SmartDevice Cab project unicode problem

Hi all,

I am developing a chinese language pocket pc application. I would like to use a chinese name shortcut to launch my application.

I have created a Cabwiz project and there are errors during build and building stopped.

Does it mean that Cabwiz cannot create a chinese application shortcut

is there any workaround for that

"ERROR : The Windows CE CAB Wizard encountered an error :

The INF file contains Unicode characters that could not be converted correctly to ANSI"

renato sabo
Which encoding are you using If you open INF file in notepad, can you see characters correctly
Sudhaks

The only way to workaround I can think if is to create shortcut from custom native setup DLL. It’s not complicated but requires some C++ coding.
stephenstarring
The shortcut name is in chinese (actually VS2005 running on Traditional Chinese Windows XP), I can see the chinese characters pretty well using notepad in the INF file. The file was saved as Unicode by the CAB project.
GAT2000

Yes, I can see that. My guess would be Unicode is not supported for shortcuts in CAB file. Probably it’s a compatibility issue as Unicode was unsupported in CABs at all until recently.< xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
mrrogers912
I had a same Error yesterday.

How can I make a installer for Pocket PC application in Japanese environment
dev_kh
I wish Microsoft can address this issue as soon as possible. It is very in convenient to sell a chinese software that use an English shortcut name.
SmartDevice Cab project unicode problem