Copy a File from a Device

Article
08/28/2006

This code sample is named Pget. It demonstrates how to programmatically copy a file from a mobile device to a desktop computer using the Remote API (RAPI) interface.

Feature Area

Networking and Communication

Relevant APIs

CeCloseHandle function
CeRapiInit function
CeRapiUninit function
CeReadFile function
CeWriteFile function
Remote API (RAPI) interface

Usage

To run the code sample

Navigate to the solution file (*.sln), and double-click it. By default, the solution files are copied to the following folders:

C:\Program Files\Windows CE Tools\wce500\Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC SDK\Samples\CPP\Win32\Rapi\Pget\``pget.sln

C:\Program Files\Windows CE Tools\wce500\Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone SDK\Samples\CPP\Win32\Rapi\Pget\``pget.sln

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 launches and loads the solution.
Build the solution (Ctrl+Shift+B).
Deploy the solution (F5).

Using the application

For example, if you want to copy a file from "\windows\test.exe" on the Mobile device to "c:\test.exe" on the desktop computer, execute the command:

Pget \windows\test.exe c:\test.exe

Remarks

The code sample runs on the desktop host computer.

Requirements

Pocket PC SDK: Windows Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC SDK.
Smartphone SDK: Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone SDK.
Development Environment: Visual Studio 2005.
ActiveSync: Version 4.0.