Launch the dll at install time

Launch the dll at install time

• acribb

  There is a sample called SetupDLL that is part of the Windows Mobile 5.0 SDK. (I believe it was there for older versions of the SDK as well). You might want to take a look at it.
  
  This is what the entry point should look like for your DLL:
  
  

  BOOL APIENTRY DllMain(    HANDLE hModule,     DWORD ul_reason_for_call,     LPVOID lpReserved) {    switch (ul_reason_for_call)    {       case DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH:       case DLL_THREAD_ATTACH:       case DLL_THREAD_DETACH:       case DLL_PROCESS_DETACH:          g_hinstModule = (HINSTANCE)hModule;          break;    }    return TRUE; } SETUP_API codeINSTALL_INIT Install_Init(    HWND hwndParent,    BOOL fFirstCall,    BOOL fPreviouslyInstalled,    LPCTSTR pszInstallDir) {    // ... Do work the first time. }

  
  
  I have pasted what the signature for Install_Init should look like. Take a look at http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp url=/library/en-us/apippc/html/ppc_ce_setup_install_init.asp
  
  Good luck!
  
  Luis Cabrera
  SDE - Microsoft.
  - This posting is "AS IS" and cofers no rights or privileges -

  
  
  

• BillWert - MSFT

  Hello Developers,
  
  Thanks luis for the reply . I am giveing below a snippet of code , I guess something is wrong with it which I can't figure out . I have a dialog that should pop up in the dll at install time. Can I debug the dll , if yes how
  
  // This is the CPP
  codeINSTALL_INIT Install_Init( HWND hwndParent,
                                            BOOL fFirstCall,
                                            BOOL fPreviouslyInstalled,
                                            LPCTSTR pszInstallDir)
  {

  CreateDialog (g_hInst,                     
                     MAKEINTRESOURCE (IDD_DIALOG), 
                     hwndMain,  
                     (DLGPROC)DialogProc); 
    if(commandStatus)
    {
     return codeINSTALL_INIT_CONTINUE;
    }
    else
    {
      return codeINSTALL_INIT_CANCEL;
    }

  }
  
  
  BOOL CALLBACK DialogProc ( HWND hwndDlg,   // Handle to the dialog box.
           UINT uMsg,      // Message.
           WPARAM wParam,  // First message parameter.
           LPARAM lParam, // Second message parameter.
           HWND hwndText
          )
  {
    SHMENUBARINFO MenuBar;

    switch(uMsg)
    {
      case WM_INITDIALOG:
    {
     ZeroMemory(&MenuBar, sizeof(MenuBar));
     MenuBar.cbSize = sizeof(MenuBar);
     MenuBar.hwndParent = hwndDlg;
     MenuBar.nToolBarId = IDR_SOFTKEYS_MENU;
     MenuBar.hInstRes = g_hInst;

     if (SHCreateMenuBar(&MenuBar))
     {
      TCHAR Fbuf[256];
      hwndText = GetDlgItem(hwndDlg, IDC_CTEXT);
      wcscat( Fbuf, TEXT("*** it works man !!!"));
      SendMessage(hwndText, LB_INSERTSTRING,(LPARAM) Fbuf,0);
      return TRUE;
     }
    }
      case WM_COMMAND:
        switch (LOWORD(wParam))
        {

           case IDS_MENUITEM_OK:
        {
        commandStatus = true;
        EndDialog(hwndDlg, 0);
        break;
        }
     case IDS_MENUITEM_CANCEL:
        {
        commandStatus = false;
        EndDialog(hwndDlg, 0);
        break;
        }

    return TRUE;
        }

    }
    return FALSE;
  }
  
  
  // Here is the inf file
  
  [Version]
  Signature = "$Windows NT$"       ; Required as-is
  Provider = "Device Cap"               ; Maximum of 30 characters, full app name will be "<Provider> <AppName>"
  CESignature = "$Windows CE$"     ; Required as-is

  [CEStrings]
  AppName = "DeviceID_CellID" ; Maximum of 40 characters, full app name will be "<Provider> <AppName>"
  InstallDir = %CE1%\DeviceID_CellID   ; Program Files\DeviceID_CellID

  [CEDevice.ARM]
  ProcessorType = 2577

  [DefaultInstall]
  CopyFiles = Files
  CEShortcuts = Shortcuts

  [DefaultInstall.SA]
  CopyFiles = Files.SA         ; Points to Files.SA for files to copy
  CESetupDLL= StartUp.dll

  [SourceDisksNames.SA]
  1 = ,"Files",,.\DeviceID_CellID

  [SourceDisksNames.ARM]
  2 = ,"ARM Files",,.\DeviceID_CellID\Smartphone 2003 (ARMV4)\Release

  [SourceDisksFiles.SA]
  StartUp.dll = 1

  [SourceDisksFiles.ARM]
  DeviceID_CellID.exe = 2

  [Files.SA]
  StartUp.dll,,,0

  [DestinationDirs]
  Files = 0,%InstallDir%
  Shortcuts = 0,%CE11%             ; \Windows\Start Menu\Programs
  Files.SA = 0, %InstallDir%

  [Files]
  DeviceID_CellID.exe

  [Shortcuts]
  %AppName%,0,DeviceID_CellID.exe
  
  Your early reply will be appreciated. Thanking you,
  
  Regards,
  
  Parag

  
  
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