Registry

[Jon Vaughan]

Am I correct in thinking the pocket pc has no registry and if so whats the
best practice for storing user config data thats enter via a config screen ?

Thanks

 

[Brooke]

Pocketpc does have a registry.

Any number of ways to store data. Plain text file, XML, registry, EDB, etc.

 

[Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]]

There are registry access classes in OpenNETCF's Smart Device Framework,
SDF. You can download it from www.opennetcf.org.

Paul T.

 

[Jon Vaughan]

Are there no registy classes that are available in vs 2003 cf ?


"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam DOT
com> wrote in message news:[email protected]...

 

[Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]]

No.

Paul T.

Are there no registy classes that are available in vs 2003 cf ?


"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam DOT
com> wrote in message news:[email protected]...

There are registry access classes in OpenNETCF's Smart Device Framework,
SDF. You can download it from www.opennetcf.org.

Paul T.

 

[Jon Vaughan]

Last question : Is the OpenCf registry method the one people would recommend
?


"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam DOT
com> wrote in message news:[email protected]...

No.

Paul T.

Are there no registy classes that are available in vs 2003 cf ?


"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam
DOT com> wrote in message news:[email protected]...

There are registry access classes in OpenNETCF's Smart Device Framework,
SDF. You can download it from www.opennetcf.org.

Paul T.

Pocketpc does have a registry.

Any number of ways to store data. Plain text file, XML, registry, EDB,
etc.

Am I correct in thinking the pocket pc has no registry and if so whats
the best practice for storing user config data thats enter via a
config screen ?

Thanks

 

[Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]]

At least one would ;-)! It's a wrapper that's consistent with other
registry wrappers from MS, where they exist.

Paul T.

Last question : Is the OpenCf registry method the one people would
recommend ?


"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam DOT
com> wrote in message news:[email protected]...

No.

Paul T.

Are there no registy classes that are available in vs 2003 cf ?


"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam
DOT com> wrote in message There are registry access classes in OpenNETCF's Smart Device
Framework, SDF. You can download it from www.opennetcf.org.

Paul T.

Pocketpc does have a registry.

Any number of ways to store data. Plain text file, XML, registry,
EDB, etc.

Am I correct in thinking the pocket pc has no registry and if so
whats the best practice for storing user config data thats enter via
a config screen ?

Thanks

 

[Brooke]

No, I don't recommend it. I cannot stand installing a simple app of the net
and also have it install a bunch of OpenCF dll's. I would rather that the
developer took the time and used the Win32 API registry calls.

If you install a number of 3rd party apps and they all use OpenCF then you
will end up with duplicate dll's scattered throughout your program files
directory, or device.

http://www.pinvoke.net/search.aspx?search=registry&namespace=[All]

Last question : Is the OpenCf registry method the one people would
recommend ?


"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam DOT
com> wrote in message news:[email protected]...

No.

Paul T.

Are there no registy classes that are available in vs 2003 cf ?


"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam
DOT com> wrote in message There are registry access classes in OpenNETCF's Smart Device
Framework, SDF. You can download it from www.opennetcf.org.

Paul T.

Pocketpc does have a registry.

Any number of ways to store data. Plain text file, XML, registry,
EDB, etc.

Am I correct in thinking the pocket pc has no registry and if so
whats the best practice for storing user config data thats enter via
a config screen ?

Thanks

 

[Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]]

Hello, source. Compile it in with your application. If you have multiple
OpenNETCF programs around, install it into the GAC. These are deployment
complaints all of which have solutions.

Paul T.

No, I don't recommend it. I cannot stand installing a simple app of the
net and also have it install a bunch of OpenCF dll's. I would rather that
the developer took the time and used the Win32 API registry calls.

If you install a number of 3rd party apps and they all use OpenCF then you
will end up with duplicate dll's scattered throughout your program files
directory, or device.

http://www.pinvoke.net/search.aspx?search=registry&namespace=[All]

Last question : Is the OpenCf registry method the one people would
recommend ?


"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam
DOT com> wrote in message news:[email protected]...

No.

Paul T.

Are there no registy classes that are available in vs 2003 cf ?


"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam
DOT com> wrote in message There are registry access classes in OpenNETCF's Smart Device
Framework, SDF. You can download it from www.opennetcf.org.

Paul T.

Pocketpc does have a registry.

Any number of ways to store data. Plain text file, XML, registry,
EDB, etc.

Am I correct in thinking the pocket pc has no registry and if so
whats the best practice for storing user config data thats enter via
a config screen ?

Thanks

 

[Guest]

Really? It seems to me that the OpenNETCF library comes with full source,
so if you want you can pull *just* the registry stuff out that you want, and
then it matches the FFx interface and is the same as what you'd come up with
if you did it yourself.

You're wrong on point #2 as well. OpenNETCF libraries install in the GAC,
so you get one and only one copy, even with multiple apps using them.

-Chris

No, I don't recommend it. I cannot stand installing a simple app of the
net and also have it install a bunch of OpenCF dll's. I would rather that
the developer took the time and used the Win32 API registry calls.

If you install a number of 3rd party apps and they all use OpenCF then you
will end up with duplicate dll's scattered throughout your program files
directory, or device.

http://www.pinvoke.net/search.aspx?search=registry&namespace=[All]

Last question : Is the OpenCf registry method the one people would
recommend ?


"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam
DOT com> wrote in message news:[email protected]...

No.

Paul T.

Are there no registy classes that are available in vs 2003 cf ?


"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam
DOT com> wrote in message There are registry access classes in OpenNETCF's Smart Device
Framework, SDF. You can download it from www.opennetcf.org.

Paul T.

Pocketpc does have a registry.

Any number of ways to store data. Plain text file, XML, registry,
EDB, etc.

Am I correct in thinking the pocket pc has no registry and if so
whats the best practice for storing user config data thats enter via
a config screen ?

Thanks

 

[Simon Hart]

You don't need to run the OpenNETCF installer. You can just include the
DLL's you want, install them in the GAC or your app dir, its upto you.

Regards
Simon.

No, I don't recommend it. I cannot stand installing a simple app of the
net and also have it install a bunch of OpenCF dll's. I would rather that
the developer took the time and used the Win32 API registry calls.

If you install a number of 3rd party apps and they all use OpenCF then you
will end up with duplicate dll's scattered throughout your program files
directory, or device.

http://www.pinvoke.net/search.aspx?search=registry&namespace=[All]

Last question : Is the OpenCf registry method the one people would
recommend ?


"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam
DOT com> wrote in message news:[email protected]...

No.

Paul T.

Are there no registy classes that are available in vs 2003 cf ?


"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam
DOT com> wrote in message There are registry access classes in OpenNETCF's Smart Device
Framework, SDF. You can download it from www.opennetcf.org.

Paul T.

Pocketpc does have a registry.

Any number of ways to store data. Plain text file, XML, registry,
EDB, etc.

Am I correct in thinking the pocket pc has no registry and if so
whats the best practice for storing user config data thats enter via
a config screen ?

Thanks

 

[Brooke]

The issue is that I have installed a number of apps off of the net that are
using the OpenNET CF and they install the dll's into the same directory as
the exe. The developer(s) must be manually adding the dll's to install into
the program directory in the cab file?

If I develop the application I could install the dll's into the GAC, but I
am talking about apps written by other developers.

Really? It seems to me that the OpenNETCF library comes with full source,
so if you want you can pull *just* the registry stuff out that you want,
and then it matches the FFx interface and is the same as what you'd come
up with if you did it yourself.

You're wrong on point #2 as well. OpenNETCF libraries install in the GAC,
so you get one and only one copy, even with multiple apps using them.

-Chris

No, I don't recommend it. I cannot stand installing a simple app of the
net and also have it install a bunch of OpenCF dll's. I would rather
that the developer took the time and used the Win32 API registry calls.

If you install a number of 3rd party apps and they all use OpenCF then
you will end up with duplicate dll's scattered throughout your program
files directory, or device.

http://www.pinvoke.net/search.aspx?search=registry&namespace=[All]

Last question : Is the OpenCf registry method the one people would
recommend ?


"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam
DOT com> wrote in message No.

Paul T.

Are there no registy classes that are available in vs 2003 cf ?


"Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <p space tobey no spam AT no instrument no spam
DOT com> wrote in message
There are registry access classes in OpenNETCF's Smart Device
Framework, SDF. You can download it from www.opennetcf.org.

Paul T.

Pocketpc does have a registry.

Any number of ways to store data. Plain text file, XML, registry,
EDB, etc.

Am I correct in thinking the pocket pc has no registry and if so
whats the best practice for storing user config data thats enter
via a config screen ?

Thanks

 

[Guest]

The issue is that I have installed a number of apps off of the net that

are using the OpenNET CF and they install the dll's into the same
directory as the exe. The developer(s) must be manually adding the dll's
to install into the program directory in the cab file?

Yes, that's exactly what they're doing.

If I develop the application I could install the dll's into the GAC, but I
am talking about apps written by other developers.

Then wouldn't recommending the user put libraries in the GAC make more sense
than recommending they spend a bunch of time implementing the features
themselves?

-Chris