Build CAB File for Release

I'm trying to build a CAB file for a .NET app I've built using C#. I
am using the cabwiz.exe applet with an INF file. The CAB file builds
ok, but in order to enable users to install the app on a virgin Pocket
PC I have to provide seven other CAB files, including Compact Framework

2, SQL Client, SQL CE, etc.

Rather than expect the customer to copy eight CAB files onto their
Pocket PC and process each one in the correct order, how can I combine
all files into one CAB file? If I include CAB files in the INF file,
they are just ignored.


Thanks in anticipation,


David Bridge

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"Davy B" <david.bridge@itv.com> wrote in message
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> I'm trying to build a CAB file for a .NET app I've built using C#. I
> am using the cabwiz.exe applet with an INF file. The CAB file builds
> ok, but in order to enable users to install the app on a virgin Pocket
> PC I have to provide seven other CAB files, including Compact Framework
>
> 2, SQL Client, SQL CE, etc.
>
> Rather than expect the customer to copy eight CAB files onto their
> Pocket PC and process each one in the correct order, how can I combine
> all files into one CAB file? If I include CAB files in the INF file,
> they are just ignored.
>
>
> Thanks in anticipation,
>
>
> David Bridge
>

David,

You can't combine the CAB files into one big CAB file as you'd like, but you
can write a desktop app using Rapi to copy the CAB files to the device and
explode them under programmatic control. You can find a .NET wrapper for
Rapi at www.opennetcf.org in the Desktop.Communications section.

--
Ginny Caughey
..NET Compact Framework MVP


"Davy B" <david.bridge@itv.com> wrote in message
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> I'm trying to build a CAB file for a .NET app I've built using C#. I
> am using the cabwiz.exe applet with an INF file. The CAB file builds
> ok, but in order to enable users to install the app on a virgin Pocket
> PC I have to provide seven other CAB files, including Compact Framework
>
> 2, SQL Client, SQL CE, etc.
>
> Rather than expect the customer to copy eight CAB files onto their
> Pocket PC and process each one in the correct order, how can I combine
> all files into one CAB file? If I include CAB files in the INF file,
> they are just ignored.
>
>
> Thanks in anticipation,
>
>
> David Bridge
>

Note RAPI can be disabled on WM 5.0 devices. Using CeAppMgr.exe with INI
files would work even in that case.

--
Best regards,

Ilya

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"Ginny Caughey [MVP]" <ginny.caughey.online@wasteworks.com> wrote in message
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> David,
>
> You can't combine the CAB files into one big CAB file as you'd like, but
> you can write a desktop app using Rapi to copy the CAB files to the device
> and explode them under programmatic control. You can find a .NET wrapper
> for Rapi at www.opennetcf.org in the Desktop.Communications section.
>
> --
> Ginny Caughey
> .NET Compact Framework MVP
>
>
> "Davy B" <david.bridge@itv.com> wrote in message
> news:1141745307.620673.324860@j52g2000cwj.googlegroups.com...
>> I'm trying to build a CAB file for a .NET app I've built using C#. I
>> am using the cabwiz.exe applet with an INF file. The CAB file builds
>> ok, but in order to enable users to install the app on a virgin Pocket
>> PC I have to provide seven other CAB files, including Compact Framework
>>
>> 2, SQL Client, SQL CE, etc.
>>
>> Rather than expect the customer to copy eight CAB files onto their
>> Pocket PC and process each one in the correct order, how can I combine
>> all files into one CAB file? If I include CAB files in the INF file,
>> they are just ignored.
>>
>>
>> Thanks in anticipation,
>>
>>
>> David Bridge
>>
>
>

Good point, Ilya. Thanks.

--
Ginny Caughey
..NET Compact Framework MVP


"Ilya Tumanov [MS]" <ilyatum@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Note RAPI can be disabled on WM 5.0 devices. Using CeAppMgr.exe with INI
> files would work even in that case.
>
> --
> Best regards,
>
> Ilya
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>
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> "Ginny Caughey [MVP]" <ginny.caughey.online@wasteworks.com> wrote in
> message news:uFXAz3fQGHA.3916@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> David,
>>
>> You can't combine the CAB files into one big CAB file as you'd like, but
>> you can write a desktop app using Rapi to copy the CAB files to the
>> device and explode them under programmatic control. You can find a .NET
>> wrapper for Rapi at www.opennetcf.org in the Desktop.Communications
>> section.
>>
>> --
>> Ginny Caughey
>> .NET Compact Framework MVP
>>
>>
>> "Davy B" <david.bridge@itv.com> wrote in message
>> news:1141745307.620673.324860@j52g2000cwj.googlegroups.com...
>>> I'm trying to build a CAB file for a .NET app I've built using C#. I
>>> am using the cabwiz.exe applet with an INF file. The CAB file builds
>>> ok, but in order to enable users to install the app on a virgin Pocket
>>> PC I have to provide seven other CAB files, including Compact Framework
>>>
>>> 2, SQL Client, SQL CE, etc.
>>>
>>> Rather than expect the customer to copy eight CAB files onto their
>>> Pocket PC and process each one in the correct order, how can I combine
>>> all files into one CAB file? If I include CAB files in the INF file,
>>> they are just ignored.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks in anticipation,
>>>
>>>
>>> David Bridge
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Hi
But I do I have do check the current running os on the Pocket PC don't
I ?

Did you solve this ?

I've the same issue I need to solve

Hello,

maybe Install Shield is an option for you. IS Express is sufficient to
write nice setup applications which can also target PDAs.
They can deploy CF as well as any other file...

Greetings

Markus