Status of Activesync (Desktop)

Hi,

Is it possible to detect whether or not Activesync is connected from a desktop based application? e.g. by reading a registry key or similar? or by a ping request?

Thanks

I don't understand exactly what you really mean.

Do you want to detect whether ActiveSync is running on the PC, waiting for a connection from the PDA, or that the connection between the PC and the PDA via ActiveSync is already active?

Do you need to do that from the PC or the PDA?

On the desktop computer i need to be able to detect if activesync is connected or not. Thanks.

Uh, maybe when it says "Connected" in the ActiveSync window (and the ActiveSync icon is green rather than gray)?

then you'd need to write a program that has eyes to see the green icon.

Edited by cmonex 2006-06-20 7:09 AM

I'm not sure what language you're using to determine this, but as far as .NET goes, you can try using this.

Sorry, that was my post above. I didn't realize I was logged out?

Edited by mscdex 2006-06-20 7:51 AM

I'm using Pascal as part of an installer for HPC.

Can anyone post the contents of %temp%\wcesmgr.log when the Jornada 680 is connected via serial and also when it isnt. Anyone with a 720 willing to do this for both serial and USB is welcome to as well.

This is the only way i can think of doing this. RAPI returns true regardless of connection status, so thats no good.

Thanks all

Edited by chazco 2006-06-25 7:48 AM

You can ping 192.168.55.101 for a local mode connection - no problem for AS4 in a non-exchange setup, for AS3 it's a little harder because of WAN connectivity. If however the interface is up, there is a connection.

The 'correct' way to do it is to use Common Object Model (COM) and the IDccMan function which will monitor the state and return the status to the call.

Using IP pinging is tricky to do, since the IP addresses do change (e.g. if thats already used).


I think thats what i tried along with RAPI. It returned a true value regardless.

Iddcman is the correct function. It is system automated. I suggest you go back and look at it again or use DccManSink.

If you use 'IP' pull up the interface not the IP