Installation
1) Unzip the vbceUtil.zip file using your
favorite ZIP application (We recommend WinZip). 2) After unzipping the vbceutil.zip, you will see a set of
directories:
PPC
HPC
Pro
Desktop
The VBCE Utility Control has been compiled for Palm PC's,
HPC's, and Handheld Pro devices.
Within each directory there are sub-directories for each
chipset available on that device. For example, the HPC directory has:
HPC\Emulation
HPC\SH3
HPC\MIPS
Each of these sub-directories contains the proper
vbceutil.dll compilation for that specific architecture.
3) If you are a VBCE user (This does not apply to
NSBasic users) you must register the VBCE Utility Control for use within the VBCE IDE.
This is the desktop version of the control.
Under the \Desktop directory is the Win 9x/NT compiled
control. Register the vbceUtil.dll from using Regsvr32.exe using the following
syntax:
regsvr32 \Desktop\vbceutil.dll
Note: Be sure to substitute the exact location
the \Desktop\vbceutil.dll file as it appears on your machine.
4) This step will copy the appropriate files to
your Emulation environment. Empfile is a
utility which is supplied in the CE SDK for copying files to the emulation environment.
Using Empfile, copy the ATLCE2xx.dll and
vbceUtil.dll files to your emulator from the appropriate sub-directory. Each
processor type is split up in directory structures:
\HPC\Emulation\
\PPC\Emulation\
\PRO\Emulation\
For example, if you are copying the VBCE Utility Control to
the HPC Emulation environment, then you would type:
EMPFILE
-c c:\hpc\emulation\atlce200.dll wce:windows\atlce200.dll
(Copy ATL200.dll to object store's \Windows
directory)
EMPFILE
-c c:\hpc\emulation\vbceutil.dll wce:windows\vbceutil.dll
(Copy vbceutil.dll to object store's \Windows
directory)
5) IMPORTANT! In the emulator, click on
Start and choose the Run. In the dialog box type:
\windows\regsvrce \windows\atlce200.dll
(Be sure to substitute the location where you placed the
atlce200.dll)
Note: If you are using a PPC device,
tap the taskbar once, and then using the virtual keyboard type in RUN23 to get the RUN
dialog to appear.
You will then get a dialog indicating successful registration
of the control.
6) Now, you will register the vbceutil.dll in
emulation by typing:
\windows\regsvrce \windows\vbceutil.dll
(Be sure to substitute the location where you placed the
vbceutil.dll)
Note: You must register the
ATLCE2xx.dll FIRST.
7) Now that the control is registered, you must
make the control useable within the VBCE environment. Using the CE Control Manager
select the specific device that you want to register the vbceutil.dll for Desktop Design
Controls mode.
Choose Desktop Design Controls and then click on the Control
Menu/Add New Control... Then browse to the \desktop\vbceutil.dll (Substitute the directory
on your hard drive where you unzipped the control).
Note: You must use the Control Manager to
register the vbceutil.dll from the \desktop sub-directory. This must be done for all
project types - i.e. HPC, HPC/Pro, and PPC. Not performing this step will
display the error message, "This control has not been marked for use in Windows
CE" in the VBCE IDE.
8) The final step involves copying the
atlce2xx.dll and vbceutil.dll to the CE device. Copy the appropriate file from the
vbceutil install directory using CE Services Explorer. For example, if you have a HP
620LX / SH3 processor, you would copy the files from:
\HPC\SH3\atlce200.dll
\HPC\SH3\vbceutil.dll
Now, you will register the atlce200.dll first by typing (On
the device):
\windows\regsvrce \windows\atlce200.dll
(Be sure to substitute the location where you placed the
atlce200.dll)
Then, register the vbceutil.dll as follows:
\windows\regsvrce \windows\vbceutil.dll
(Be sure to substitute the location where you placed the
vbceutil.dll)
Note: If you are using a PPC device,
tap the taskbar once, and then using the virtual keyboard type in RUN23 to get the RUN
dialog to appear. |
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