Creating a cab file

[GW]

Hi, In VS2003 under build menu is a BuildCAb option. In VS2005 there is no
such option. I would like to package my application as a cab how do i do
this?

Thanks

 

[Guest]

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...us/dnnetcomp/html/deploy_cf2_apps_cab_msi.asp

-Chris

 

[Daniel Moth]

VS2005 has a whole project for that purpose but best read this article:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...us/dnnetcomp/html/deploy_cf2_apps_cab_msi.asp

Cheers
Daniel

 

[GW]

Very useful article, many thanks Chris

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...us/dnnetcomp/html/deploy_cf2_apps_cab_msi.asp

-Chris

 

[GW]

Hi, i have another question. Where do i set the various fields in the inf
file from the VS2005 IDE

eg, in the Properties window you can set OSVersionMin
and a few fields but where can i set the following for example:

[DefaultInstall]
CEShortcuts=Shortcuts
AddReg=RegKeys
CopyFiles=Files.Common1,Files.Common2

or say i wanted to add the following

[Files.Update]
log.txt,,,0

Thanks

 

[Guest]

You add files to the project (there's a file view for the deployment
project). For reg entries there's another view. It takes a little getting
used to, but baove the project explorer window should be icons to switch to
all of these views.

-Chris

Hi, i have another question. Where do i set the various fields in the inf
file from the VS2005 IDE

eg, in the Properties window you can set OSVersionMin
and a few fields but where can i set the following for example:

[DefaultInstall]
CEShortcuts=Shortcuts
AddReg=RegKeys
CopyFiles=Files.Common1,Files.Common2

or say i wanted to add the following

[Files.Update]
log.txt,,,0

Thanks

Very useful article, many thanks Chris

 

[GW]

Thanks Chris, that takes care of some fields but where can you set the
Install directory from the IDE

This is what i get in my inf file if i wanted to modify the
InstallDir path, where do i do this?

[CEStrings]
AppName="DWUProj"
InstallDir=%CE1%\%AppName%

Thanks

You add files to the project (there's a file view for the deployment
project). For reg entries there's another view. It takes a little
getting used to, but baove the project explorer window should be icons to
switch to all of these views.

-Chris

Hi, i have another question. Where do i set the various fields in the inf
file from the VS2005 IDE

eg, in the Properties window you can set OSVersionMin
and a few fields but where can i set the following for example:

[DefaultInstall]
CEShortcuts=Shortcuts
AddReg=RegKeys
CopyFiles=Files.Common1,Files.Common2

or say i wanted to add the following

[Files.Update]
log.txt,,,0

Thanks

Very useful article, many thanks Chris

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...us/dnnetcomp/html/deploy_cf2_apps_cab_msi.asp

-Chris

Hi, In VS2003 under build menu is a BuildCAb option. In VS2005 there
is no such option. I would like to package my application as a cab how
do i do this?

Thanks