Mobile Device Package Editor Reference
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Creating Installations for Mobile Devices
Note
All Pocket PC devices are based on the ARM4 family of central processing units.
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Platforms Supported
Select one or more platforms that are supported by this device.
The new device appears in the list. To edit it, select it and click Details.
See also:
For information about platforms, processors, and versions, search for “Processor Types
and Platforms” in the MSDN Library (
msdn.microsoft.com/library
)
Entering Platform Information
Use the Platform Information page to define version and build information for the mobile
device platforms that are supported by each device in the installation. Also specify the
Setup.dll file to use, if any.
To enter platform information:
In Mobile Device Package Editor, select Installation Expert > Platform Information and
complete the page.
If you have defined multiple devices for a Pocket PC application, click a device in the
Device list to enter information for that device.
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Minimum Version, Maximum Version
Enter the minimum and maximum versions of the platform that the application runs
on. When the application is installed on a mobile device, it queries the mobile
device’s system and verifies that it is supported according to the versions you enter
on this page. If you specify a minimum version, you must also specify a maximum
version. To indicate that the application runs on any version higher than the
minimum, enter 100 as the maximum.
(Pocket PC application only.) The versions are pre-filled according to the Windows
CE version of the platform you selected for the device. If the device supports
multiple platforms, the minimum version is the earliest of any of the platforms and
the maximum version is the latest of any of the platforms.
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Minimum Build, Maximum Build
(Optional.) If you specify a minimum build, you must also specify a maximum build,
but you can specify a maximum build by itself. Builds are intermediate releases
between major releases. Example: the full platform version might be 2.1.03. In this
case, 2.1 is the version number and the build is .03.
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Setup.dll Path
(Optional.) Specify the Setup.dll to include with this device’s installation. The
Setup.dll is executed during installation and lets you perform custom operations
during installation and removal of the application. For information on how to create
this file, refer to the Microsoft Pocket PC or Smartphone SDK documentation, or
search for “Setup.dll” in the MSDN Library (
msdn.microsoft.com/library
).
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