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Control: HD Keypad control from
HandData
Use: Numerical Keypad input for eVB and eVC++
Cost: $39.95
How the Keypad control works
The HandData keypad control provides a popup
keypad for eVB and eVC applications requiring numerical input.
Implementation as an ActiveX control ensures good response times,
the control paints quickly and worked flawlessly when I put it
through it's paces in the eVB Emulator. It is implemented as a
modal dialog requiring explicit 'Enter' or 'Cancel' commands to
close.
The control implements a basic numeric keypad
with keys for numbers 0 - 9, braces, decimal point and space (sp).
There are 4 control buttons; Cancel, Del, Clr
and Enter with the Del clearing one key entry at
a time and the Clr button clearing all input.
Registering the control
After you have unzipped the file, open a command
prompt window and navigate to the \unzipped path\Desktop\Design
path and register the control using:
regsvr32 keypad.ocx
Note the documentation is slightly out here
since the correct directory is the \unzipped path\Desktop\Design
directory not the \unzipped path\Desktop\ as mentioned
in the PDF file.
Setting up the control for Emulation/Design
1) Copy the following dll's:
mfcce300.dll and olece300.dll
from:
C:\windows CE Tools\wce300\MS Pocket PC\mfc\lib\x86em
to:
C:\windows CE Tools\wce300\MS Pocket PC\emulation\Palm300\Windows
2) Next open up an eVB project and click Tools
-> Remote Tools -> Control Manager
3) Expand the Pocket PC node and click
on Pocket PC Emulation
4) Click on Control Menu -> Add
New Control
5) Navigate to the \unzipped path\Desktop\Emulation
directory, choose Keypad.ocx and OK. This will register
the control for the emulation environment.
6) Click on the Desktop Design Controls
tab in the Control Manager
7) Click on Control Menu -> Add
New Control
8) Navigate to the \unzipped path\Desktop\Design
directory, the same one you used in the regsvr32 command above
and choose Keypad.ocx.
9) Click OK. This will register the control
for the 'Desktop' environment.
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