how to create deployment package for Mobile applications.

[Guest]

Hi all,

Environment :
compact framework 1.1
winforms , visual studio 2003, Visial basic
Symbol Barcode scanner sdk

For the life of me i cannot remember how to make a deployment package for a
Barcode scanner application. I had done this 3 years back and it woudl create
3 .cab files which are
netcf.all.wce4.armv4.cab
my mobile application cab file
symbol.all.arm.cab

and i just cannot remember how i created that setup.

The way i am doing it now is :

Add a new SETUP Project from the setup and deployment projects selection
to the compact framework application solution
I then add the primary output from my compact framework application

when i build this, it creates an MSI unlike the cab files, also it does not
include the symbol or netcf cab files. Also Msi files do not run on barcode
scanners.


What am i doing wrong here, i also tried to select a cab project as the
setup and deployment project as well but this still does not comes as those
cab files i have mentioned before.

i am working on a deadline and dont have that well experience with barcode
scanner development, any help is appreciated.

thanks

sameer

 

[Guest]

If you want to create a installer that runs from the desktop, you will need
to create a CustomInstaller class that uses ActiveSync to deploy each of the
cab files. Otherwise if you want to install your application from a removable
storage card, you will need to create some sort of app thats runs of SD/Flash
cards maybe using a autorun program.

All this depends on your requirements.

See if this links helps:
http://blogs.msdn.com/onoj/archive/2004/12/04/275074.aspx

Simon.

 

[Guest]

Simon, thanks for your response. But what i am looking for is a way to make
cab file deployment that i can move over to the symbol barcode scanners(
which run windows CE) and install it right form in there, i cannot imagine
why it is so tough, any ideas?

thanks

 

[Guest]

From Studio 2003 there is no good route. Create an INF file and call
cabwiz.exe manually.