how can i find the version of activesync

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Hari

Hi,

For my app, i need to retreive the version of active sync running
on the device and send it to the server. How can i find the version of
active sync running?? Can i get it from the device registry or is there
an other way?


Thanks,

Hari.
 
I don't think there's any way to get that. Why would you need it? The only
'break' that I can think of in versions that could possibly be significant
to your server is 3.8 and earlier versus 4.0 and later. If you're running a
Windows Mobile device, you can figure that out just by knowing if it's WM5
or not.

Paul T.
 
Thanks Paul,

Can you plz expand on your idea. How can i find if the
device id windowsMobile5 and which version of activeSync is supported
on WM5? My PPC emulator returns the OS as Microsoft Windows CE. But any
version of activesync can be installed on the PPC. So how do i do it??




- Hari
 
No, you're wrong. You can't install another version of ActiveSync on your
PPC. You can install a different version on your PC, but that has *nothing*
to do with the version that's inside the device.

Again, tell us *what* you're trying to do and why.

Paul T.
 
No, you're wrong. You can't install another version of ActiveSync on your
PPC. You can install a different version on your PC, but that has *nothing*
to do with the version that's inside the device.

Again, tell us *what* you're trying to do and why.

Paul T.










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Thanks Paul,
No, you're wrong. You can't install another version of ActiveSync on your
PPC. You can install a different version on your PC, but that has *nothing*
to do with the version that's inside the device.
Click to expand...

I've mistaken. You are right. I can install any version of
activesync on the PC. But for PPC it ships by default with the device.
Again, tell us *what* you're trying to do and why.
Click to expand...

My app is a client-server based one where the client needs to
send its credentials to authenticate itself. As in credentials it
needs to send the deviceid of the PPC, OS version and active sync
version that runs on the device. This is what exactly i need. How do i
know the version of activesync programmatically?


- Hari
 
Again, why does the version matter? You don't need the ActiveSync version,
you said yourself that you you need the device ID.


--
Chris Tacke - Embedded MVP
OpenNETCF Consulting
Managed Code in the Embedded World
www.opennetcf.com
--


Hari said:
No, you're wrong. You can't install another version of ActiveSync on
your
PPC. You can install a different version on your PC, but that has
*nothing*
to do with the version that's inside the device.

Again, tell us *what* you're trying to do and why.

Paul T.






Thanks Paul,
Click to expand...
Can you plz expand on your idea. How can i find if the
device id windowsMobile5 and which version of activeSync is supported
on WM5? My PPC emulator returns the OS as Microsoft Windows CE. But any
version of activesync can be installed on the PPC. So how do i do it??
Click to expand...
- Hari
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On Jan 23, 8:44 pm, "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT
no instrument no spam DOT com> wrote:
I don't think there's any way to get that. Why would you need it? The
only
'break' that I can think of in versions that could possibly be
significant
to your server is 3.8 and earlier versus 4.0 and later. If you're
running a
Windows Mobile device, you can figure that out just by knowing if it's
WM5
or not.
Click to expand...
Paul T.
Click to expand...
messagenews:[email protected]...

For my app, i need to retreive the version of active sync running
on the device and send it to the server. How can i find the version
of
active sync running?? Can i get it from the device registry or is
there
an other way?

Hari.- Hide
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Thanks Paul,
No, you're wrong. You can't install another version of ActiveSync on
your
PPC. You can install a different version on your PC, but that has
*nothing*
to do with the version that's inside the device.
Click to expand...

I've mistaken. You are right. I can install any version of
activesync on the PC. But for PPC it ships by default with the device.
Again, tell us *what* you're trying to do and why.
Click to expand...

My app is a client-server based one where the client needs to
send its credentials to authenticate itself. As in credentials it
needs to send the deviceid of the PPC, OS version and active sync
version that runs on the device. This is what exactly i need. How do i
know the version of activesync programmatically?


- Hari
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Exactly. Simply don't have the device send the ActiveSync version and you
should be fine. It doesn't tell you anything useful, so having it as part
of the authentication is useless.

Paul T.

Again, why does the version matter? You don't need the ActiveSync
version, you said yourself that you you need the device ID.


--
Chris Tacke - Embedded MVP
OpenNETCF Consulting
Managed Code in the Embedded World
www.opennetcf.com
--


Hari said:
No, you're wrong. You can't install another version of ActiveSync on
your
PPC. You can install a different version on your PC, but that has
*nothing*
to do with the version that's inside the device.

Again, tell us *what* you're trying to do and why.

Paul T.







Thanks Paul,

Can you plz expand on your idea. How can i find if the
device id windowsMobile5 and which version of activeSync is supported
on WM5? My PPC emulator returns the OS as Microsoft Windows CE. But
any
version of activesync can be installed on the PPC. So how do i do it??

- Hari

On Jan 23, 8:44 pm, "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT
no instrument no spam DOT com> wrote:
I don't think there's any way to get that. Why would you need it?
The
only
'break' that I can think of in versions that could possibly be
significant
to your server is 3.8 and earlier versus 4.0 and later. If you're
running a
Windows Mobile device, you can figure that out just by knowing if
it's
WM5
or not.

Paul T.

message
Hi,

For my app, i need to retreive the version of active sync
running
on the device and send it to the server. How can i find the
version of
active sync running?? Can i get it from the device registry or is
there
an other way?

Thanks,

Hari.- Hide
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- Show quoted text -
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Thanks Paul,
No, you're wrong. You can't install another version of ActiveSync on
your
PPC. You can install a different version on your PC, but that has
*nothing*
to do with the version that's inside the device.
Click to expand...

I've mistaken. You are right. I can install any version of
activesync on the PC. But for PPC it ships by default with the device.
Again, tell us *what* you're trying to do and why.
Click to expand...

My app is a client-server based one where the client needs to
send its credentials to authenticate itself. As in credentials it
needs to send the deviceid of the PPC, OS version and active sync
version that runs on the device. This is what exactly i need. How do i
know the version of activesync programmatically?


- Hari
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