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Deprecated Functions (Compact 7)

6/2/2013

This topic includes a list of functions that still exist in this version of Windows Embedded Compact, but that might be removed from a future version of Windows Embedded Compact.

Deprecated Functions

Note:
This list does not include all programming elements that were deprecated in Windows Embedded Compact 7.

Deprecated Programming Element	Functionality To Use Instead	Feature Area
AddTrackedItem	None.	Core OS
AttachHdstub	None.	Core OS
BatteryNotifyOfTimeChange	The SetSystemTime and SetLocalTime functions notify the battery driver by using IOCTL_BATTERY_NOTIFYOFTIMECHANGE.	Battery Driver Reference
BT_AVDTP_State_Change	None.	Bluetooth Application Development Reference
CeCredFree	Use the CredFree function instead.	Credential Manager Reference
CeCredRead	Use the CredRead function instead.	Credential Manager Reference
CeCredWrite	Use the CredWrite function instead.	Credential Manager Reference
CeDeleteDatabase	Use CeDeleteDatabaseEx (RAPI) instead.	Remote API Reference
CeFindFirstDatabase	Use CeFindFirstDatabaseEx (RAPI) instead.	Remote API Reference
CeFindNextDatabase	Use CeFindNextDatabaseEx (RAPI) instead.	Remote API Reference
CeGetCallerTrust	Use Security Loader instead.	Core OS Reference
CeGetCurrentTrust	Use Security Loader instead.	Kernel
CeOidGetInfo	Use CeOidGetInfoEx (RAPI) instead.	Remote API Reference
CeOpenDatabase	Use CeOpenDatabaseEx (RAPI) instead.	Remote API Reference
CeReadRecordProps	Use CeReadRecordPropsEx (RAPI) instead.	Remote API Reference
CeSetDatabaseInfo	Use CeSetDatabaseInfoEx (RAPI) instead.	Remote API Reference
CeZeroPointer	None.	Kernel
ConnectDebugger	None.	Active Script Debugger Interfaces
ConnMgrUnregisterScheduledConnection	None. Differences in Connection Manager from Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3 to Windows Embedded Compact 7.	Connection Manager
DeleteTrackedItem	None.	Core OS
DumpKCallProfile	None.	Kernel
FilterTrackedItem	None.	Core OS
FlushViewOfFileMaybe	None.	Kernel
GetAdaptersInfo	Use GetAdaptersAddresses instead.	IP Helper Reference
GetCallerProcess	Use GetDirectCallerProcessId or GetCallerVMProcessId instead.	Kernel
GetCallerProcessIndex	None.	Kernel
GetCurrentPermissions	None.	Kernel
GetCurrentProcessIndex	None.	Kernel
gethostbyaddr	Use getnameinfo instead.	Winsock Reference
gethostbyname	Use getaddrinfo instead.	Winsock Reference
GetProcAddrBits	None.	Kernel
GetProcessIDFromIndex	None.	Kernel
GetProcessIndexFromID	None.	Kernel
GetProcFromPtr	None.	Kernel
GetServiceHandle	Use CreateFile instead.	Servicesd.exe Reference
HrGetOneProp	None.	Messaging API (CE MAPI) Reference
HrSetOneProp	None.	Messaging API (CE MAPI) Reference
IOCTL_HAL_GET_DEVICEID	Use IOCTL_HAL_GET_DEVICE_INFO instead.	Networking
IsAPIReady	Use WaitForAPIReady instead.	Kernel Reference
IsIPSecRunning	Use Windows Filtering Platform instead.	Networking
IsIPSecRunning	Use Windows Filtering Platform instead.	Networking
keybd_event	Use keybd_eventEx instead.	Keyboard
LocalAllocInProcess	None.	Kernel
LocalFreeInProcess	None.	Kernel
LocalSizeInProcess	None.	Kernel
MapCallerPtr	Use Kernel Buffer Marshaling Functions instead.	Kernel
MapPtrToProcess	Use Kernel Buffer Marshaling Functions instead.	Kernel
MapPtrToProcWithSize	To access the buffer asynchronously, use CeAllocAsynchronousBuffer and CeOpenCallerBuffer instead.	Kernel
MapPtrUnsecure	To access the buffer asynchronously, use CeAllocAsynchronousBuffer and CeOpenCallerBuffer instead.	Kernel
MapPtrWithBits	To access the buffer asynchronously, use CeAllocAsynchronousBuffer and CeOpenCallerBuffer instead.	Kernel
OALIoCtlHalGetDeviceId	Use IOCTL_HAL_GET_DEVICE_INFO instead.	Board Support Package (BSP)
OALIoCtlHalGetUUID	Use IOCTL_HAL_GET_DEVICE_INFO instead.	Board Support Package (BSP)
PFN_KEYBD_DRIVER_INITIALIZE	Use PFN_KEYBD_DRIVER_INITIALIZE_EX2 instead.	Keyboard and Mouse Driver Reference
PFN_KEYBD_EVENT_CALLBACK	Use PFN_KEYBD_EVENT_CALLBACK_EX2 instead.	Keyboard and Mouse Driver Reference
PFN_KEYBD_EVENT_CALLBACK_EX	Use PFN_KEYBD_EVENT_CALLBACK_EX2 instead.	Keyboard and Mouse Driver Reference
PrintTrackedItem	None.	Core OS
ProfileSyscall	None.	Core OS
PSLGetCallerTrust	Use Security Loader instead.	Core OS
RegisterTrackedItem	None.	Core OS
RemoteHeapAlloc	None.	Kernel
RemoteHeapFree	None.	Kernel
RemoteHeapReAlloc	None.	Kernel
RemoteHeapSize	None.	Kernel
ResetIPSecMode	Use Windows Filtering Platform instead.	Networking
ResetIPSecMode	Use Windows Filtering Platform instead.	Networking
ServiceIoControl	Use DeviceIoControl instead	Kernel
SetHandleOwner	Use DuplicateHandle instead.	Kernel
SetIPSecConfig	Use Windows Filtering Platform instead.	Networking
SetIPSecMode	Use Windows Filtering Platform instead.	Networking
SetKMode	None.	Kernel
SetProcPermissions	None.	Kernel
SHCameraCapture	None.	Shell
SHCreateNewItem	None.	Shell
SHDeleteValueW	None.	Shell
SHDocManagerCreate	None.	Shell
SHDocManagerDestroy	None.	Shell
SHDocManagerQuery	None.	Shell
SHDocManagerRegister	None.	Shell
SHGetMetric	None.	Shell
SHGetNavBarItemRect	None.	Shell
SHGetStyleBkColor	None.	Shell
SHGetStyleColor	None.	Shell
SHGetUiInfo	None.	Shell
SHGetValueA	None.	Shell
SHGetValueW	None.	Shell
SHQueryValueExA	None.	Shell
SHQueryValueExW	None.	Shell
SHRegGetHKCUDWValue	None.	Shell
SHRegGetHLMDWValue	None.	Shell
SHRegGetUSValueW	None.	Shell
SHRegOpenUSKeyW	None.	Shell
SHSetValueA	None.	Shell
SHSetValueW	None.	Shell
StartIPSec	Use Windows Filtering Platform instead.	Networking
StopIPSec	Use Windows Filtering Platform instead.	Networking

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