Interesting numbers in the Windows Mobile 5.0 Device Emulator

Sunil Jagadish — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 02:28:00 GMT

Check out Barry Bond's post about a few numbers in the WM 5.0 Device Emulator that can be used to test busy numbers, never answer numbers etc.

Windows Mobile 5.0 Message Interception

Sunil Jagadish — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 12:28:00 GMT

I delivered a session on Windows Mobile programming with a focus on WM 5.0 in Coimbatore during the MSDN @ Campus event. I demonstrated a Bluetooth application using the 32feet API and Message Interception API in WM 5.0. I am reminded to point out that Peter Foot of the OpenNETCF fame, has separated a few APIs including the Bluetooth library into 32feet, which is worth noting for Bluetooth enthusiasts.

I have uploaded my demos here-

Bluetooth demo (scenario was communication between a PPC and a Desktop machine at a Pizza Company)
[Demo will be upload the shortly]

Download the SMS interception demo

The SMS Interception demo has inline documentation to help you understand its working.

/*
*
* ---------------------------------
* Running the application
* ---------------------------------
*
* 1. Make sure you have VS 2005 and Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC SDK installed
* 2. Run the application and use the Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC Phone Emulator
* 3. Click on the "Start" button to start the SMS Interceptor
* 4. This application will peek at all SMS's received henceforth and process them
*    if the SMS body is prefixed with the word "ASTRO"
* 5. Valid format for getting prediction: ASTRO dd-mm
* 6. Open the "Messages" in the PocketPC and create a new SMS, say, ASTRO 20-8
*    (for 20th Aug) and send it to +14250010001, which is a fake number.
*    Any Phone calls or SMS's to this number is a reference to the emulator itself.
* 7. Once the SMS is sent, it appears in the list box. If it were to be an SMS
*    without prefix "ASTRO", the application will leave it to be read by the user.
* 8. This can be observed when the prediction is sent. This SMS lands in the Inbox.
* 9. To stop the Message Interception, click the Stop button
*
* More reading info on SMS interception API in WM 5.0:
* http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile/archive/2005/07/09/437189.aspx
* http://www.pcquest.com/content/search/showarticle1.asp?arid=75833&mode=disp
*
* Windows Mobile 5.0 PPT - TechEd
* http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/f/a/9fadc29f-8df1-486f-b200-94f79ee7a7de/MED%20303%20New%20Managed%20APIs%20Controls,%20Messaging%20and%20Telephony.ppt
*
*/