Re: Contacting a Pocket PC from a server

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From: Paul G. Tobey [eMVP] (ptobey)
Date: 09/14/04 

Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 11:46:11 -0700

Not with released pieces, no. You didn't say anything about running a Web
service. It's not a daunting task, generally. You simply have total
control over the 'protocol' for the communications. You could say that the
client just opens the socket, sends an XML file, and disconnects. Not very
difficult. You could be listening on port 80, if you wanted to. You'd have
to process HTTP requests from the other end, of course.

Paul T.

"LJ" <do@not.use> wrote in message
news:%23NTF1aomEHA.644@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Hi Paul,
>
> Thanks for responding.
> As far as I know there is no way to run a Webservice on the Pocket PC
> itself using the Compact Framework without coding all the plumbing myself
> and that seems like a daunting task. The app has to go through a tightly
> secured (wireless) network that is firewalled at several places so I would
> love to be able do two-way initiated communication using port 80 using
> technolgies like SOAP and XML. Has anyone come up with something that is
> able to do this or will I have to create my own protocols in order to do
> so?
>
> Thanks for responding,
>
> LJ
>
> "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" <ptobey no spam AT no instrument no spam DOT com>
> wrote in message news:eyQ%23HjnmEHA.3896@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> The client will have to have some sort of a connection (server), endpoint
>> open. You can do that with sockets, you might run an FTP or HTTP server
>> on the device, etc.
>>
>> Paul T.
>>
>> "LJ" <do@not.use> wrote in message
>> news:ehLNgLnmEHA.3632@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'm stuck developing an application where a a client application running
>>> on a PDA needs to be updated by a server. This client application can
>>> easily pull information from the server using a webservice running on
>>> the server. But how can the server push information to the client Pocket
>>> PC without resorting to polling techniques on the client.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks, LJ
>>>
>>
>>
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