WM5 Cab file prompt for location

On May 8, 10:52 am, Riki <see_my_home@page> wrote:
> SwingCarlos wrote:
> > Hi,
>
> > I'm trying to port my app from a WM2003 device to WM5. When I am
> > installing my cab files on the
> > WM5 device, I am being prompted to, "Choose a location to install <cab
> > name>", with options for
> > "Device", "\SD Card", and "\Flash File Store".
>
> > How do I get the cab files to tell the installer that I don't want to
> > be prompted, that I know the destination location. The
> > DestinationDirs are set in the inf file that created the cab files.
>
> > My hardware is Intermec 761 (old) and the Intermec CN3 (new), if that
> > makes any difference.
>
> in your .inf file you should have something like:
> [CEStrings]
> InstallDir = %CE1%\Name
>
> Remove or Rename 'InstallDir', if the installer sees that it prompts the
> user which partition to use.
>
> Riki
>
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Thanks Riki but...

I tried removing and renaming "InstallDir". Each time I get an error
popup dialog:
"Error: Section [CEStrings] key "InstallDir" requires valid data"

I've done some googling and the other threads i've found on this topic
stop right here.

Anybody,
Carlos

SwingCarlos wrote:
>
> Thanks Riki but...
>
> I tried removing and renaming "InstallDir". Each time I get an error
> popup dialog:
> "Error: Section [CEStrings] key "InstallDir" requires valid data"
Can you post you .inf?

Riki

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On May 8, 2:05 pm, Riki <see_my_home@page> wrote:
> SwingCarlos wrote:
>
> > Thanks Riki but...
>
> > I tried removing and renaming "InstallDir". Each time I get an error
> > popup dialog:
> > "Error: Section [CEStrings] key "InstallDir" requires valid data"
>
> Can you post you .inf?
>
> Riki

Below is the unaltered version.
I renamed InstallDir -> InstallDir1
and get the error message above.
- Carlos


[SOURCE FILE]
Name=Mims.cab

[Version]
Signature="$Chicago$"
Provider="Con-Way"
CESignature="$Windows CE$"

[CEStrings]
AppName="Mims"
InstallDir="\c"

[SourceDisksNames]
1=,"MIMS Files",,.
2=,"Sound Files",,..\sounds

[SourceDisksFiles]
"Mims.jar"=1
"Mims.lnk"=1
"DebugMims.lnk"=1
"MIMS.exe"=1
"Alarm1.wav"=2
"Alarm2.wav"=2
"Alarm3.wav"=2
"Alarm4.wav"=2
"goodread.wav"=2
"Infbeg.wav"=2
"Infend.wav"=2
"msgbox.wav"=2
"notify.wav"=2
"type.wav"=2
"online.wav"=2

[CopyFilesApp]
"Mims.jar",,,0x40000001
"Mims.lnk",,,0x40000001
"DebugMims.lnk",,,0x40000001
"MIMS.exe",,,0x40000001

[Sounds]
"Alarm1.wav",,,0x40000001
"Alarm2.wav",,,0x40000001
"Alarm3.wav",,,0x40000001
"Alarm4.wav",,,0x40000001
"goodread.wav",,,0x40000001
"Infbeg.wav",,,0x40000001
"Infend.wav",,,0x40000001
"msgbox.wav",,,0x40000001
"notify.wav",,,0x40000001
"type.wav",,,0x40000001
"online.wav",,,0x40000001

[PersistentFiles]

[CEShortcuts1]
"Mims.lnk",0,"Mims.lnk"

[DestinationDirs]
CopyFilesApp=0,%InstallDir%
CEShortcuts1=0,%CE11%
PersistentFiles=0,"\SD Card\MIMS Data"
Sounds=0,%InstallDir%\sounds

[DefaultInstall]
CopyFiles=CopyFilesApp,Sounds,PersistentFiles
CEShortcuts=CEShortcuts1

SwingCarlos wrote:
> On May 8, 2:05 pm, Riki <see_my_home@page> wrote:
>> SwingCarlos wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Riki but...
>>> I tried removing and renaming "InstallDir". Each time I get an error
>>> popup dialog:
>>> "Error: Section [CEStrings] key "InstallDir" requires valid data"
>> Can you post you .inf?
>>
>> Riki
>
> Below is the unaltered version.
> I renamed InstallDir -> InstallDir1
> and get the error message above.
> - Carlos
>
>
> [SOURCE FILE]
> Name=Mims.cab
>
> [Version]
> Signature="$Chicago$"
> Provider="Con-Way"
> CESignature="$Windows CE$"
>
> [CEStrings]
> AppName="Mims"
> InstallDir="\c"
>
> [SourceDisksNames]
> 1=,"MIMS Files",,.
> 2=,"Sound Files",,..\sounds
>
> [SourceDisksFiles]
> "Mims.jar"=1
> "Mims.lnk"=1
> "DebugMims.lnk"=1
> "MIMS.exe"=1
> "Alarm1.wav"=2
> "Alarm2.wav"=2
> "Alarm3.wav"=2
> "Alarm4.wav"=2
> "goodread.wav"=2
> "Infbeg.wav"=2
> "Infend.wav"=2
> "msgbox.wav"=2
> "notify.wav"=2
> "type.wav"=2
> "online.wav"=2
>
> [CopyFilesApp]
> "Mims.jar",,,0x40000001
> "Mims.lnk",,,0x40000001
> "DebugMims.lnk",,,0x40000001
> "MIMS.exe",,,0x40000001
>
> [Sounds]
> "Alarm1.wav",,,0x40000001
> "Alarm2.wav",,,0x40000001
> "Alarm3.wav",,,0x40000001
> "Alarm4.wav",,,0x40000001
> "goodread.wav",,,0x40000001
> "Infbeg.wav",,,0x40000001
> "Infend.wav",,,0x40000001
> "msgbox.wav",,,0x40000001
> "notify.wav",,,0x40000001
> "type.wav",,,0x40000001
> "online.wav",,,0x40000001
>
> [PersistentFiles]
>
> [CEShortcuts1]
> "Mims.lnk",0,"Mims.lnk"
>
> [DestinationDirs]
> CopyFilesApp=0,%InstallDir%
> CEShortcuts1=0,%CE11%
> PersistentFiles=0,"\SD Card\MIMS Data"
> Sounds=0,%InstallDir%\sounds
>
> [DefaultInstall]
> CopyFiles=CopyFilesApp,Sounds,PersistentFiles
> CEShortcuts=CEShortcuts1
>

So you changed it too:
<---->
[SOURCE FILE]
Name=Mims.cab

[Version]
Signature="$Chicago$"
Provider="Con-Way"
CESignature="$Windows CE$"

[CEStrings]
AppName="Mims"
MyInstallDir="\c"

[SourceDisksNames]
1=,"MIMS Files",,.
2=,"Sound Files",,..\sounds

[SourceDisksFiles]
"Mims.jar"=1
"Mims.lnk"=1
"DebugMims.lnk"=1
"MIMS.exe"=1
"Alarm1.wav"=2
"Alarm2.wav"=2
"Alarm3.wav"=2
"Alarm4.wav"=2
"goodread.wav"=2
"Infbeg.wav"=2
"Infend.wav"=2
"msgbox.wav"=2
"notify.wav"=2
"type.wav"=2
"online.wav"=2

[CopyFilesApp]
"Mims.jar",,,0x40000001
"Mims.lnk",,,0x40000001
"DebugMims.lnk",,,0x40000001
"MIMS.exe",,,0x40000001

[Sounds]
"Alarm1.wav",,,0x40000001
"Alarm2.wav",,,0x40000001
"Alarm3.wav",,,0x40000001
"Alarm4.wav",,,0x40000001
"goodread.wav",,,0x40000001
"Infbeg.wav",,,0x40000001
"Infend.wav",,,0x40000001
"msgbox.wav",,,0x40000001
"notify.wav",,,0x40000001
"type.wav",,,0x40000001
"online.wav",,,0x40000001

[PersistentFiles]

[CEShortcuts1]
"Mims.lnk",0,"Mims.lnk"

[DestinationDirs]
CopyFilesApp=0,%MyInstallDir%
CEShortcuts1=0,%CE11%
PersistentFiles=0,"\SD Card\MIMS Data"
Sounds=0,%MyInstallDir%\sounds

[DefaultInstall]
CopyFiles=CopyFilesApp,Sounds,PersistentFiles
CEShortcuts=CEShortcuts1

<---->
Or something like that?

Riki

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On 8 May 2007 10:44:10 -0700, SwingCarlos <SwingCarlos DeleteThis @comcast.net>
wrote:

>
>Hi,
>
>I'm trying to port my app from a WM2003 device to WM5. When I am
>installing my cab files on the
>WM5 device, I am being prompted to, "Choose a location to install <cab
>name>", with options for
>"Device", "\SD Card", and "\Flash File Store".
>
>How do I get the cab files to tell the installer that I don't want to
>be prompted, that I know the destination location. The
>DestinationDirs are set in the inf file that created the cab files.
>
>My hardware is Intermec 761 (old) and the Intermec CN3 (new), if that
>makes any difference.
>
>Any help would be appreciated, Thanks.

I just used google (http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search) to
look up
silent install
in this newsgroup and got 31 hits. I took a quick look and am pretty
sure at least some will be useful, or at least intriguing.

>
>Carlos

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>
> So you changed it too:
> <---->
> [SOURCE FILE]
> Name=Mims.cab
>
> [Version]
> Signature="$Chicago$"
> Provider="Con-Way"
> CESignature="$Windows CE$"
>
> [CEStrings]
> AppName="Mims"
> MyInstallDir="\c"

## Edited out by Carlos ####

>
> <---->
> Or something like that?
>
> Riki
>

Yes, something like that. "InstallDir1" to be specific.
cabwiz complains about: "Error: Section [CEStrings] key "InstallDir"
requires valid data"

So, it appears that cabwiz is expecting there to be an "InstallDir"
string. And I've read
2 other threads end right at this point, without further discussion.

Carlos

SwingCarlos wrote:
>> So you changed it too:
>> <---->
>> [SOURCE FILE]
>> Name=Mims.cab
>>
>> [Version]
>> Signature="$Chicago$"
>> Provider="Con-Way"
>> CESignature="$Windows CE$"
>>
>> [CEStrings]
>> AppName="Mims"
>> MyInstallDir="\c"
>
> ## Edited out by Carlos ####
>
>> <---->
>> Or something like that?
>>
>> Riki
>>
>
> Yes, something like that. "InstallDir1" to be specific.
> cabwiz complains about: "Error: Section [CEStrings] key "InstallDir"
> requires valid data"
>
> So, it appears that cabwiz is expecting there to be an "InstallDir"
> string. And I've read
> 2 other threads end right at this point, without further discussion.

I'll give that a quick try later, but you also changed the two strings
in the DestinationDirs section too?

<--snip-->
[DestinationDirs]
CopyFilesApp=0,%MyInstallDir%
<--snip-->
Sounds=0,%MyInstallDir%\sounds
<--snip-->

Riki

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SwingCarlos wrote:
> Yes, something like that. "InstallDir1" to be specific.
> cabwiz complains about: "Error: Section [CEStrings] key "InstallDir"
> requires valid data"
>
> So, it appears that cabwiz is expecting there to be an "InstallDir"
> string. And I've read
> 2 other threads end right at this point, without further discussion.

what cabwiz are you using? IE from which SDK?

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> > So, it appears that cabwiz is expecting there to be an "InstallDir"
> > string. And I've read
> > 2 other threads end right at this point, without further discussion.
>
> what cabwiz are you using? IE from which SDK?
>
> Riki

Whatever the trial Visual Studio 2005 is. The full path to cabwiz is:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\SmartDevices\SDK\SDKTools
\cabwiz.exe"

Do different versions of cabwiz enforce different requiremens of
the .inf files?

Carlos

Try

<--snip-->
[SOURCE FILE]
Name=Mims.cab

[Version]
Signature="$Chicago$"
Provider="Con-Way"
CESignature="$Windows CE$"

[CEStrings]
AppName="Mims"

[Strings]
MyInstallDir="\c"

[SourceDisksNames]
1=,"MIMS Files",,.
2=,"Sound Files",,..\sounds

[SourceDisksFiles]
"Mims.jar"=1
"Mims.lnk"=1
"DebugMims.lnk"=1
"MIMS.exe"=1
"Alarm1.wav"=2
"Alarm2.wav"=2
"Alarm3.wav"=2
"Alarm4.wav"=2
"goodread.wav"=2
"Infbeg.wav"=2
"Infend.wav"=2
"msgbox.wav"=2
"notify.wav"=2
"type.wav"=2
"online.wav"=2

[CopyFilesApp]
"Mims.jar",,,0x40000001
"Mims.lnk",,,0x40000001
"DebugMims.lnk",,,0x40000001
"MIMS.exe",,,0x40000001

[Sounds]
"Alarm1.wav",,,0x40000001
"Alarm2.wav",,,0x40000001
"Alarm3.wav",,,0x40000001
"Alarm4.wav",,,0x40000001
"goodread.wav",,,0x40000001
"Infbeg.wav",,,0x40000001
"Infend.wav",,,0x40000001
"msgbox.wav",,,0x40000001
"notify.wav",,,0x40000001
"type.wav",,,0x40000001
"online.wav",,,0x40000001

[PersistentFiles]

[CEShortcuts1]
"Mims.lnk",0,"Mims.lnk"

[DestinationDirs]
CopyFilesApp=0,%MyInstallDir%
CEShortcuts1=0,%CE11%
PersistentFiles=0,"\SD Card\MIMS Data"
Sounds=0,%MyInstallDir%\sounds

[DefaultInstall]
CopyFiles=CopyFilesApp,Sounds,PersistentFiles
CEShortcuts=CEShortcuts1

<--snipp-->

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