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Setting Platform Support for a Mobile Device
Setting Platform Support for a Mobile Device
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Professional and Enterprise Editions only.
1. Do one of the following to access the Platform Support dialog:
• Step through the Pocket PC wizard.
See Creating a Pocket PC or Smartphone Installation on page 239.
• Double-click a Mobile Device entry on the Mobile Device page and click the
Platform Support tab.
• Select this page in the Mobile Device Package Editor tool.
See About Mobile Device Package Editor on page 237.
Note
If you are using the Mobile Device Package Editor and you used File menu > Open to
open a .CAB, then platform and processor support options are disabled. You cannot
change platform and processor for an existing .CAB.
2. Complete the dialog:
• Platforms or Processes Supported
Specify the platforms and processors you plan to support. Keep in mind that
marking the checkboxes for platforms and processors does not provide support,
it enables you to provide support by assigning resources to those platforms or
processors. Separate .CAB files are compiled for each platform and processor
that you assign resources to. Resources include files, registry items, shortcuts,
and the Setup.dll.
Example: Suppose you support the Pocket PC 2000 and Handheld PC Pro
platforms. Then you add the file Application-P.EXE and specify that it is
compatible only with Pocket PC 2000. Then you add the file Application-H.EXE
and specify that it is compatible only with Handheld PC Pro. When you compile,
Application-P.EXE is put in Application.POCKETPC.CAB and Application-H.EXE is
put in Application.HPC.CAB.
You can assign the platforms and processors you mark on this page to resources
such as shortcuts, registry entries, and shortcuts. After setting support, add
resources to each supported platform and processor.
Note
If you add platforms and processors but do not assign any resources to them, a
compile error occurs.
• Include the .NET Compact Framework
(Mobile Devices page only.) The .NET Compact Framework is only applicable to
the Pocket PC 2002 platform. Mark this to include the .NET Compact Framework
for every processor type you specified. You must have the .NET Compact
Framework directory located in the Stub directory in the Wise for Windows
Installer application directory. You can use the Download Redistributables
wizard, available from the Help menu, to obtain this directory. (In Visual Studio:
available from Help menu > Wise Help.) When you mark this checkbox, the .NET
Compact Framework is installed from application manager (CEAppMgr.exe)
before your application is installed.