Deploy - nonCAB file via MSI

[Keith]

I have my MSI file created and working properly. It
installs My App, SQL Client, and SQLCE Server programs on
the PocketPC.

The issues I'm running into is - how do I distribute the
database that I have created (.sdf file) on to the users
Pocket PC. I use this in My App. Calling a pre-populated
database.

I would like to send it to the My Documents Directory of
the PocketPC - but the path it gets to the PocketPC is not
really important. What is more important - is that I just
get it on to the PocketPC - with very little user
intervention (ie- if it could be part of the MSI setup
wizard - that is what I'm shooting for).

thanks for any advice.

 

[Ilya Tumanov [MS]]

Add the database to your application CAB file. CAB can contain all kind if
files, not just EXE or DLL.
You can specify various destinations including "My Documents". Please see
this for more details:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/wcesetup/ht
ml/_wcesdk_Using_the_CAB_Wizard.asp

Best regards,

Ilya

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