Launching Internet Explorer from Windows CE & PPC Programatically

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Hi All!!!

I added a routine that launches Internet Explorer from my application
using the "CreateProcess" function. The funny fact here is that on Pocket PC,
the executable name is "IExplore.Exe" (as in desktop versions), however in
Windows CE it is "IESample.Exe".

Funny!!! I wonder if this is something that Microsoft did on purpose.
They both behave different, I give them that.

Tarh Ik
 
Well, it's called IESample on Windows CE.NET 4.2 because that's the name of
the IE sample application, by default. Remember that there's not much in a
name and, if it's your device, you can change it pretty easily...

Paul T.
 
Hi Paul!!!

Well, you're right about mentioning that it is something easy to fix.
However, it cost me a lot of time (and therefore, money) to find out this
"little detail" outside the standard since this comercial application should
run on either PPC or WinCE. I'm not complaining, don't get me wrong. I just
want to share this information with everybody, just in case someone might try
to do something similar.

Tarh Ik
 
I'm just telling you that you may not be done, yet! We have a second
IE-based application on some of our 4.2 devices, as well, and it's not
called IExplore or IESample...

Paul T.
 
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