Hello,

Is it possible to compress data in cab file?

Regards

Yes, you can specify in your DDF file
..Set Compress=ON


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"Page Up - XP" <Nospam~(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> Is it possible to compress data in cab file?
>
> Regards
>

I'm sorry, I don't understand. What is te DDF file you mentioned? Where can I
find it? Would you please elaborate? ...possibly listing the steps required
to do this, or give a URL to a page that explains...


"Alex Feinman [MVP]" wrote:

> Yes, you can specify in your DDF file
> ..Set Compress=ON
>
>
> --
> Alex Feinman
> ---
> Visit http://www.opennetcf.org
> "Page Up - XP" <Nospam~(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hello,
> >
> > Is it possible to compress data in cab file?
> >
> > Regards
> >
>
>
>

The proper way to invoke makecab is to create a .DDF file and specify it on
the makecab command line

makecab /F myproject.ddf

Sample contents of the myproject.ddf (from Pocket PC SDK)

;
; cabwiz.ddf
;
; Template directive file to create the CAB file
;

..Set Cabinet=ON
..Set Compress=OFF
..Set CabinetFileCountThreshold=0 ; no files per cabinet threshold
..Set FolderFileCountThreshold=0 ; no files per folder threshold
..Set FolderSizeThreshold=0 ; no folder size threshold
..Set MaxCabinetSize=0 ; no max size for the cabinet
..Set MaxDiskFileCount=0
..Set MaxDiskSize=0
..Set ReservePerCabinetSize=0 ; for web signing
..Set ReservePerDataBlockSize=0
..Set ReservePerFolderSize=0
..Set UniqueFiles=OFF

..Set DiskDirectory1=.
..Set DiskLabel1=Setup

;
;.Set InfFileName=
;.Set RptFileName=
;.Set CabinetName1=
;
; followed by the list of files


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"Zachovich" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:9E671EBC-90CB-46E8-8D7F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'm sorry, I don't understand. What is te DDF file you mentioned? Where
> can I
> find it? Would you please elaborate? ...possibly listing the steps
> required
> to do this, or give a URL to a page that explains...
>
>
> "Alex Feinman [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Yes, you can specify in your DDF file
>> ..Set Compress=ON
>>
>>
>> --
>> Alex Feinman
>> ---
>> Visit http://www.opennetcf.org
>> "Page Up - XP" <Nospam~(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > Is it possible to compress data in cab file?
>> >
>> > Regards
>> >
>>
>>
>>

Ok, i found the file, did some experimenting with the "Comperss" option.

I had cabwiz compress my cab files (insallation for Pocket PC application)
but when I tried to install the cab file on a Pocket PC, i got an error. "not
a valid Win32 application. This feature is obviously not designed to be used
on Pocket PC applications.


Just thought I'd correct.... in case "Page Up - XP" intends to use the
compression option for Pocket PC programs, beware!

"Alex Feinman [MVP]" wrote:

> Yes, you can specify in your DDF file
> ..Set Compress=ON
>
>
> --
> Alex Feinman
> ---
> Visit http://www.opennetcf.org
> "Page Up - XP" <Nospam~(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hello,
> >
> > Is it possible to compress data in cab file?
> >
> > Regards
> >
>
>
>

Good point . Pocket PC does not support compressed cabs. Smartphone does.
See Neil Enns' blog entry here
http://blogs.msdn.com/vsdteam/archiv...15/230083.aspx

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"Zachovich" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:EBDD3753-D467-46A4-B00F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Ok, i found the file, did some experimenting with the "Comperss" option.
>
> I had cabwiz compress my cab files (insallation for Pocket PC application)
> but when I tried to install the cab file on a Pocket PC, i got an error.
> "not
> a valid Win32 application. This feature is obviously not designed to be
> used
> on Pocket PC applications.
>
>
> Just thought I'd correct.... in case "Page Up - XP" intends to use the
> compression option for Pocket PC programs, beware!
>
> "Alex Feinman [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Yes, you can specify in your DDF file
>> ..Set Compress=ON
>>
>>
>> --
>> Alex Feinman
>> ---
>> Visit http://www.opennetcf.org
>> "Page Up - XP" <Nospam~(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > Is it possible to compress data in cab file?
>> >
>> > Regards
>> >
>>
>>
>>