Single CAB for pocket pc and smartphone versions of same application

Question

Is it possible to create a single cab that will allow me to package both PocketPc and Smartphone version of Windows Mobile application? What I would like is to be able to check during installation if device is pocket pc or smartphone and then install appropriate versions.

Thanks in advance for the help.

Answer 1

I've never tried this, but Microsoft does have a sample project that demonstrates the creation of a container CAB file, which houses multiple CAB files within it. I would imagine you could add in the logic required to detect the mobile platform and execute the appropriate installer.

Multiple CAB Install @ MSDN: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb158796.aspx

In practice, we've always built separate CAB files and, using the mechanisms provided by CEAppMgr, define a single "entry" in the Add/Remove Programs dialog of ActiveSync/WMDC that references our platform-specific CABs.

Another avenue would be creating a custom Setup.dll file as part of your CAB, which provides you the opportunity to perform actions before and after your CAB installation.