Change "My Company" and shortcut names...

Howdy,

I've built an application in VS.NET 2003, using the .net Framework, which I
can run successfully on the emulator and on the device itself (XDA). My
project is called "My_Handheld_App". When installing from the cab file, the
shortcut to the program is always called "My_Handheld_App", and in the
Remove Programs menu, it shows up as "My Company My_Handheld_App".

My questions are:

1. Is it possible to make the name of the shortcut to the application
different from the assembly name. E.g. Have the assembly name and the
program install to "My_Handheld_App", but the shorcut - "Test Handheld
Application" ?

2. How do I change the "My Company" field, so that in "Remove Programs" it
displays the correct company name? This is not an option I can see anywhere
in the project or solution properties.

Any feedback would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Mun

Peter
Wed Oct 29 14:25:08 CST 2003

In your project folder locate the /obj/release folder and look for the .inf
file which contains the setting used when the cab is generated. Open this in
notepad - the company name is the "Provider" attribute near the very top of
the file - you can change this to something more appropriate.

Provider="Super Company"

The shortcut is at the very end of the file, you can change the name
displayed here - the first part of the string. If your replacement contains
spaces quote the string e.g.

[Shortcuts]
"Super Application",0,SuperApp.exe,%CE11%

Peter

--
Peter Foot
Windows Embedded MVP
OpenNETCF.org Senior Advisor
www.inthehand.com | www.opennetcf.org

"Munsifali Rashid" <mun@**RemoveToReply**vefuk.com> wrote in message
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> Howdy,
>
> I've built an application in VS.NET 2003, using the .net Framework, which
I
> can run successfully on the emulator and on the device itself (XDA). My
> project is called "My_Handheld_App". When installing from the cab file,
the
> shortcut to the program is always called "My_Handheld_App", and in the
> Remove Programs menu, it shows up as "My Company My_Handheld_App".
>
> My questions are:
>
> 1. Is it possible to make the name of the shortcut to the application
> different from the assembly name. E.g. Have the assembly name and the
> program install to "My_Handheld_App", but the shorcut - "Test Handheld
> Application" ?
>
> 2. How do I change the "My Company" field, so that in "Remove Programs" it
> displays the correct company name? This is not an option I can see
anywhere
> in the project or solution properties.
>
> Any feedback would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mun
>
>
>

Munsifali
Thu Oct 30 04:35:47 CST 2003

Brilliant! Thanks.

For anyone wanting to do the same thing - after you make the changes to the
INF file, you need to execute "buildCab.bat" to update the cab file, before
you copy it to the handheld device and install it.

Mun





"Peter Foot [MVP]" <feedback@nospam-inthehand.com> wrote in message
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> In your project folder locate the /obj/release folder and look for the
.inf
> file which contains the setting used when the cab is generated. Open this
in
> notepad - the company name is the "Provider" attribute near the very top
of
> the file - you can change this to something more appropriate.
>
> Provider="Super Company"
>
> The shortcut is at the very end of the file, you can change the name
> displayed here - the first part of the string. If your replacement
contains
> spaces quote the string e.g.
>
> [Shortcuts]
> "Super Application",0,SuperApp.exe,%CE11%
>
> Peter
>
> --
> Peter Foot
> Windows Embedded MVP
> OpenNETCF.org Senior Advisor
> www.inthehand.com | www.opennetcf.org


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