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4/14/2010

The [CEStrings] section is required and contains string substitutions for the application name and the default installation directory.

Note:
For Windows Mobile:The provider name and application name specified in the Version and CEStrings sections cannot contain XML reserved characters and Windows Mobile file system reserved characters, such as: \/:*?" < >|&.
Note:
For Windows Embedded CE:The provider name and application name specified in the Version and CEStrings sections cannot contain XML reserved characters and Windows Embedded CE file system reserved characters, such as: \/:*?" < >|&.
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[CEStrings]
AppName   = 
app_name
InstallDir   = 
default_install_dir

Parameters

app_name

The name of the application.

Other instances of %AppName% in the .inf file are replaced with this string value.

Note:
This string is restricted to a length of 40 characters. Longer strings will be truncated. This restriction is because applications are registered on the device with a specific name for uninstallation purposes, which is created by concatenating the provider name and the application name. The following example shows the format used: < providername> < appname>. For more information, see Version.
default_install_dir

The name of the default installation directory.

Other instances of %InstallDir% in the .inf file are replaced with this string value.

Note:
If a default installation directory is specified, an Installation Volume Selection prompt appears when the application is installed on the device. If you want to avoid this prompt, do not specify a string for %InstallDir%. For more information, see User Selected Installation.

The following code example uses this format:

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[CEStrings]
AppName="Game Pack"
InstallDir=%CE1%\%AppName%

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