Mobile Device Package Editor Reference
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Introduction to Mobile Device Package Editor
Mobile device .CAB files are generated by the CabWiz program from an information file
(.INF). The .INF is a text file that specifies directories, files, settings, and configurations
that are used to install a mobile device application.
(Pocket PC applications only.) A single .INF file can contain information to produce
multiple .CAB files. Example: An application supports the Windows Mobile and Pocket PC
2002 platforms, but several of the application files are platform-dependent. When you
create the installation, you assign the files to the device that supports that platform.
When you compile, the Windows Mobile-specific files are placed in the Windows Mobile
.CAB file, and the Pocket PC 2002-specific files are placed in the Pocket PC 2002 .CAB
file.
A mobile device application can be installed in the following ways:
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The .CAB file and an .INI file that describes the .CAB are included in an installation
that runs on the desktop computer. The desktop computer contains Application
Manager (CeAppMgr.exe), which is installed with ActiveSync. Application Manager
installs the mobile device application on the device.
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The end user copies the .CAB file to the mobile device and opens it. The .CAB file
extracts its contents to the directories that were specified in the .INF file.
Uninstall of the mobile device application is controlled by the mobile device and
ActiveSync. Uninstalling the mobile device installation from the desktop computer does
not affect the application that is installed on the mobile device.
To add mobile device .CAB files to a desktop installation:
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Windows Installer installations: use Installation Expert > Mobile Devices page in
Windows Installer Editor.
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WiseScript installations: use the Install Windows Mobile Application script action in
WiseScript Package Editor or Wise Script Editor.
See:
About the Mobile Devices Page in the Windows Installer Editor Help
Install Windows Mobile Application in the WiseScript Package Editor or WiseScript Editor
Help
Starting the Mobile Device Package Editor
The way you start Mobile Device Package Editor depends on which of the following
products you are using.
In Wise Installation Studio
Select Start > Programs > Symantec > Wise Installation Studio > Mobile Device
Package Editor.
In Wise Package Studio
Do one of the following:
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On the Projects tab, click the Run link to the right of the task or tool associated with
Mobile Device Package Editor.
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On the Tools tab, double-click Mobile Device Package Editor.
