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smart device cab project with visual studio: inserting of registry value

hi, i have created a cab file using visual studio smart device cab project. i've managed to generate a cab file and install onto a mobile phone successfully. for my installation, it will also insert into registry. however, for this it is not working. the registry value is suppose to be like this including the double quote: "\Program Fi...

Generate cab files on Linux

I'm looking for a stanadlone application, script or library (better Java) to generate cab files on Linux. ...

windows mobile cab file launch main executable when complete

Hi all... I am developing a WinMo app, where we are hosting the cab files on our web server, to make deployment to our handhelds easier. I would like to make the CAB file though, so that when they user downloads and runs it, it installs, and then automatically launches the program. I found this Q, but that seems to be about cabs fo...

Component Application Block for .NET 2.0 (WinForms) - What are the new versions?

What are the new versions of CAB, mainly for WPF? What is changed? Is it the same stuff, adjusted for WPF characteristics? Does it still rely on Unity (and SCSF for the matter)? I find Microsoft and MSDN to be very confusing sometimes ... :( ...

How to check if CAB file is downloaded by a user in Internet Explorer

I have a page that hosts CAB file like the one below <object id="SOmeID" class="Class1" codebase="..\CAB\Client.cab#version=2,0,0,2" classid="clsid:SomeIDComeshere" VIEWASTEXT > When this page is browsed the first time, there is a message to download the CAB file and is upto the user's choice to download or not Some users prefer not t...

Silverlight Prism Module Not Ready

I'm building a Silverlight 4.0 application with Prism (a.k.a. Composite Application Guidance). I have two modules, both defined in my ModuleCatalog.xaml as WhenAvailable. My Application_OnStart instantiates my Bootstrapper and invokes it's Run() method. Well after my application is started and up and running (in fact, the user has to ...

Installer with Certficate failing

I have an installer (cab file) that I added a certificate to so that it will trust my web site and services. This was done using this method. When I try to run the installer with out the certificate in the cab file it works fine. But after I add it in the installer seems to run, but then after it is done I get an error saying: "My In...

CF - CAB deployment

Hello. I have followed this example http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Aa446504 and it works fine. The cab is created and i can copy it on the device and install the app. What im missing is that on device the application is not present in Programs folder. All i can do is browse to its location in /program files and run it manua...

Callbacks in Composite Application Block

Hello, below code says I can not convert from void to bool, thats ok but how can I define a callback for a fired event in CAB ? internal bool IsÖrtlichkeitFocused() { return this.WorkItem.EventTopics[EventTopicNames.IsOertlichkeitFocusChanged].Fire(this, new EventArgs<bool?>(null), this.WorkItem, PublicationScope.WorkItem); ...

How to unzip CAB file with ActiveX on unix system?

I tried to use unzip, bunzip2, gunzip. But none of these tools can unzip CAB file. ...

CF - Starting application after installing it on device

Hello In my setup.dll i have the folowing: #include "stdafx.h" #include "ce_setup.h" TCHAR Message[] = _T("TERMS & CONDITIONS\r\n ") _T("Do you agree to terms? \r\n"); codeINSTALL_INIT Install_Init ( HWND hwndParent, BOOL fFirstCall, BOOL fPreviouslyInstalled, LPCTSTR pszInstallDir ) { if (!fFirstCall || ::Me...

WindowsMobile CAB file I can't change the appname!!

I have a Windows mobile professional 6.1 application and I created a CAB file for that..when I am installing the cab in the phone in some place of installation I see a wrong app name which I don't even remember when and where I have setted it! SO I checked the _system.xml file in the CAB archive and saw the problemetic line; <parm n...

Prism - Acceptance Tests

Hi, The Prism AcceptanceTests fail with the following message - Normal Deployment item issue. Could not find file '.\Commanding.Tests.AcceptanceTest\bin\Debug'. Commanding.Tests.AcceptanceTest.Desktop.CommandingDesktopFixture.DesktopApplicationLoadTest What's going on here? All the Project White binaries are in place. The Accep...

Windows mobile,change version number

Hello, How can I set/change the version number of my builds in my windows mobile 6.1 professional application? I create a cab file, and I want to understnad the differnce between builds. ...

Where can I get the cabarc utility?

I'm trying to compile a program which uses cabarc.exe, but I don't have cabarc.exe. The problem is that the Microsoft Cabinet SDK is no longer available so I can't get it from there either. Where can I get this file? P.S. I'm looking for a download from a trusted source such as microsoft.com ...

How to extract files from .CAB file using C#.Net?

Hi All, I have a CAB file generated from CABARC.EXE. I need to extract the file using ASP.Net C#.Net. How to do it in C#.net itself? I don't want to use the same CABARC.EXE for extraction. Because we don't use this tool in production environment. Please give your valuable suggestions/code to achieve this task. Thanks in advance Gane...

How do I convert a multi-file cabarc command to a corresponding makecab command?

I have the following line in a .mak file: # http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310618 kbddvp.cab: kbddvp32.dll kbddvp64.dll kbddvp.inf launcher.exe cabarc -m LZX:21 n $@ $** ... which when run, executes as: cabarc -m LZX:21 n kbddvp.cab kbddvp32.dll kbddvp64.dll kbddvp.inf launc her.exe The problem is that cabarc has b...

deploy an ActiveX Component as msi or cab?

I'm trying to deploy my dll (just a dll that needs to be registerd, nothing else) but cannot figure out the best way to do it. A CA signed cab seems to be the nicer way to do it, since it doesn't seem like a full program to the user and he only gets one prompt, but I'm facing the following problem: the cab is downloaded, then the yell...

Windows mobile msi installation file fails

I have a Windows Mobile Professional 6.1 CF 2.0 application, I created a windows installation package with this link below: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb158529.aspx My .ini file is: [CEAppManager] Version = 1.0 Component = netcf.core.ppc3.armv4.cab [netcf.core.ppc3.armv4.cab] Description = installation module CabFiles = ...

Reboot on installation of .CAB WM

On a windows mobile 6 or CE5 device, I need to install a CAB file then initiate a reboot. I am aware of custom actions, you need to create a setup.dll for the CAB file in native C++. So I have the following code already made codeINSTALL_EXIT Install_Exit(HWND hwndParent, LPCTSTR pszInstallDir, WORD cFailedDirs, WORD cFailedFiles, WORD...