.Net CF Setup Application - Additional Help Needed

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Paul Kay

Fellow developers,

Using the usual source (MSDN - Developing and Deploying Pocket PC Setup
Applications) I have now got a working deployment package for my
application.

There are now a couple of additional features I would like to add, and hope
that someone here can point me in the right direction - further documented
sources or general insights.

1. I would like to add to the end of the Windows Installer a couple of check
boxes which when ticked will, a. open up a text file holding the latest
notes for the application, and, b. will fire up IE directed to my web-site
for the application.

I'm guessing this needs to be done via the CustomInstaller.dll. Is there a
documented source for adding such features to Windows Installer?

2. At the end of the application installation on the device, I would like to
display my own Custom messagebox and/or form on the device itself. How do I
achieve this?

Regards and thanks in advance

Paul K.
 
I should have read the books I've bought, as I've already got the info I
need for customising the Windows Installer Package in - Visual Basic .Net
Deployment Handbook pub by Wrox.

I still could do with some help on the second question though.

Regs. PK
 
There are a couple things you could do here. If your .cab file has a
setup.dll, you could display a message box from the Install_Exit call.
Alternately, you can use download a native .dll to the device and use
CeRapiInvoke to display a message box.

Stan Adermann
Microsoft
.NET Compact Framework

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| I should have read the books I've bought, as I've already got the info I
| need for customising the Windows Installer Package in - Visual Basic .Net
| Deployment Handbook pub by Wrox.
|
| I still could do with some help on the second question though.
|
| Regs. PK
|
| | > Fellow developers,
| >
| > Using the usual source (MSDN - Developing and Deploying Pocket PC Setup
| > Applications) I have now got a working deployment package for my
| > application.
| >
| > There are now a couple of additional features I would like to add, and
| hope
| > that someone here can point me in the right direction - further
documented
| > sources or general insights.
| >
| > 1. I would like to add to the end of the Windows Installer a couple of
| check
| > boxes which when ticked will, a. open up a text file holding the
latest
| > notes for the application, and, b. will fire up IE directed to my
| web-site
| > for the application.
| >
| > I'm guessing this needs to be done via the CustomInstaller.dll. Is
there
| a
| > documented source for adding such features to Windows Installer?
| >
| > 2. At the end of the application installation on the device, I would
like
| to
| > display my own Custom messagebox and/or form on the device itself. How
do
| I
| > achieve this?
| >
| > Regards and thanks in advance
| >
| > Paul K.
| >
| >
|
|
|
 
Cheers Stan,

That should get me pointed in the right direction.

Regards

Paul K.

"Stan Adermann [Msft]" said:
There are a couple things you could do here. If your .cab file has a
setup.dll, you could display a message box from the Install_Exit call.
Alternately, you can use download a native .dll to the device and use
CeRapiInvoke to display a message box.

Stan Adermann
Microsoft
NET Compact Framework

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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| References: <[email protected]>
| Subject: First Problem Solved - Need Help with Second
| Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:37:38 +0100
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| X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.compactframework
|
| I should have read the books I've bought, as I've already got the info I
| need for customising the Windows Installer Package in - Visual Basic ..Net
| Deployment Handbook pub by Wrox.
|
| I still could do with some help on the second question though.
|
| Regs. PK
|
| | > Fellow developers,
| >
| > Using the usual source (MSDN - Developing and Deploying Pocket PC Setup
| > Applications) I have now got a working deployment package for my
| > application.
| >
| > There are now a couple of additional features I would like to add, and
| hope
| > that someone here can point me in the right direction - further
documented
| > sources or general insights.
| >
| > 1. I would like to add to the end of the Windows Installer a couple of
| check
| > boxes which when ticked will, a. open up a text file holding the
latest
| > notes for the application, and, b. will fire up IE directed to my
| web-site
| > for the application.
| >
| > I'm guessing this needs to be done via the CustomInstaller.dll. Is
there
| a
| > documented source for adding such features to Windows Installer?
| >
| > 2. At the end of the application installation on the device, I would
like
| to
| > display my own Custom messagebox and/or form on the device itself. How
do
| I
| > achieve this?
| >
| > Regards and thanks in advance
| >
| > Paul K.
| >
| >
|
|
|
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