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Re: Windows programming bluetooth

csienke — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:55:34 +0100

Hi, I'm trying to write a server and client application for two USB Bluetooth dongles, to communicate with each other, but I have a problem: I got SOCKET_ERROR when I'm trying to create a socket:

SOCKET server = socket(AF_BTH, SOCK_STREAM, BTHPROTO_RFCOMM);

I use Windows Platform SDK and Visual Studio 2003. My dongle uses BlueSoleil.

Can somebody help me please?

Re: Windows programming bluetooth

dombax — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 08:36:31 +0100

hi Bad_r,
im doing a project related to secure data transfer between a pc and a mobile, i need a software that sends fiels from a computer to mobile, plz give the info that u have, so that it will be greatful for me to continue my project.

Re: Windows programming bluetooth

bad_r — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 02:59:12 +0100

i'm doing a similer thing, using a package called 32feet.com solved the problem of sending files from computer to mobile, but sending a file from mobile to computer stays impossible. can anybody help me with that.

Re: Windows programming bluetooth

whitetiger — Thu, 07 Jul 2005 18:03:12 +0200

Hi,

My app on windows should send and receive a number to a known phone. To only one phone that will act as the master. The app on windows will ack as the client.

Thanks

Re: Windows programming bluetooth

spide — Thu, 07 Jul 2005 06:17:47 +0200

Only way to receive files "without authorization" is to pair the devices and set the sending device as parmanently authorized from the phone. So this won't really help you because I think you are trying to send files and stuff to phones unknown to you.

Re: Windows programming bluetooth

whitetiger — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 20:39:19 +0200

hi,

I downloaded the ms sdk sp2 but i have no idea as how to compile and run programs. should i install visaul studio 6 or 7 ?

thanks

Windows programming bluetooth

Corben — Fri, 06 May 2005 09:55:32 +0200

Quote from: choueiry

hi corben
i have a project on bluetooth devices.
I'm currently trying to send files to a mobile phone without authentication and without additionnal soft on the phone. I'm using Visual C++ .NET. Is it possible using winsock ?
Creating a socket with OBEX_PROTOCOL_UUID as serviceClassId is enough to connect to a mobile phone and send files or there is something else to do ?
And are there alternatives to winsock ?
Did u find any code ?
Regards.
Choueiry

I don't think it is possible to send files without authentication. The only thing that I know is that with some software on linux you can read personal data (agenda, phonebook, messages...) on the phone without authentication, but I don't know if it is possible also to write files. In any case this is not so "legal".

To know how to program bluetooth under windows take a look at the didster first reply, that are the only way to program bluetooth I've found.

Bye!
Corben

Windows programming bluetooth

choueiry — Fri, 06 May 2005 00:00:05 +0200

Windows programming bluetooth

Corben — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 10:15:23 +0200

No, sorry, there was a misunderstanding... In MY case was solved, because my application target was to make just a demonstration, not a commercial software!

I'm sorry!
Corben

Windows programming bluetooth

e_dawg — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 04:57:41 +0200

Quote from: Corben

The way the software arrives in the users phone and start a bluetooth discovery is already been solved.

Really?! How?! That would be quite magical if it all happened automatically. Do you need any user intervention to receive/install the application?

Windows programming bluetooth

rough_divide — Sat, 01 Jan 2005 18:08:06 +0100

hey corben! i have a project almost similar to yours but i don't know how to start.. can you please help me? how did you automatically send messages to phones? can you give me some ideas? thank you very much

Windows programming bluetooth

Corben — Thu, 18 Nov 2004 09:46:14 +0100

I'm trying to make a software in a context of Ambient Intelligence. I want that when someone arrives in my Ambient, his phone automatically receive message (message box, not sms) giving informations needed... The way the software arrives in the users phone and start a bluetooth discovery is already been solved.

I only need a sort of server on windows ready to manage the informations given by the phones.

With the didster's link I think I will be able to solve this problem... At least I hope it...

Bye!
Corben

Windows programming bluetooth

Anonymous — Wed, 17 Nov 2004 16:24:29 +0100

hmm, what you are trying to do? If you are just gonna transfer information between mobile phone and computer then there is also couple work around options, not really bt, but anyway.

1.) one option use tcp/ip connection when mrouter connection is up, from phone. Computer is named then wsockhost.mrouter , but you cannot make connection from computer to phone.

2.) Another option is to use Symbian Connectivity SDK from symbian.com, where is some stuff for that, but again not really bt stuff.

3.) You can try find widcomms debugger and parse stuff from it log. There is example for that kind application from here http://www.ephebe.f2s.com/ProximityConnector.htm

anyway bluetooth is used to be badly supported under windows..

Windows programming bluetooth

didster — Wed, 17 Nov 2004 13:01:34 +0100

Ok.

Bare in mind this sort of app only works when its the phone (or any other device) that starts the connection. If you wish to discover and connect to a device from the PC, then you must use an SDK

Windows programming bluetooth

Corben — Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:58:13 +0100

No I'm using Visual Studio 6...

Ok I will try to undestand the example... Really thank you for the help!

Corben

Windows programming bluetooth

Corben — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 15:16:28 +0100