Problems with the install process for a PPC under Visual Studio .NET 2003

[cebess]

This is the first time I have tried to create an install process for
the PPC.

I thought I followed all the steps documented in:
Developing and Deploying Pocket PC Setup Applications - Ralph
Arevesen. - March 2003

But when I get to the end of the process and start the install, I
recieve the following message when the install process says to look at
the PPC for any further actions:

Application was not installed successfully. Please run Setup again.

Where Application is the name of the program I am trying to install.

The setup file looks like:

[CEAppManager]
Version = 1.0
Component = App

[App]
Description = Async Telnet client application.
CabFiles =
Async_client2_PPC.X86.CAB,Async_client2_PPC.ARM.CAB,Async_client2_PPC.ARMV4.CAB,Async_client2_PPC.MIPS.CAB,Async_client2_PPC.SH3.CAB,Async_client2_PPC.WCE420X86.CAB

Any thoughts on what could be wrong? I have a much more detailed
description of every step I took, but was unable to append it to this
message from Google Groups.

Thanks

 

[Guest]

You will have to remove the cabfiles that target the emulator
(Async_client2_PPC.X86.CAB & Async_client2_PPC.WCE420X86.CAB) from your setup
file.
When you do that, the installer will work just fine.

 

[Sergey Bogdanov]

It seems that you encountered with the error in the AfterInstall event.
Review you post installation code. Also I recomend you to write small
application, reproduce all steps that you have done before may be it
will help you to recognize an error.

If you would like I can send you a small example.

Sergey

 

[Ahmed Jewahar]

Hi,

Appreciate if you could help me s I'm stuck up on my project which is
due to run demo ob actual device.

I have deveoped a Pocket PC application (VB.NET, VS.NET 2003). I ran the
application from developement machine using emulator as well as using
actual device. It's working fine.

Now, I want insall the application on Pocket PC device which "i-mate
PDA2k Pocket PC".

I don't know how to install SQL CE and .NET Compactframework on PDA
device. Also I want to create an setup (.msi) file to install my
applicaiton Pocket PCs.

How to create setup file ? Kindly advise is there any other methods to
deploying appllications on device ?

All your helps are much appreciated.

 

[Sergey Bogdanov]

For "Deployment Patterns for Microsoft .NET Compact Framework" refer to
[1] also it will be useful to read "Developing and Deploying Pocket PC
Setup Applications" [2].

[1]
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...y/en-us/dnnetcomp/html/DeploymentPatterns.asp
[2]
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnnetcomp/html/netcfdeployment.asp