To make it clear for others who might read the thread: With NS Basic/CE 8.0, you no longer need to distribute a runtime. It's all built in. > >My assumption is that if you don't have a device with which to create >the installer, and only use an emulator, you will still have to send a >separate runtime file like RuntimeFat.ppc.exe when you distribute your >app, right? > >Jim > > > >--- In [email protected], "George Henne" <g...@...> wrote: >> >> If ActiveSync/WMDC does not see the device, you do have to use the CAB >> file. The exe file is made at the same time the CAB file is made. But >> I'm not sure you're using the right file. >> >> Your cab file should be something like myProject.Installer.cab, while >> the installer will be named myProject.Installer.exe. To get the cab >> file, you need to check "Retain CAB File" in Tools...Options...Installer. >> >> The company name, etc., is set in Project Properties, in the Properties >> window. >> >> >> >> >Everything works well. Apparently the installer 'cab' file was not >> >created in the folder from which I began the application but the >> >installer.exe was. That is what I will send to customers. However, how >> >would the installer be created if a device is not available? Windows >> >mobile device center does not 'see' the emulator I use so that's why I >> >copy the BASIC.PocketPC4_ARM.cab file to it before copying the nsb file. >> >Is there a better way and can the installer be made through the >> >emulator? I noticed in the documentation that there is a way to change >> >the wording that appears on the device relative to company name, etc. >> >through project properties but can't see how to get there. >> > >> >Jim >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >--- In [email protected], "George Henne" <gh@> wrote: >> >> >> >> You might want to read through the ReadMe carefully again. If you use >> >> Start under the Run menu, it should do everything: create an installer >> >> and run it. After you complete all the prompts, your program will be >> >> installed on the device, as well as the standard runtime files. >> >> >> >> I'm not sure why you needed to run BASIC.PocketPC4_ARM.cab from the >> >> shared folder. >> >> >> >> >I may have misunderstood what 'no separate runtime' means in the >> >> >documentation. I opened my application in the 8.0 ide, made changes and >> >> >saved the project. I use the MS emulator 6.1.4 configured for a shared >> >> >folder on my PC when testing. However, the standalone ".nsb" will not >> >> >open on the emulator because it is not associated with any application. >> >> >When I execute BASIC.PocketPC4_ARM.cab from the shared folder, it works >> >> >the way it should. I haven't tried it on my device yet because I first >> >> >wanted to get a definitive answer. I was under the impression that by >> >> >using the 8.0 version, all I would have to send was the ".nsb" file. I >> >> >would appreciate some clarification. >> >> > >> >> >Jim Schuchert >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >------------------------------------ >> >> > >> >> >Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >------------------------------------ >> > >> >Yahoo! Groups Links >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > >------------------------------------ > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
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