Connecting to BT device 'by name'?

[Leif Eirik Olsen]

Hi all,

Not sure this question is specific to CF, but in my PocketPc app I have the
following code to let my users select an available bluetooth device to
connect to :

PortHandle = CreateFile("Com6:", GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE, 0, 0,
OPEN_EXISTING, 0, 0);

The above code brings up the a system dialog box where user may select a
device.

Q: Is there anyway to avoid this dialogbox and always connect to a device
that I already know the name of?

The reason I 'need' this is that my application should only connect to our
own bluetooth enabeled antenne, thus the user should not need to be bothered


regards,
Leo

 

[Peter Foot [MVP]]

From the description it appears you are using the widcomm stack. There is a
tweak whereby you can avoid this prompt and always have the port connect to
the last used device by making a registry change:-
http://www.gpsdotnet.com/kb/article.aspx?id=10262

Peter

 

[Leif Eirik Olsen]

From the description it appears you are using the widcomm stack. There is a
tweak whereby you can avoid this prompt and always have the port connect to
the last used device by making a registry change:-
http://www.gpsdotnet.com/kb/article.aspx?id=10262

Thanks alot for your swift replay,

I'll have a go at it right away

regards,
Leo