MBL 490 Deploying Applications to Smartphone and Microsoft

MBL 490 Deploying Applications to Smartphone and Microsoft® Powered Pocket PC Marcus Perryman Consultant

Agenda e. VC auto deployment CAB files – your deployment friend Getting the CAB to the device Via WEB, MAIL Desktop Installer Using removable media Autorun. exe Provisioning multiple devices Smartphone 2002 provisioning

EVC Deployment During development – what happens? Embedded Visual C++ 3. 0 (Pocket PC 2002) and 4. 0 (Pocket PC 2003) Exe’s are deployed to “windowsstart menu” or “” COM DLL’s are registered automatically Visual Studio. NET 2003 Deployed to “Program files<project>” Auto deploy and install of the Compact Framework (if required) Duplicate through RAPI Remote API – requires Active Sync Ce. Rapi. Init / Ce. Rapi. Init. Ex Ce. Create. File + Ce. Write. File Ce. Close. Handle Ce. Rapi. Uninit DEMO

Desktop C++, H and lib modules Device Active. Sync Platform Manager (CEMGRC. EXE) e. VC Compiler ? . exe ? . dll Controls and Com Objects CEMON ? . exe ? . dll Coredll. dll Shared/ 3 rd party Libs CE

Desktop. cs, . vb files Device Active. Sync Connection Manager VS. NET Compiler ? . exe ? . dll Controls and Runtime Connection Manager (CONMGR. EXE) Con. Man. Client ? . exe ? . dll Mscoree. dll CE

CAB files – your deployment friend What is a CABinet file? Default uninstall provided for free (Logo requirement) Building CAB files INF file Setting Registry strings Using File Groups Install strings Pre and Post install dll WCELoad and its parameters /Delete [0|1|2] default to 2 Defaults at “HKLMSoftwareAppsMicrosoft Application Installer” DEMO

Getting the CAB to the device For the Pocket PC Pocket IE supports file download WCELoad run automatically through file association Security can be provided by HTTPS Processor type issues! Deployment as Mail attachment Mark for download may be required Processor type issues!

Getting the CAB to the device (cont) Using Active Sync File transfer – too complicated for users. Using Application Manager HKLMSoftwaremicrosoftwindowscurrentversion app pathsceappmgr. exe Building the INI file Putting it all together: Visual Studio Installer http: //msdn. microsoft. com/vstudio/downloads/tools/vsi 11/default. as p Install. Shield DEMO

Using removable media Autorun. exe 2577autorun. exe On media insert check for Autorun. exe Copy to windows Execute in windows On media removal Execute in windows DEMO

Internal “Removable” Media Pocket PC internal Storage card 32 MB Rom space for most 2002 devices 8 MB free for Internal Storage card Treated the same as removable 2577Autorun. exe Executed on soft and hard reset DEMO

Provisioning multiple devices How to update a whole work force? Mail Web 3 rd Party: http: //www. extendedsystems. com/ESI/default. htm Custom solution Today add-in timer based web service check Connection type? Active Sync, TCPIP, dial-up Custom Active Sync filter During synchronization, check central server location (web service), download and apply any changes.

Smartphone 2002 provisioning Security model for Smartphone Certificate store, roles and policies Operators choice: Applications need to be signed CAB files need to be signed Privileged vs unprivileged execution Can still use: Active Sync, Web, Mail, removable media Also get access to SMS, WAP deployment Mobile 2 Market Common root certificates Logo tests and web publication build into the program DEMO

Summary CAB files are your “flexible friend” for deployment, Install and Uninstall on the Pocket PC There are many ways to apply CAB’s to the device – choose the appropriate solution for your application. Smartphone security model may effect your development cycle. Even more ways to deploy to the device with GSM technologies.

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