Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Install Builder - FREEWARE POCKETPC


Install Builder is a free standalone application that allow novice user to create setup cabinet for Pocket PC and Smart Phone. Install Builder use a simple ini file to store project settings, you can use simple editor like notepad to edit the ini file.

The setup cabinet contain binary encoded and xml installation file plus all application files. It support two installation mode (ActiveSync --> PPC, PPC --> PPC). The setup cabinet can copy files, make shortcuts and add registry keys.

Install Builder generate the installation file (encoded&xml) directly, so it does not require CABWIZ.EXE, however it does require CABARC.exe (one of the file in MS Cabinet SDK) to create cabinet file, you can obtain it here.

Change Log:
0.1 Initial release.
0.2 Fixed a problem that will cause unable to uninstall.
0.2 You can use comment now.
0.3 Create setup (.cab) directly.
0.3 Wildcard support (e.g. c:\temp\*.txt).
0.3 No longer required to specify '.lnk' in [Icons] Section.
0.3 Included some error detection code.
0.3 Smartphone support now (which require _setup.xml).
0.4 [07-10-06]
0.4 Binary registry key support.
0.4 Can specify TargetPlatform now. (e.g. TargetPlatform = StrongArm)
0.5 [08-14-06]
0.5 Fixed {app} not working in registry
0.5 MultiString registry key support.
0.5 Encoding of _setup.xml changed from ASCII to UTF8.
0.5 Support Flags in [Files] Section. (e.g. Flags: NoSkip Shared)
0.5 Support DestFile in [Files] Section. (e.g. DestFile: "Test.txt")
0.5 Support SetupFile in [Setup] Section (e.g. SetupFile=EncodedXml)

DOWNLOAD 0.5

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