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        Using .NET CF to write a Pocket PC SMS messaging app

        Doug | Date: Apr 1, 2005 | Comments: 1



        Visual Studio Magazine has published an article that shows how to use the .NET Compact Framework to write an application that sends SMS (Short Message Service) messages from a Pocket PC using Bluetooth. SMS first became popular in Europe and Asia, but is now making inroads in the US, according to author Wei-Meng Lee Lee.




        The application that Lee develops lets Pocket PC users create SMS messages with the virtual keyboard, and then send and receive them via a Bluetooth-enabled cell phone. The exercise requires a Pocket PC and a cell phone -- both equipped with Bluetooth -- plus Visual Studio .NET 2003.

        Lee first shows how to use the venerable Hayes AT modem command set to communicate SMS messages to and from a mobile handset. He then proceeds to develop the application in Visual Studio. Complete source code listings are provided.

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        Use the .NET Compact Framework to write an application for sending SMS messages on Pocket PCs using Bluetooth.




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