Chapter 3 — Developing and Installing Applications
•CD-ROM drive compatible with multimedia PC specification
•VGA or higher-resolution monitor (Super VGA recommended)
•Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
Developing a Web-Based Application
You can develop web-based data collection applications for use on the CN2G. For help, see any HTML source book. The CN2G contains Internet Explorer (IE) 6.0 for Windows CE for you to use. The Microsoft standard IE 6.0 is available from the desktop and provides all of the common elements you expect to find.
To open Microsoft Internet Explorer
•Double-tap Internet Explorer from the desktop. The Internet Explorer default window appears.
Installing Applications on the CN2G
There are several ways you can install applications on the
CN2G:
•You can package your application as a cabinet (.cab) file.
•If you have a simple application, you may only need to deliver the .exe file.
•You can copy a directory structure that contains the application, supporting files, DLLs, images, and data files.
Intermec recommends using CAB files to install your applications. The CN2G uses standard Windows CE CAB files and will install third-party CAB files. After the CN2G executes a CAB file, it deletes the file. To keep your CAB files so that they can be installed when you perform a cold boot, you need to save them to the \DiskOnChip\Persistent Copy\CABFiles directory. On a cold boot, the CAB files are copied to the \CABFiles directory in the object store where they are executed and deleted. The original copy remains in the \DiskOnChip\Persistent Copy\CABFiles directory to be installed on the next cold boot.
