RE: Remote Execution of a Pocket PC Executable

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From: Jonathan (Jonathan_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/22/04


Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 08:05:38 -0700

Try this http://www.unsupportedsoftware.com/ce/dev/vbrapi.htm I think your out of luck for the waiting to finish part though. The communication between the PC and PPC is still a little rough.

"Ismilar" wrote:

> Hello,
> I need to remotely execute a program on a Windows CE device (a pocket
> PC) from a desktop PC using Visual Basic 6. I am trying to use the
> function CECreateProcess in the RAPI.dll, but I cannot get that to
> work. My call is thus: CeCreateProcess(CESourceFile, "", 0, 0, False,
> 0, 0, 0, 0, lpProcessInformation) with CESourceFile being the path and
> name of the executable on the WinCE device.
> It goes right through that statement without returning an error, but
> it doesn't actually run the program. I have CEReadFile, and most of
> the other RAPI functions working, just not the CeCreateProcess.
> Also, I would like the program on the PC to wait for the execution of
> the WinCE executable to finish before going on.
> Does anyone know how to use the CeCreateProcess properly, or know an
> alternate method for running a remote WinCE program (and waiting for
> it to finish)?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Ismilar
>



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