Installing Applications On The Ck30 - Intermec CK30 User Manual

Chapter 3 — Developing and Installing Applications

Installing Applications on the CK30

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You need these hardware and software components to use the
resource kit:
• PC with at least 1MB of free disk space running Microsoft
Windows 2000/XP
• Microsoft eMbedded Visual C++ version 4.0 with Service
Pack 2
• Antares Migration Resource Kit
The resource kit is part of the Intermec Developer Library
(IDL), which is available from the Intermec web site at
www.intermec.com/idl.
There are several ways you can package applications to install on
the CK30:
• You can package your application as a cabinet (CAB) file.
• If you have a simple application, you may only need to deliver
the EXE file.
• You can copy a directory structure that contains the
application, supporting files, DLLs, images, sound files, and
data files.
Intermec recommends using CAB files to install your
applications. The CK30 uses standard Windows CE CAB files
and will install third-party CAB files. Before the CK30 executes
a CAB file, it marks the file as read-only so that it will not be
deleted after installation. After the CAB file is extracted, the
CK30 automatically saves any RAM-based changes you have
made to the registry or file system so that they will persist
through a cold boot. This process means that you will not have
to reinstall your applications when your battery goes dead or you
perform a cold boot.
You can have your CAB files place your application in any of
these memory locations on the CK30:
• The RAM-based file store (anywhere in the root \ directory)
• The Flash File System (the CK_FFS folder)
• On the SD card (SDMMC folder)
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