Beam a File From Your Pocket PC Using VB.NET

Introduction

This is the code that enables you to beam a file via infrared from your Pocket PC.

Someone on a forum asked me how you beam a file with VB.NET. I couldn't find anything so I took a chance and used the actual Beam.exe to beam the file and it worked. Here's the code:

Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Public Class Wireless
<DllImport("CoreDll.DLL", SetLastError:=True)> _
Private Shared Function CreateProcess(ByVal imageName As String, _
                            ByVal cmdLine As String, _
                            ByVal lpProcessAttributes As IntPtr, _
                            ByVal lpThreadAttributes As IntPtr, _
                            ByVal boolInheritHandles As Int32, _
                            ByVal dwCreationFlags As Int32, _
                            ByVal lpEnvironment As IntPtr, _
                            ByVal lpszCurrentDir As IntPtr, _
                            ByVal si() As Byte, _
                            ByVal pi As ProcessInfo) As Integer
End Function
<DllImport("CoreDll.dll")> _
Private Shared Function GetLastError() As Int32
End Function
Public Shared Function CreateProc(ByVal ExeName As String, _
                              ByVal CmdLine As String, _
                              ByVal pi As ProcessInfo) As Boolean
    If pi Is Nothing Then
        pi = New ProcessInfo
    End If
    Dim si(127) As Byte
    Return CreateProcess(ExeName, CmdLine, IntPtr.Zero, _
                                     IntPtr.Zero, 0, 0, _
                                     IntPtr.Zero, _
                                     IntPtr.Zero, si, pi) <> 0
End Function 'CreateProc
End Class 'Externals
Public Class ProcessInfo
Public hProcess As IntPtr
Public hThread As IntPtr
Public ProcessId As Int32
Public ThreadId As Int32
End Class 'ProcessInfo
Wireless.CreateProc("\Windows\Beam.exe", filename, nothing)

The filename being the file that you are beaming.

Have fun!!