Windows Mobile Contact list

Hello all,

I am looking to emulate the "contacts" style controls on a windows mobile. For example, it looks like the contacts list is built up using a list box with a text box at the top so the user can search for contacts.

I was wondering if anyone had any links or pointers to similar functionality. For example, i wish to load up a customer list, just like the contacts list, with a search facility at the top.

At the moment i have a text box for the search and a list box for all the customers (databound to a dataset containing all the customers). However, i filter on the datasource when text is entered in the search box and it is sooooooooo slow, so i also need some speed pointers.

Also, the contact list has more of a grid feel to it as it has horizontal grid lines etc. I really wish to create this effect

many thanks in advance

Hi,
where is your data coming from - SQLCE database?
How many entries are in the list?

Pete

Hey,

I seem to remember watching this video and thinking that it was a good introduction to using the Outlook API to work with the contacts on your phone:

http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Rory/...t-Outlook-API/

Rory actually did a series of videos, which are linked from the above page. I seem to remember he used the Camera API as well to take a picture and automatically create a new contact from it. Might be worth checking out.

Hope it helps!!

the data is coming from an SQLCE database and contains about 3000 entries.