PocketDC++ for Pocket PC *Awesome*
I found this cool DC++ Client for Pocket PC called "PocketDC++". It seems like it doesn't have Download support yet. It wil be awesome if Download option is added.
PocketDC++ homepage : http://mistysoft.jino-net.ru/
External download Link : http://xpojnt.iglu.cz/download/tklienti/pocketdc0.1.8.9.rar

I have a copy of DC++ Source code and a copy of VS .NET and VB as well as Dephi I even altered a version of DC++ a while ago....but yeah I think it would be great for on the go downloaders for file checking and user checking/count....excellent idea

Developing a Windows Mobile app?

So I did some programming a while back (like 10 years ago) on the PC...
Anyway, I want to create a simple app for Windows Mobile. Is there a free SDK or some sort of developer tools I can get somewhere?
Specifically, I want to make some sort of skin for the today screen that has a few icons on it. I want the icons, when tapped, to automatically play an audio or video file from my home server (the Windows Mobile device will be connected to my home network thru WiFi). The reason for this is that I have an iFit compatible treadmill, eliptical, and excersise bike. I want to create my own iFit workouts, save them on my home server, and use Pocket PC's as the "brains" of my exercise equipment...
Any ideas where I can find some developer tools to create such an app?

get
wm6 sdk google it
and visual studio 2008

Is there a way to get the WM6 SDK to work with VS2008 Express Edition? It's listed as incompatible and I can not get the the WM6 SDK installed with the Express edition installed.
Thank you.

dont believe so but you can develop .net for smart devices with espress i belive that would work

Keep sharing more...Cheers!!
Keep sharing more...Cheers!!

New app dev server host question

I'm new and want to develop a new app.
My Q is:
I want to connect 3 or more devices to one pc. Via bluetooth or IP (Wifi) or activesync.
The app that I have to run on the PC (Host and settings) can be build from the ppc development tool (for example basic4ppc or the MS dev kit) or I need to use a different language - development tool for PC only?
I know it's totally noob q but I'm a newbie...
thanx for your time in advance...

Ok I started with Visual Studio 2008 and C#.
Here in the wiki is said to use C++. In that case I have to build the app then send it to the ppc or the emulator and test it?
Now another Q concerning locking and having to register the app... are there any standards?
Are there any buttons tricks etc to spice the forms?

Since as I see there is no answer can you please point me at some programmers forum for WM???

SDK for HTC HD2? and other quick questions on programming apps

Hi all,
I have just got my new HD2 and I'm keen to write a couple of apps for it. I have some limited experience with programming Processing, Java and wrote a little bit of C++ a few years ago. I have no experience at all with writing mobile apps so am after a few tips to get me up and going.
I understand its easiest to program through the .Net framework and I can bring up a template through visual basic 2008 for that. The apps I am keen to write will require access to the phones sensors, in particularly the g-sensor and accelerometer. Forums on the net tell me I need to download the SDK for the phone and use that to access all of the phones features. I have the following questions:
Where do I download the SDK for the HTC HD2? Some forums say you just use the standard HTC SDK, is this correct, are they talking about an android SDK and where can I get it from?
In using the SDK, do I simply import it as a package into my code and call up its functions? In which case is there documentation for it?
In case I get stuck, is there any good tutorials online anywhere for programming apps for windows phones?
Probably some very basic questions but they still tripped me up!
Thanks in advance, I look forward to sharing my apps with you.
Cheers all, Ollie1234

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ollie1234 said:
The apps I am keen to write will require access to the phones sensors, in particularly the g-sensor and accelerometer. Forums on the net tell me I need to download the SDK for the phone and use that to access all of the phones features.
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I believe that the common WM SDK does not give access to the G-Sensor and other HTC specific stuff. Some probably hacked G-Sensor information is available. It is not entirely correct but it does work on the HD2.
http://www.scottandmichelle.net/scott/comments.html?entry=784
ollie1234 said:
In using the SDK, do I simply import it as a package into my code and call up its functions?
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WM SDK's are mostly a collection of header files, import libs and samples. You include the header files you need in you own code, then you can use the functions they declare, and link with the appropriate libs.

Nice work guys.. Thanks a lot for your assistance. I will post on how I get on!
Ollie.

[Q] How to develop an C# Wp7 app that accesses the registry and change the same

I want to make a new App to change settings for my phone.
How do I create a C # App in WP7 that makes changes to the registry and files WIndows Phone?

You need a lot of stuff:
- installed Visual Studio + latest WP7 SDK;
- interop-unlocked phone;
- knowledge in C# and WP7 programming.
If you meet the above requirements, read (attentively) this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1569832

And if you are building Windows Phone 7 apps, you qualify as a startup and can get Visual Studio for free from Microsoft:
https://www.microsoft.com/bizspark/Startup/Signup.aspx
This gets you a free MSDN Ultimate subscription for three years.

Still looking for this help
sensboston said:
You need a lot of stuff:
- installed Visual Studio + latest WP7 SDK;
- interop-unlocked phone;
- knowledge in C# and WP7 programming.
If you meet the above requirements, read (attentively) this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1569832
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I am an average programmer, I have these tools and capabilities.
My intention is to discover how to access and edit the registry through my applications.
wp7roottools is a good choice, but would like to know how to do it from scratch to the end user does not need to have the application installed.
kenikh said:
And if you are building Windows Phone 7 apps, you qualify as a startup and can get Visual Studio for free from Microsoft:
https://www.microsoft.com/bizspark/Startup/Signup.aspx
This gets you a free MSDN Ultimate subscription for three years.
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Microsoft does not help much in this case

Well, you'll need to know how to write native code (use Visual Studio 2008 and the WinMo 6.x SDKs or the CE 6 or CE 7 platform builders). Write a native DLL with a COM class that exposes the functionality you want. You can then create an instance of the COM class from C# and use that via the ComBridge API. You can read more on doing this in a guide posted by Heathcliff74 on the dev&hacking sub-forum; search "guide developers native mango" and you should find it.
However, that will only give you the APIs to access the registry, it won't actually give you the permissions. You'll have read access to only part of the registry, and no write access at all. If you want higher permissions, you have four options:
1) Write an app for full-unlocked ROMs only. Full-unlock ROMs run all apps with max permissions.
2) Write an app that uses one of the existing "root" hacks that elevate an app to TCB (for example, require that people use WP7 Root Tools with your app).
3) Write an app that uses ID_CAP_INTEROPSERVICES and the OEM drivers present on most phones to do high-privilege operations. This is how registry editors and such worked before Root Tools, but requires substantial work to support various different OEM devices and firmware versions, and some device+firmware combinations aren't supported at all right now.
4) Find your own new elevation-of-privilege vulnerability, hack up an exploit for it, and use that. For example, when I created the HtcRoot project, WP7 Root Tools wasn't yet available for my phone.

GoodDayToDie said:
Well, you'll need to know how to write native code (use Visual Studio 2008 and the WinMo 6.x SDKs or the CE 6 or CE 7 platform builders). Write a native DLL with a COM class that exposes the functionality you want. You can then create an instance of the COM class from C# and use that via the ComBridge API. You can read more on doing this in a guide posted by Heathcliff74 on the dev&hacking sub-forum; search "guide developers native mango" and you should find it.
However, that will only give you the APIs to access the registry, it won't actually give you the permissions. You'll have read access to only part of the registry, and no write access at all. If you want higher permissions, you have four options:
1) Write an app for full-unlocked ROMs only. Full-unlock ROMs run all apps with max permissions.
2) Write an app that uses one of the existing "root" hacks that elevate an app to TCB (for example, require that people use WP7 Root Tools with your app).
3) Write an app that uses ID_CAP_INTEROPSERVICES and the OEM drivers present on most phones to do high-privilege operations. This is how registry editors and such worked before Root Tools, but requires substantial work to support various different OEM devices and firmware versions, and some device+firmware combinations aren't supported at all right now.
4) Find your own new elevation-of-privilege vulnerability, hack up an exploit for it, and use that. For example, when I created the HtcRoot project, WP7 Root Tools wasn't yet available for my phone.
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Thanks to previous answers, this really seems to get bad to be useful.
So need to develop a DLL with COM classes (for Windows Mobile 6.5) that has the functions I want and then invokes it. I carefully read the topics mentioned.
Answers to your bookmarks:
Option 1) My first application is intended for the HTC HD2 fullUnlock, I believe not having problems with permissions.
Option 2) Use third party tools like WP7RootTools is not very advantageous for the moment
Option 3) seems to be the best option, but as the knowledge needed to collect it?
Option 4) I think I still do not have sufficient skills for this option.
Very grateful for your help this is really helpful and appreciated.