Re: ActiveSync

r_z_aret_at_pen_fact.com
Date: 08/12/04


Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 18:37:21 -0400

On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 12:59:51 -0700, "David Gonzales [MS]"
<dgonzal@online.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Yes, executing Repllog will start ActiveSync and initiate a sync connection
>... assuming the device is somehow connected to the PC. According to MSDN:
>
> Repllog.exe file is the device-side part of ActiveSync that
> initiates a connection to the partner computer.
>
>But there are several gotchas, for instance if your device is physically
>connected to the PC why isn't ActiveSync already "connected"? If you want to

Not if another application is already using the port.

>start a serial or USB connect, this happens (on almost all Pocket PCs)
>automatically after plugging in the cable. An IR connection or ethernet
>connection is initiated through the ActiveSync UI on device, and I don't
>think there is an interface (COM or otherwise) for that.

I'm pretty sure repplog.exe doesn't care what type of connection is
involved; ActiveSync will figure out whether a COM port, IR, or
Ethernet.

>
>David
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>"DM" <darek@m-core.pl> wrote in message
>news:d8c12246.0408112217.40af4137@posting.google.com...
>> r_z_aret@pen_fact.com wrote in message
>news:<ct0lh01irkvlhcbs2r01vpf4m05auqi6b5@4ax.com>...
>> > On 11 Aug 2004 07:30:19 -0700, darek@m-core.pl (DM) wrote:
>> >
>> I'd like an application running on PocketPC to be able to start
>> ActiveSync. Let's say that my app finds out that some crucial
>> files are missing, in such case it would start activesync
>> synchronization and the server located at the PC would know
>> what to upload to PocketPC ( at the moment it's unrelevant - how ).
>>
>> Of course I can ask user to initiate synchronization, but I'd
>> prefer not to.
>

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