CAB file

Cab projects allow you to create a. Cab file to package ActiveX components that can be downloaded from a Web server to a Web browser.

An error occurred when trying to compress the CAB file before upload.

An error occurred when trying to use the upload CAB file.

If that isn't acceptable you can then bundle the zip and description files into a signed CAB file.

The version of the. NET Compact Framework that you install by using a CAB file must always be newer than any version stored in ROM.

The files can be packaged using ZIP compression or as a Windows Cabinet File (CAB file).

Snapshot in an alternate snapshot folder is compressed into the. Cab file format.

When the card is inserted into the device the user can then browse for the. Cab file and execute it to install the application.

Distributing device applications to end users requires the creation of a CAB file.

If the ActiveX control is packaged in a CAB file, the CAB file must be signed.

Web parts are delivered to a SharePoint server as a cabinet (. Cab) file.

If your device is not docked, ActiveSync will store the CAB file until the time when you dock your device.

It does not provide any tools for deploying the CAB file to a target device.

It's important to note that the. NET Compact Framework. Cab file is not included in the. Cab file created for the project.

For simple scenarios, you can drag a CAB file from your desktop machine to your device using an ActiveSync connection.

The drive on the target computer is full, so the. Cab file cannot be created.

Prevent CAB-File Deletion Prevents the automatic deletion of the relevant CAB-files after a program is installed.

Each CAB file also contains US English exception strings in addition to its specific culture.

This file is packaged in a CAB file with exception strings for the languages listed in the following table.

The mode to run in can be configured by the CF3DConf tool which is installed by the CAB file and can be found in your start menu.

The simplest way to package your smart device application before deploying it to the device is to create a. Cab file.

After you've made your changes, re save the INS file and the CAB file back to your local folder.

Use Windows Explorer to copy the appropriate CAB file to a folder on the device.

Check Include Device Runtimes in Cab file if you want the device runtimes to be included in your installation.

If you select more than one processor, each will be contained in a separate. Cab file.

Before you can deploy your solution, you must package it into a CAB file.

Explore to the folder containing the contents of the opened CAB file.

Populate the CAB file with the primary output of the application.

CAB file generation using Visual Studio Setup and Deployment projects.

Is the ActiveX control distributed in a cabinet (CAB) file?

However, localized Web Parts may require a. Cab file with internal directories.

These categories add the Manifest. Xml file, the. Dwp files, and the Web Part assembly to the. Cab file.

Any Microsoft solutions that access the CAB file directly may need additional changes because of the internal format changes.

Specifies the location where the CAB file will be placed when built.

The CAB file will automatically use the same name as your INS file and be saved in the same folder.

File Explorer automatically calls Wceload. Exe to install. NET Compact Framework CAB file.

A missing attribute value means that no RevisionId-specific files are stored in the corresponding CAB file.

If so, the appropriate. Cab file is downloaded and executed on the device.

Just click on the link to the CAB-file to start the download and setup process.

On the device, click the. Cab file to install the. NET Compact Framework.

As in the older format, the file remains in the Package. Cab file.

A project for creating a CAB file to deploy smart device applications.

Copy SQL Mobile to the smart device, and run the CAB file on the device.

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 provides tools for packaging your CAB file.

You can add the SQL Mobile CAB file to your project.

All products, tools, and solutions that use the Wsusscan. Cab file by using the documented WUA API must be updated by March 2007.

For CAB file installations, the. NET Compact Framework version 2. 0 SP1 can now be installed to a storage card.

When you build the setup project, you create the CAB file.

Check the free disk space on your drive and make sufficient space on the drive to accommodate the. Cab file.

Click or tap on the CAB file to start installation.

Build the solution to create the. Cab file.

And if your application requires SQL Server CE the appropriate. Cab file must also be installed.

The Wsusscan. Cab file contains a single CAB file.

A single. Cab file will be created.

For example, if you use File Explorer to run a CAB file, File Explorer automatically calls Wceload. Exe to install CAB file.

On the Visual Studio 6. 0 Professional CDs, the VBRun60. Cab file is located in the same relative path on Disk 2.

For example, if you plan on distributing files on a floppy disk, you might set the. Cab file size to 1440 KB (1. 44 MB).

The CAB file that contains the compressed Excel spreadsheet used as the data source in the package.

You can also obtain the VBRun60. Exe file by extracting it from the VBRun60. Cab file available on the Visual Basic and Visual Studio CDs.

Create a new. Cab file for Web download or add an existing one to a solution

To create the. Cab file for this example Web Part project, follow these steps

The following example shows the Manifest. Xml file for the Sample. Cab file

The following example shows the directive file for the Sample. Cab file

Developers can use either of the following methods to create a. Cab file

Creating a Manifest File for a. Cab File

Creating a CAB File with Localized Resources

CAB File Installation to Storage Card

The. Cab file in this example is named Sample. Cab, and it must include the following files

To deploy the CAB file to the device In

Changes in the CAB file format

To change the CAB file name and add authentication In