Startup Folder; Run Files; Regmerge Operation; Regmerge.dll - Symbol PDT 7500 Series Product Reference Manual

PDT 7500 Series Product Reference Guide for Windows

Startup Folder

The Startup folder is used to launch programs automatically when the terminal is started,
either after a warm or cold boot.
There are two ways to launch programs automatically:
1. Run any executable program stored in the Startup folder.
2. Run any .run file stored in the Startup folder.
Refer to the Symbol Help Project file included with the SDK for more information on the

Startup folder.

Run Files

A .run file is a simple text file that contains the path to an application as well as the name of
the application to run.
In the Out of Box demo, the OTL menu program is launched via a .run file. The Otl.run file
is stored in the Startup folder of the terminal and contains the text. It can also be used to pass
command-line arguments to a program that accepts them.
Refer to the Symbol Help Project file included with the SDK for more information on the
Startup folder.

RegMerge Operation

RegMerge.dll

Regmerge.dll is a built-in driver that allows registry edits to be made to the Windows CE
Registry. Regmerge.dll runs very early in the boot process and looks for registry files (.reg
files) in certain Flash File System folders when it is cold booted. It then merges the registry
changes that are in these files into the system registry located in RAM.
Since the registry is re-created on every cold boot from the default ROM image provided by
Symbol, it is impossible to make registry modifications persistent over cold boots without a
driver like Regmerge.
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