Tutorial: Making CABs without WinCE CAB Manager

[rstoyguy]

Originally Posted by GoodThings2Life

Variables for Standard Directories:

%CE1% \Program Files
%CE2% \Windows
%CE3% \Windows\Desktop
%CE4% \Windows\StartUp
%CE5% \My Documents
%CE6% \Program Files\Accessories
%CE7% \Program Files\Communications
%CE8% \Program Files\Games
%CE9% \Program Files\Pocket Outlook
%CE10% \Program Files\Office
%CE11% \Windows\Programs
%CE12% \Windows\Programs\Accessories
%CE13% \Windows\Programs\Communications
%CE14% \Windows\Programs\Games
%CE15% \Windows\Fonts
%CE16% \Windows\Recent
%CE17% \Windows\Favorites

Great write up! Here is a link to the macro strings supported by windows mobile. And a link to the SDK documentation.
(no biggy, folks confuse themselves with these all the time!)

SDK Documentation for Windows Mobile-Based Pocket PCs
Installation Macro Strings for Mobile Applications


The following table shows the installation macros that you can use for Windows Mobile-based applications. Use these macros in the DestinationDirs section of the CabWiz setup .inf file.

Note Windows CE supports other predefined installation macros, such as %CE3% for \Windows\Desktop. However, these are not supported on Windows Mobile-based Pocket PCs, and their usage in an .inf file on a Pocket PC may have unexpected results.

Macro string.....Pocket PC directory
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%CE1%...........\Program Files
%CE2%...........\Windows
%CE4%...........\Windows\StartUp
%CE5%...........\My Documents
%CE8%...........\Program Files\Games
%CE11%..........\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
%CE14%..........\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Games
%CE15%..........\Windows\Fonts
%CE17%..........\Windows\Start Menu