Open a form when placed on the cradle

Question

Hi all,

I am working on a project that requires a sync form to open when the handheld is placed on the cradle. The handheld is running Windows CE 5.0.

For some reason, when I put the handheld on the cradle, a "port manager" and "USB" status windows appear; however, the form that I want to open within my application does not open. The port manager window closes, the "USB" status window remains open, but I cannot close it. If I remove the unit from the cradle, the "USB" status screen disappears and control returns to my application.

I was wondering if anybody experienced this issue.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

What is cradle? Would you mind explain.

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Answer 2

There are a couple of ways around this which might work for you.

You could set your form TopMost property to true to ensure it is show above other windows.

You could (via P/Invoke to CeRunAppAtEvent) have your application activated when AC power is detected (in cradle).

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Peter Foot | Microsoft Windows Phone Development MVP