No-touch deployment using the .Net Compact Framework

[Abram]

I am researching building a pocket PC application using the .NET
Compact framework and we want to deploy our solution using the easiest
means possible. I have read several postings that the Compact
Framework does not support no-touch deployment, so I was wondering if
anyone had any workarounds or solutions that are similar to the
no-touch deployment?

Thanks in advance,
Abram

 

[William Ryan]

The CF doesn't support System.Reflection.LoadFrom but you can mimic the
functionality. When your program starts, it can look out on the network
share or URL and check to see if a file exists (your app). You can query
the file attributes to determine if the one on the network is newer than the
one on the PDA and if so, just copy it over. Obviously this isn't going to
run in your primary program, but basically you just create a loader and you
should be ok.

HTH,

Bill

 

[Abram]

Thanks Bill!