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[lycj]

I received the following e-mail from Daniel Gerst
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Hello,

We've got folloing problems with your application install builder:

If we add an additional file via script it will be packed to cabfile
(cause filesize is larger), but if you install the cabfile on a pocket
pc with windows mobile 2003 the additional file could not be copied.

We use WinXP to build capfile and this is the script to build capfile:

[Setup]
AppName=App
Author=Manufactor
DefaultDirName={pf}\App\
Description=App

[Files]
Source: "C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Administrator\Desktop\App
WinCE4.2\App.exe"; DestDir: "{app}"
Source: "C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Administrator\Desktop\App
WinCE4.2\Content.swf"; DestDir: "{app}"

[Icons]
Name: "{group}\App"; Filename: "{app}\App.exe"

[Registry]
Root: HKCU; Subkey: "Software\Qiro"; ValueType: string; ValueName:
AppPath; ValueData: "{app}"

Do you got an idea to fix it? Cause we need this to port our
application to Windows CE 4.2 Plattform. Visual Studio does not support
cab-Files for windows mobile 4.2 plattform.

Best regards,
Daniel Gerst

[lycj]

Greetings

Do you meant you add additional file to cab file generated by Install
Builder, and it's not copied when installing via PocketPC?

This is not a bug, install Builder write installation file to the cab,
which include a list of files to copy, shortcut and registry etc, if
you add additional file to cab without notifying Install Builder, the
file will be discarded when installing.

The filesize is larger because the file is not compressed, not all
PocketPC system support compressed cabs.

Install Builder support PPC3.0 (2003, WM2005) natively, if you need to
create install for previous version of Windows CE, you can take a look
to the QnA here
(http://quickzip.no-ip.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=796&sid=92700a772a26c96b9cdb40a747fc042c)

Regards
Joseph Leung