Tip of the Month (January 2010)

Including mEnable in an Installer

Installer's created using Visual CE's or Report CE's FILE | CREATE DISTRIBUTION FILES contain everything needed to install your application, but they don't install the mEnable components. If you want your installer to also install the mEnable components, here's how to do it.

After Visual CE creates the distribution folder, copy mEnable.arm_5.cab into the folder (I'm assuming you are installing onto Windows Mobile 5 or Windows Mobile 6 machines that have a touch screen. If you are installing onto Windows Mobile 5 or Windows Mobile 6 machines that do NOT have a touch screen, copy mEnable.arm_5SP.cab. If you are installing onto older handhelds, copy mEnable.arm.cab). These CAB files can be found in the mEnable installation folder (usually C:\Program Files\SYWARE mEnable).

Then, in your VisualCE.lod file, add the following lines:

Copy . \ mEnable.arm_5.cab
RemoteExec \mEnable.arm_5.cab

Please note: mEnable clients are licensed on a per-handheld basis. We do not have a royalty free redistribution license for mEnable clients.