Deploying to many PPcs

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Earl

I've read a lot of articles on how to do this but none that really makes it
any easier, but was curious if there is a standardize way of deploying a
..Net CF app that use SQLCE to a lot of PocketPCs (20-50)?
 
There are 3rd party tools to help you deploy/manage apps but I don't haven
any personal experience with those.

The technique I recommend is to put the CAB files you need to deploy on a
storage card along with an autorun app that lauches the CABs and whatever
else you want to automate. Then you just stick the card in a device and it
will be ready to go in seconds. Better yet, make a few copies of the card
and do multiple devices at once.

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I'm with ya - seems strange that you have to write your own. I was under
the impression that ms wanted more ppc's out on the market - would be more
possible if we could get apps out there for people to use, easier.
 
Robert,

how to create the intiating app for invoking the CAB File in the SC CARD or
whereever it is..???

is the method im trying to do for my application..

1.im planning to send my application in SD CARD where it will have Cab file
and i want it to be installed automatically..

2.is there any way to restrict the application to run for particular
period???say 30 days,40 days (restricting the use of application)how to do
it?

is there any free ware/software for it?


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Arvind

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Thanks Robert.

Robert Levy said:
There are 3rd party tools to help you deploy/manage apps but I don't haven
any personal experience with those.

The technique I recommend is to put the CAB files you need to deploy on a
storage card along with an autorun app that lauches the CABs and whatever
else you want to automate. Then you just stick the card in a device and it
will be ready to go in seconds. Better yet, make a few copies of the card
and do multiple devices at once.

--
Robert Levy
Program Manager
Mobile Devices Product Group
http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
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For Pocket PC, create a folder on the storage card named "2577". Put your
EXE in there and name it "autorun.exe". The OS will automatically find and
run it.

2577 is the ID for the ARM v4 processor. If you were targetting other types
of devices (non-Pocket PC) you would put those versions of your exe in
folders named after those processor IDs.

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Robert Levy
Program Manager
Mobile Devices Product Group
http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile

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My installation mechanism is bot complicated..

like im goin to include 3 application as one..

1.cryptography (Decryotion of data at pocket pc level) applicaiton
2.main application
3.updater application

i want to put all these in SD CARD..and protect these files from the user..

:::no way to alter or delete the files by user, in SD CARD..how to do it?


and one more question at cryption

*i have a 4 folders in a pocket pc

*each has several encrypted files

i want my decryption program to check all the 4 folders and decrypt the
files inside the folders automatically without user interaction for each..

say folder

*Business* Has

1.enc
2.enc
3.enc

i want my decryption applicaiton to decrypt these files and save it as

1.wmv
2.wmv
3.wmv

in a single shot..

is there any sample code available for this ????

Right now what i have done is hardcoded the path of the file ,password and
filename...

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Thanks,

Arvind

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