PocketPC and Windows CE essential Tools

josef — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:54:54 +0000

Here is a list a some usefull tools for mobile development

Name	Purpose	Archived	HomePage	Google Search
WinCE Cab manager	GUI to Create and manage WinCE CAB files. Better than CabWizard	CeCabMgr11.zip	OCP Software
Servant Salamander	Commander Clone with great features, incl. a WinCE direct (ActiveSync) connection and ftp client GREAT ( Screen shot	Servant Salamander – File Manager
irfanView	FAST Picture Viewer and manipulation (easy screen shot function and lots more) Free	IrfanView	Search
Hosts	Edit PocketPC hosts table (instead of editing the registry)	hosts15.zip	Download Page
iDiffCE	compare files and show differences /usefull together with ssnap!)	idiffce.zip	Homepage	Search
PEInfo	Shows internal of DLL and EXE files (imports, exports, resources). Usefull, if you get ’This is not a PPC application’ to find out missing DLLs)	peinfo.zip	Homepage	Search
SSnap	make a snapshot of system environment (ie compare Registry before/after a change)	ssnap.zip	Homepage
Tascal Regedit	One of the tools to edit the registry	Tre082p.zip	Homepage	Search
vxUtils	Tools for IPConfig, Ping, Whois, DNSlookup etc	vxUtil-Install.zip	Homepage	Search
TotalCommander	Want to change attributes of files or find files, then try TotalCommander	tcmdpocket.zip	Homepage	Search
nScript	Powerfull scripting tool, uses C-like command syntax (with source)	ns003ppc_eng.zip (PPC Arm)	Homepage	Search
nScriptm	Extended nScript, C-Like command syntax	nscriptm.zip	Homepage New? (slow rendered!)	Search
CabInstl	install cabs to specified locations	cabinstl.exe	SK Tools
CE Commander	TotalCommander freeware for WinCE	cecmd.exe	Ghisler
XDA Tools	Remote execution using ActiveSync connection (incl Source)	itsutils.zip	XDA tools Download
MortScript	MortScript is another FREE scripting language with very nice features	MortScript 4.0 Manual english Handbuch deutsch	Homepage	Search
SK TimeSync	Syncs the time of your PocketPC with an internet time server	tsync.zip	SK Tools

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ActiveSync Scripting

josef — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:47:39 +0000

The following is a nice? sample for an automation task. This batch will be executed every time a device connects to your PC via ActiveSync. You will need the itsutils.

As you can read, the batch (script) first tries to check, if it has already been run on the device. This is done by looking for a file called “\OnConnect.done”. In real, the batch deletes a local file (line 13) “OnConnect.done” and then simply copies the file from the device (line16). If the file is found, this device has been already processed (line 17) and the batch gos on with line 66.

If the file is not found, the batch continues with setting the registry changes. It uses saved REG files and the nice tool pregutl to do it remotely (line 22 to 24). After doing the changes, the device will be queried for different registry keys which will be saved to database.txt for later use. The registry keys platform (line 29) and version (line 30) are available on all devices, but OSBuildInfo (line 59) and system (line 48) are only available on CK3x or 7xx.

So in line 33, we try to find the model string for CK3x devices and in line 39 for CN2 devices. In line 43 and 44 we will use the saved model names to jump over the part, that is only valid for PPC (7xx): dump psminfo.txt into database.txt. The OSBuildInfo registry is only been executed for CK3x models.

Finally we put a OnConnect.done onto the device, so we later know, that it was handled. At the very end, we sync the time of the device with the PC.

```
@echo off
```
```
cls
```

echo ######################################################################

echo # autosetup script for ITC devices (CK3x, CN2x, 7xx) #

echo # will set registry keys for numberig format, timezone and DST #

echo # creates a database.txt file with relevant data of the devices #

echo ######################################################################

```
D:
```
```
cd \OnConnect
```

echo "checking if already processed device..."

```
REM check if already processed
```
```
REM delete the check file
```
```
@del OnConnect.done >NULL
```
```
echo onconnect >OnConnect.bak
```
```
REM try to load the checkfile
```
```
@pget \OnConnect.done >NULL
```
```
if exist OnConnect.done goto OldDevice
```
```
goto NewDevice
```
```
:NewDevice
```
```
echo "####### New Device #######"
```
```
echo "setting region..."
```
```
pregutl @region.reg
```
```
echo "setting timezone..."
```
```
pregutl @timezone.reg
```
```
REM put device in database
```
```
echo. >>database.txt
```
```
echo "building database entries..."
```
```
echo ####### >>database.txt
```

pregutl HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Platform >>database.txt

pregutl HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Intermec\Version >>database.txt

REM only PPC device have Intermec\System

```
REM check for ck3x
```

pregutl HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Platform | FINDSTR "CK3"

```
if errorlevel 1 goto cont1
```
```
if errorlevel 0 set Model="CK3X"
```
```
:cont1
```

REM CN2 does not have OSBuildInfo as CK3x

```
REM check for CN2
```

pregutl HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Platform | FINDSTR "CN2"

```
if errorlevel 1 goto cont2
```
```
if errorlevel 0 set Model="CN2"
```
```
:cont2
```
```
if "%Model%"==""CK3X"" goto CK3x
```
```
if "%Model%"==""CN2"" goto CN2
```
```
REM PPC only
```
```
:NoCK3x
```
```
:NoCN2
```

pregutl HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Intermec\System >>database.txt

```
REM look for PSMInfo
```
```
del PSMInfo.txt
```
```
pget "\Flash File Store\PSMInfo.txt"
```
```
if NOT EXIST PSMInfo.txt goto NoPSM
```
```
type PSMInfo.txt >>database.txt
```
```
echo. >>database.txt
```

REM if you like to get a listing of the cabfiles uncomment following line

REM pdir "\Flash File Store\Persistent Copy\Cabfiles\*.*" >>database.txt

```
goto NoPSM
```
```
:CK3x
```

pregutl HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Intermec\OSBuildInfo >>database.txt

```
:NoPSM
```
```
:CN2
```
```
pput OnConnect.bak \OnConnect.done
```

REM the database will be filled once REM reg changes will also done only for new devices

```
REM psynctime will be executed always
```
```
:OldDevice
```

REM uncomment, if you like to get a list of installed apps

REM pregutl HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Apps >>database.txt

```
echo "syncing time..."
```
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psynctime
```
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@echo on
```
```
REM pause DEBUG
```
```
:EXIT
```
```
exit
```

Here is a sample of the database.txt

#######
[HKLM\Platform]
CodeName="SeaRay"
Model="730A"
Name="Intermec 740"
Software Build Number="4.95.1"
Target=dword:00000001
Type=dword:00000002

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Intermec\Version]
IVA="iva_4.03.35.0998"
LScanner="1d-35-0-21"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Intermec\System]
BLVer="4.95"
FPGAVer="1.15"
KBVer="1.06"
MFGCode="730A1E4004001000"
OSVer="4.20.0"
SN="004210400008"
PSM Build v4.03 (05-12-2006) 

#######
[HKLM\Platform]
Build="3.00.00.0103"
CodeName="Gimli"
Model="CN2A"
Name="Intermec CN2"
Software Build Number="3.00.00.0103"
Type=dword:00000002
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Intermec\Version]
IVA="iva_4.02.31.0691"

#######
[HKLM\Platform]
Build="3.00.00.0103"
CodeName="Gimli"
Model="CN2A"
Name="Intermec CN2"
Software Build Number="3.00.00.0103"
Type=dword:00000002

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Intermec\Version]
IVA="iva_4.02.31.0691"
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