Specifying the target install and depot directories

For each file that you include in the package, you need to specify the installation path and the path inside the package.

The installation path is the location on the managed Pocket PC at which the file will be installed. This setting is used in the post-install and post-remove scripts that are generated for the package. These scripts contain commands that carry out the appropriate install or uninstall actions.

If the file is to be executed on the managed Pocket PC (instead of being copy-installed by the script), the installation path must be %vendorfiles% or a subdirectory of it. For example, this applies to the CAB file when you are creating a package from a CAB file without unpacking it.

The path inside the package is the location at which the file is stored in the package's Vendor Files fileset and in the package depot.

This must be a path under %vendorfiles%. The %vendorfiles% variable is resolved during a package installation to a location internally managed by the Agent for Pocket PC and can be referenced in the post-install and post-remove scripts that are generated for the package.

When you specify a path, you can use variables where appropriate. You can view and select from a list of predefined variables that you can use in the path by clicking View Shortcut List.

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To specify the target install and depot directory for a file


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