I am trying to get my continuous integration to create build the smart device cab project from within msbuild on the command line. Everything that I have found says to use the inf file (with cabwiz) created when you build the project from within visual studio. Is there a way to create the inf using the .vddproj file so that I can then us...
When building the windows mobile cab for our product, the windows CE CAB Wizard (CabWiz.exe) sometimes returns the error: Error: File c:\docume~1\build\locals~1\temp\wiz3340.inf contains DirIDs, which are not supported This error can occur when using more than 998 files, ~260 directories, or when a % sign is unescaped (with a...
Hi There, Does anybody know how to launch a cab file from a Visual C++ dll thats being used as a setup dll when installing an application on windows mobile. Basically, I need the dll to detect if compact framework is not installed and run required cab file if needed. I've beeg googling for something similar for ages with no luck. Surely...
I'm having trouble using macros in my .inf file that I'm using to create my cab, specifically when setting the InstallDir string. If I do something like this: InstallDir=\<PathToProgramFiles>\MyAppName then everything works fine. However, if I do this: InstallDir=%CE1%\MyAppName then I get the following error when trying to insta...
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...
I am resetting up my development machine and I cannot seem to remember where I got CabWiz.exe (used for creating installation cab files for windows mobile). Is that on MSDN Downloads in some package? Or somewhere else? Does anyone know? I installed the Windows Mobile 5 SDK and I thought that was all I needed, but I guess there is som...
I have added some custom actions to our installer which is run on CE5 and WM6. This installer works fine and builds fine. There is however one annoyance. The setup.dll is deployed to the device and this file is not necessary. I've read several websites on creating a setup.dll file, MSDN and even the mobile SDK. They all state the same s...