Exploding CAB files with Rapi

[Will Chapman]

Using the Rapi Class in the OpenNETCF.Communication.library
I have come up with the following code which copies a CAB file
to a PPC and then explodes it.

The explosion in turn produces another CAB file and when
I try to explode with the same process it fails (the CAB is
good as it can be exploded manually on the PPC).

Can anyone advise what I am missing?
string cCE = "EyeMHere.cab";

if (!m_rapi.DeviceFileExists(cCE))

{
m_rapi.CopyFileToDevice(@"C:\EyeMHere\EyeMHereCab\Release\EyeMHere.Cab",
"EyeMHere.cab", true);
}

if (m_rapi.DeviceFileExists(cCE))
{
m_rapi.CreateProcess("wceload.exe", cCE);
}

//Up to this point the code works fine and the target CAB is exploded.....

However, it won't work again.....

cCE = "\\Program Files\\GpsLibCE.arm.CAB";

if (m_rapi.DeviceFileExists(cCE)) ///this evaluates true
{
m_rapi.CreateProcess("wceload.exe", cCE); //this line is processed but
nothing happens...
}

Any ideas/suggestions?

 

[Robert Levy [MS]]

Only one instance of wceload can be running at a time - could that be the
issue?

 

[Will Chapman]

Only one instance of wceload can be running at a time - could that be the
issue?

That doesn't appear to be the problem as it doesn't explode even if it
is the first call on wceload.

Thanks for your input...


Will Chapman

 

[Graham McKechnie]

Hi Will,

You may want to take a look at this article rather than using Rapi as your
installer.

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

It doesn't cover multiple cabs, but the custominstaller.dll should get you
on the right track.

Graham

 

[Will Chapman]

Hi Will,

You may want to take a look at this article rather than using Rapi as your
installer.

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

Thanks Grum....I've been working with that for sometime now and I'm
having all sorts of problems with it so I thought I'd try the
straightforward Rapi way at least to get the beta out of the door!

Cheers...


Will Chapman