Intermec CN3 Series User Manual page 121

CN3 Series Mobile Computer User's Manual
Chapter 4 — Developing and Installing Applications
• You can copy a directory structure that contains the
application, supporting files, DLLs, images, and data files.
Intermec recommends using .cab files to install your applications.
The mobile computer uses standard Windows Mobile .cab files
and will install third-party .cab files. You can have your .cab files
place your application in any of these memory locations on the
mobile computer:
• The Object Store or the Flash File Store. The Object Store is a
DiskOnChip® flash that looks like a disk. The Flash File Store
is an area of storage which is embedded in a section of the
system flash memory. This storage is not erased during a reset,
although it might be erased during the reflashing process. In
addition to storing applications and data files, you have the
option to store persistent registry information to the Flash
File Store region.
• The optional miniSD card. If you are using a miniSD card,
this should be the primary location to place application
installation files. The miniSD card creates the Storage Card
folder on the CN3.
• The non-volatile Flash File Store region of the storage. Use
the small non-volatile Flash File Store region to hold .cab files
that rebuild the system at clean boot or install applications
from a .cab file into the Flash File Store so that they are
"ready-to-run" when you perform clean boot. Since the flash
in the system has a limited number of write cycles, do not use
the Flash File Store for excessive writing.
Files copied to any of these locations are safe when you cold boot
the computer as long as the AutoRun system is installed in the
appropriate location. You can find information about this system
in the Intermec Developer's Library (IDL) Resource Kit Developer's
Guide which is available from www.intermec.com/idl. When you
copy a .cab file to the \CabFiles folder, the folder automatically
extracts that .cab file on every cold boot.
There are several ways you can install files and applications on the
computer:
• SmartSystems console
• ActiveSync
• miniSD card
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