Tip of the Month Archive

Browse previous Tips of the Month from the list below.

• December 2011: Converting a Visual CE form to DroidDB
• November 2011: Installing the Visual CE Runtime
• October 2011: Resolving 'Form not found' When Creating a Runtime
• September 2011: Handling 'Duplicate key value'
• August 2011: Creating an Installer That Installs Two (or more) Applications
• July 2011: Windows Mobile Emulator...Revisited
• June 2011: Positioning to a Region When Opening a Form
• May 2011: Translating the Record Not Found Message
• April 2011: Speeding Up a Filter
• March 2011: Synchronizing Tables with Foreign Key (One-to-Many) Relationships
• February 2011: Having mEnable Use Windows Authentication to Login to SQL Server
• January 2011: Associating a Name with a Variable
• December 2010: Making an Edit control required
• November 2010: Why the column names are Column0, Column1, Column2...and what you can do about it
• October 2010: Dealing with the "The structure of the form's underlying table has changed" message
• September 2010: Reversing the Record Order (from the handheld)
• June 2010: Installing a Visual CE Runtime Patch
• May 2010: Restoring column names
• April 2010: Controling the contents of the export file
• March 2010: Running a macro or jumping on a tab click
• February 2010: Dealing with "Macro not found" errors
• January 2010: Including mEnable in an Installer
• December 2009: Sending Binary Data Over a COM Port
• November 2009: File Pathname Mapping When Running Forms on the Desktop
• October 2009: Handling Screen Rotation
• September 2009: Locating the Desktop Database on a Network Drive When Using mEnable
• July 2009: Retiring A Handheld
• June 2009: Bar Code Scanners
• May 2009: Executing a SQL Server Stored Procedure
• April 2009: Creating a Visual CE Macro that Updates More Than One Table
• March 2009: Changing the mEnable Manager's IP Address
• February 2009: Visual CE and mEnable Access to Microsoft Excel Files
• January 2009: Generating File Names for Export Files
• December 2008: Setting mEnable Manager's Server-Side File and Folder Location
• November 2008: Background Image for a Form
• October 2008: Opening a Form in List View
• September 2008: Recording Which Handheld Created a Record
• August 2008: Navigational Grid Control
• July 2008: Reversing the Record Order (from the desktop)
• June 2008: Pushing Data to a Handheld
• May 2008: Password Protecting Your Form
• April 2008: Starting a Desktop Application When a Handheld Connects
• March 2008: Dividing a Table Among Different Handhelds
• February 2008: Dealing with the "Datetime field overflow (null)" error
• January 2008: Allowing Multiple Handhelds to Synchronize to the Same Table
• December 2007: Grid Controls and Lookups
• November 2007: Migrating to the New mEnable
• October 2007: Creating Visual CE Forms to Run on Desktop Computers Using Local or Remote Data
• September 2007: Using Visual CE with Google Maps Mobile
• August 2007: Database Referential Integrity Constraints and the Synchronizer
• July 2007: Populating the Northwinds Mobile Traders Database
• June 2007: Troubleshooting GPS Connections
• May 2007: Updating Values in a Grid Control
• April 2007: "IF...THEN...ELSE", "FOR...NEXT", "WHILE...DO", and "REPEAT...UNTIL" in a Macro
• March 2007: Downloading (Publishing) a Table With a Large Number of Records
• February 2007: Verifying a Value Read by a Barcode Scanner
• January 2007: Updating Multiple Tables at the Same Time
• December 2006: Troubleshooting mEnable Connections
• November 2006: Scroll Bars on Forms With Move-To-When-Pressed Buttons
• October 2006: Searching Using a Multiple Column Key
• September 2006: Using a Lookup Control in a Macro
• August 2006: Controlling Report CE from a Visual CE form
• July 2006: Controlling a Macro by Using an "if" Expression in a SKIP Command Button
• June 2006: Controlling the Decimal Digits Displayed by a Calculated Control
• May 2006: Putting Text to the Left of a Checkbox or Radio Button
• April 2006: Adding a Control to the Middle of the Control Order
• March 2006: Navigational Dropdowns
• February 2006: Converting from a Pocket Access Database (.CDB file) to a Visual CE Database
• January 2006: Creating a Splash Screen
• December 2005: Adding an OID Column to an Existing Table
• November 2005: Creating a Horizontal Scrollbar for a Grid
• October 2005: Using a Message Box in a Macro Triggered by a Get Focus Event
• September 2005: Creating a Single Runtime Installer for Report CE and Visual CE
• August 2005: Installing the SYWARE Print Engine
• July 2005:OLE Objects in Pocket Access Databases
• June 2005:Setting Default Folder for FILE | OPEN and FILE | SAVE
• May 2005: Handling "Record not found" When Jumping
• April 2005: Recovering from Loss of Power
• March 2005: Backing Up Your Data
• February 2005: Handling "Record not found" When Searching
• January 2005: Creating a Character String With an Embedded Line-Feed
• December 2004: Resetting the Autonumber
• November 2004: Changing the Name of the Storage Card Folder
• October 2004: Synchronizing Some Tables All of the Time and Some Tables Part of the Time
• September 2004: Customizing Synchronization for a Specific Handheld
• August 2004: Creating Spin Controls
• July 2004: Removing Shortcuts
• June 2004: Closing a Form with a Hidden Menu Bar
• May 2004: Removing Forms and Tables
• April 2004 : Preventing "Ghost" Records
• March 2004: Generating Unique Ids When Using Multiple Handhelds
• February 2004: Jumping Based on More Than One Value
• January 2004 : Taking Pictures and Saving Them Into the Database
• December 2003: Using a Value From the Current Record When Creating a New Record
• November 2003: Creating a Multi-Column Key
• October 2003: Using a Grid Control to Show All the Records in a Table
• September 2003: Jumping to Different Forms Based on a Dropdown Value
• August 2003: Sending an SMS Message from a Form via a Cell Phone
• July 2003: Multi-Page Capabilities Utilizing Tabs
• June 2003:Screen Shots of FoneDB Applications
• May 2003: Specifying Usernames and Passwords When Synchronizing
• April 2003: Using a Barcode Scanner to Find a Record
• March 2003: Making Report CE® Use All the Space on a Page
• February 2003: Using Visual CE® with FileMaker Pro
• January 2003: Making A Demo Form That Will Timeout
• December 2002: Using Pocket PC Hardware Buttons
• November 2002: Hiding Scroll Bars in a Single Frame Form
• October 2002: Loading Forms Faster
• September 2002: Manually Overriding a Lookup Control
• July 2002: Manually Overriding an Autonumber Control
• June 2002: Changing the Database Used by a Form
• May 2002: Changing the Location of a Database Volume (a .CDB or .SDF File)
• April 2002: Screen Shots of Visual CE® Applications
• March 2002: Launching Report CE from eMbedded Visual Basic
• February 2002: Setting Window Size for Forms Running on the Desktop
• January 2002: Running a Macro Program When a Form is First Launched
• December 2001: Using Scribbles with .CDB Files
• November 2001: Turn on Your New Button Menu
• October 2001: Using New Fonts with Old Forms
• September 2001: Multi-tiered Dependent Dropdowns with More than Four Levels
• August 2001: Controlling the Number of Decimal Places Displayed
• July 2001: Removing Entries From User-Can-Add Dropdowns
• May 2001: Adding a Splash Screen to your Visual CE® Form
• April 2001: Synchronizing a Single Handheld to Two Desktop Machines
• March 2001: Adding Online Help to Your Visual CE® Forms
• February 2001: Putting Tables on the Storage Card
• January 2001: Viewing Pocket PC Apps Sideways
• November 2000: Using Lookup Values in Calculations
• October 2000: Adding Voice Recording to Your Forms