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Introduction

This utility (rcmd.exe) can copy files and folders (with subfolders) to PocketPC or from PocketPC to desktop PC. I integrated this tool into "Send To" menu. And now I am able to copy any file/folder to my device without opening ActiveSync's browser. This tool is also useful for some kind of automation.

This is a command-line Win32 application which uses RAPI to work with PocketPC. To run this utility, you should have ActiveSync installed in Desktop PC.

Windows CE Remote API

With RAPI, you can write data to or read data from a Windows CE-based device remotely with a desktop computer. This API support various functions:

• System Information Functions

  about memory, power, desktop, stores, password.

• Database Functions

  retrieving and storing data.

• File and Directory Management Functions

  creating, deleting files/folders, changing attributes.

• Registry Management Functions

  retrieving and storing data.

• Shell Management Functions

  shortcuts, special folders.

• Window Management Functions

  enumerating, getting properties of windows.

This API also allows to execute applications and call a function from a DLL inside PocketPC. I think it's a great API for automating PocketPC from Desktop.

Using the sources

To build the project, you need to setup eMbedded Visual Tools (or PocketPC SDK), and setup directories in Visual C++ 6.0. Add ActiveSync inc\ and lib\ folders. Use menu Tools -> Options -> directories tab. In my case, I added C:\Windows CE Tools\wce300\MS Pocket PC\support\ActiveSync\inc (and \lib) folders.

The sources consist of a CRapi class and main module. CRapi.cpp has some public methods:

//

// copy files (with subfolders, by mask) between Destop <-> PocketPC.

//

// parameters:

//  par1 - path to copy from 

//  par2 - path to copy to

//

//  The paths may be from Desktop or PockePC

// (but both can not be from one target)

int CRapi::copy(LPCTSTR par1, LPCTSTR par2, LPCTSTR par3, LPCTSTR par4)
...
...

//

// Delete files by mask

//

//

int CRapi::del(LPCTSTR par1, LPCTSTR par2, LPCTSTR par3, LPCTSTR par4)
...
...

//

// Show files and folders

//

// dir c:\*

// dir \temp\*

// dir "\my documents\*" 

//

int CRapi::dir(LPCTSTR par1, LPCTSTR par2, LPCTSTR par3, LPCTSTR par4)
...
...

//

// Rinning application in PPC 

//

int CRapi::run(LPCTSTR par1, LPCTSTR par2, LPCTSTR par3, LPCTSTR par4)
...
...

//

// enumerates DataBases in PPC

//

int CRapi::db(LPCTSTR par1, LPCTSTR par2, LPCTSTR par3, LPCTSTR par4)
...
...

History

• Dec 2003: Fixed some bugs.
• Aug 2002: First release.

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Thanks Alexander Gorshkov 7:43 17 Jan '09   Спасибо, Александр, очень полезная программа! Thanks a lot! Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink Buffer overun Member 4145128 21:23 7 Mar '08   This is a great program and I am finding it very helpful. Thanks Alexander. Am I right in saying that in Rapi1.cpp LPCTSTR itoaFileSize(DWORD size, LPTSTR out = NULL) { ... TCHAR postfix[5]; Needs to be ... TCHAR postfix[6]; to make room for the string delimiter after "bytes"? Martin Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink Copying fdgf 12:20 16 Dec '07   Hello, Your application copies files a lot slower than active synch, any idea why? Thanks! danutz_cr Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink why buffer size is 5006 AgunJ 23:51 27 Aug '07   Hi Alexander, Thank you. Why you use 5006 as the buffer size in CopyFile1 and CopyFile2. CODE with me Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink SD card directory ugroczkycs 4:22 14 Nov '06   I'd like to copy files to PPCs SD card, how can i find SD card directory? thanx Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink 1.00/5 Re: SD card directory Alexander Shilonosov 3:57 15 Nov '06   Sorry I cannt help you. Because now I am using non MS device. -- Alexander Shilonosov Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink possible to convert to vb .net athinarayanan 4:26 2 Nov '06   Hi this is really great tool. however, I would like to have this in vb .net version of it. is anyone can convert will be great. Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink 2.00/5 Bug fix : memory leak [modified] Vincent_RICHOMME 5:56 10 Jul '06   Hi, there is a bug in Rapi1.cpp in itoaFileSize In debug mode and when transferring big files I got stack corruption. Postfix variable should be declared as an array > 5 because bytes needs 6 car to be stored : 5+ backslash 0 I have declared it as an array of 64 elements and it seems to fix all my issues. Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink 2.00/5 How to add to "Send to" meu ?? julian_hung 0:47 10 Jun '06   Hi, This is a great tool, I love it. I used it all the time when I want to copy files from PC to PPC. You mentioned you have add this to "Send To" menu. Could you share with us how you do it ?? Thanks. Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink Re: How to add to "Send to" meu ?? Alexander Shilonosov 4:01 15 Nov '06   Hm. Let me to recall... It's seems that I created *.bat file. that uses %1 parameter and call rcmd.exe with it. rcmd.exe should be on the c:\windows\ folders. Bat file should be in "%your profile dir%\send to" folder. You should only correctly setup this BAT file. and play-around a bit to get it works. -- Alexander Shilonosov Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink Thank you! hepan 22:11 19 Jan '06   It is very useful for me! Thanks a lot! Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink How to avoid memory read error exceptions? Carlos Eugênio X. Torres 0:37 23 Jun '05   Hi, I'm using your code on desktop application in VC++ to copy files from PC->PPC and PPC->PC. But, in the middle of a copy process, if I take the windows ce device off from the cradle (disconnect it) the program fails in a windows memory read error and the program exits!! I tryied to use try-catch into my code, but it couldn't avoid that error. What solution do you advise? Thanks! Carlos Eugênio Torres Software Analyst and Developer Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD.NET) email: carloseugeniotorres@gmail.com Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink 5.00/5 Re: How to avoid memory read error exceptions? Alexander Shilonosov 2:32 23 Jun '05   1. Try to use _set_se_translator() in your app; It's even interesting to me. whether it can detect the fatal error. 2. Check the code for correct processing return values on Ce* functions. -- Alexander Shilonosov Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink Re: How to avoid memory read error exceptions? Carlos Eugênio X. Torres 5:24 23 Jun '05   Excuse my ignorance, but what's _set_se_translator() ? I'm just using the functions from your CRapi class, no using Ce* functions directly. I'm using dir, copy and del functions most. Carlos Eugênio Torres Software Analyst and Developer Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD.NET) email: carloseugeniotorres@gmail.com Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink Re: How to avoid memory read error exceptions? Alexander Shilonosov 6:06 23 Jun '05   You can use it within your VC Application to define an exception handler. It's a way to get control when your App is fataling but before closing it. So you can pop-up a message to user to exuse for error )) See MSDN for the info. I advice you to check all return values of Ce* functions in the class . When I make the class, I did not take into account that user can plug out a PocketPC while copying. -- Alexander Shilonosov Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink creating directory hadaf9 0:42 18 Apr '05   Your utility is great and I need it But is there away to add creating a directory as well I need to transfer files to a new directory like \Storage Card\Temp for example. I noticed a bug in CAB files that if it is handling more than 1000 files, the installation generate error , So I am thinking of using you utility to transfer all my files manulay by my Scripit in NSIS setup application , but it fails to copy in uncreated directory ,,, could u help please ,, Best regards Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink Re: creating directory Alexander Shilonosov 21:17 18 Apr '05   Hello, Just now, I take a look at rcmd.exe sources and notice that new directory should be created when copy files to PocketPC->PC (and PC->PPC). As I get from sources now , you cant copy to unexisting folder. Instead you may copy from "c:\my data\" to PPC (try with slash or without) , in this case "my data" folder will be created at destination and all folder content will be copyed. Another way is to add some code for creating folders to rcmd.exe sources and compile it and share it with codeproject . -- Alexander Shilonosov Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink Re: creating directory quentinsiraut 6:17 19 Apr '05   Yeah that's what I did : update the code in order to create directories I will look how to share this... Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink 2.00/5 Telnet and RCMD quentinsiraut 9:12 15 Apr '05   Hi guys, I have a machine, let's call it TESTMACHINE, where is plugged in my pocketpc device. I wrote a script to run some tests on my device from TESTMACHINE (that calls rcmd to create/del files/dir). It works fine. But, I need now to lauch my script from a remote machine, using telnet. It seems that rcmd can not connect to the device then... Any knowledge about this ? Thanks a lot. Quentin Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink Re: Telnet and RCMD Alexander Shilonosov 21:33 15 Apr '05   I have no idea why it isn't working. -- Alexander Shilonosov Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink Re: Telnet and RCMD quentinsiraut 6:20 19 Apr '05   Ok... Well, some Microsoft guys seem to say that they are not surprised that it doesn't work . Something with the difference between the authentification used in the RAPI and the one used for telnet/ssh... So they told us to give up trying to do this :-> Anyway, I found another way, not very nice that works : from telnet, schedule a task on the remote machine which will be executed at t+1 and that launches basically the script I was trying to launch directly from telnet... Sign In·View Thread·PermaLink 1.50/5

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