User's Manual

Installing ApplicationsChapter —3
82 700 Series Color Mobile Computer User’s Manual
When converting a 700 Series Monochrome Computer application to run
on the 700 Series Color Computer, most APIs should work without chan-
ges. Below are a few exceptions:
S The 700 Series Monochrome Computer used the “\Storage Card” folder
for nonvolatile storage. You may need to change the application to store
data in a volatile location or onto the “SDMMC Disk” if a SecureDigi-
tal storage card is present in the system.
S If the application uses the RegFlushKey() API, it must first verify that
the proper media is available in the system and call the special API men -
tioned in Step 7 on the previous page.
S If the application will be using the 700 Color switchable dock, use the
API to set the proper port on the dock before communications.
S Some WAN radio options have changed. Review the WAN radio section
to determine if any changes will be required in your application.
S The arrow and tab keys are swapped from the way they were on the 700
Series Monochrome Computers. Keyboard remapping is available on
the 700 Series Color Computer if these keys need to be changed. See
page 79 for more details.
S No special SDK is needed to compile applications for the Xscale proces-
sor. Targeting the SA1110 processor will create applications that run on
the 700 Series Color Computer.
Cabinet File Installation
CAB files (short for cabinet files) are like .ZIP files, plus they register DLLs,
create shortcuts, modify registry entries, and run custom set up programs.
Tap a CAB file to extract that file or place the CAB file on one of the ap-
proved storage devices in the “\Cab Files” folder, then perform a warm-
boot on the 700 Series Computer. There are two methods available to ex-
tract a CAB file:
S Tap a CAB file to extract it. When using this method, the CAB file is
automatically deleted when the extraction process is successful, unless
the CAB file is set with the read-only attribute.
S Use the AUTOCAB method where all files are extracted when a cold-
boot is performed on the 700 Series Computer. This AutoCab applica-
tion is on the Recovery CD, see its “Recovery Help” for more informa-
tion.