need to check if application is installed using RAPI

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Luminal

greetings

I need to check if a mobile application is installed on Pocket PC
device, using RAPI from desktop. If application exists, I must tell the
user the application directory (path) on pocket pc where aplication exe
is. Is this possible? Can anyone give a sample?

TIA

Lum
 
Lum,

All you need to do is use OpenNetCF (www.opennetcf.org) and you can use the
RAPI on that to check whether the file exists on the device.

If you're not sure where the file location is, then you'll need to write a
search routine that recursively calls the file listing method. Once it's
found you can alert the user...

I've written an application recently that checks if my app is installed on a
scanner, and if not, reinstalls itself (as well as placing a shortcut in the
programs menu)... would info on this be helpful?

Thanks.
Dan.
 
Hi Daniel,

thanks for your post and of course it helps :) Please feel free :))
I was thinking on a desktop application that checks the pocket pc
registry to track if the application is istalled. If so, returns the
directory where its istalled. Don't know if this is possible with RAPI
but is very usefull if it is :) Any ideas?

Thanks once more

Lum
 
Yes, instaslled apps should have registry entries and you can read them
through RAPI.

-Chris
 
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