Deploying application for handheld

[amateur]

Hi,



How can I create a setup file for handheld that installs my application via
Active Sync on handheld but before installing it checks, if CF is installed
or not? If not, it installs CF automatically.

I created Cab-file with VS 2003, but it is not comfortable, because the
setup-file has to be copied on handheld.



Thanks.



Amateur.

 

[joe]

You might get someone replying to you with a link to msdn on how to build a
setup file. My suggestion to you, if you are short on hair and high on
cholestorol, is to do it manually. That setup program is hell to configure
for each application. Its appaulling that microsoft hasn't come up with a
more rhobust and professional solution for its paying customers (aka
developers) in building install packages to include ALL necessary cab files.

Only my opinion - but it comes after hours of getting the dang thing to
work - and only for this one project - I dread having to reconfigure it to
work on the next one.

my2c.

 

[Alex Feinman [MVP]]

I reluctantly agree. It is indeed painful. Some sort of a wizard would be
nice. In fact I started building one a while ago but got distracted. Perhaps
one of those days...

 

[amateur]

Hi joe,

I thank you for answer.
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My suggestion to you, if you are short on hair and high on
cholestorol, is to do it manually. ----------Skip--------
Only my opinion - but it comes after hours of getting the dang thing to
work - and only for this one project - I dread having to reconfigure it to
work on the next one.

What can I use for it ? Windows Installer or other setup programm ? For me
it is
not clear how can I create setup programm, that runs on PC but installs the
application on handheld via Active sync ?

Thanks,

Amateur

 

[mikeb]

You can try here:
http://www.codeproject.com/netcf/PackagingAndDeployingPPC.asp

But I warn you, its not as easy as others are making it sound. Maybe its
because I too am developing in VB and microsoft likes C or something. But I
finally got it to work for a test HelloWorld program --- but still banging
my bloody head trying to get it to install additional cabs (sql, and such).
I've finally come to the conclusion that it'd be just best to put the cabs
on a SDcard and have the users install it that way - one at a time, like I
have to do.

I'm in total agreement, its totally ludicrussssss!.