Re: Platform Builder and Windows folder files

From: Bruce Eitman \(eMVP\) (beitmannospam_at_NOSPAM_applieddata.NOSPAM_net)
Date: 11/03/04 

Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 10:53:01 -0500

What other persistent storage does your device have? 

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"Jeo" <jeo@ky___BIG-FISH-LITTLE-FISH___bert.com ---Remove all fish> wrote in
message news:%23oarPzawEHA.3376@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> The changed file is called "SPIDriver.dll" and is in the Windows folder on
> the target. It is not a true driver, it is NOT loaded by windows, it is
> loaded and unloaded by my application using LoadLibrary() FreeLibrary(),
so
> the file is not locked by the operating system.
>
>
> I need to be able to delete this single dll file, and download a new
> version, without having to download an entire image. But the files in the
> windows directory are set to READ ONLY by default by platform builder, so
i
> cannot delete the file, nor can i over-write it.
>
> This must be possible! Basicly, we need to be able to patch our software
in
> the field *without* the user having to reinstall windows!
>
>
>
>
> Joe
>
>
>
> "Sujith" <sujithss@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uazHnOawEHA.1264@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >> I dont think we should need to reinstall the image every time we need
to
> >> change one line of code in a dll !!!
> >
> > you certainly need to do that..but it is not reinstall, rebuild is the
> > right
> > word.
> >
> > because, it doesn't make any difference you changed one line or n number
> > of
> > lines.. ultimately, your drivers is changed. so you have to rebuild your
> > driver.
> > here you can avoid building entire OS image, rather you can go for build
> > selected option in feature menu.
> >
> >> How can I tell platform builder that these files are NOT read only and
> >> can
> >> be deleted / replaced on the device if required?
> > what do mean by this. I didn't understand this point.
> >
> > Regards
> > Sujith
> >
> > "Jeo" <jeo@ky___BIG-FISH-LITTLE-FISH___bert.com ---Remove all fish>
wrote
> > in
> > message news:utNb7HawEHA.1228@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> We use platform builder to create our OS image (winCE 5).  The system
> > files
> >> and Dlls are placed into the Windows folder on the target device.
> >>
> >> Our custom device drivers are also placed in this folder as they are
> >> included in the build image.
> >>
> >>
> >> How can i tell platform builder that these files are NOT read only and
> >> can
> >> be deleted / replaced on the device if required?
> >>
> >>
> >> We are trying to impliment a method of updating system files on a devie
> >> without having to download a complete image -- Is this possible?
> >>
> >> I dont think we should need to reinstall the image every time we need
to
> >> change one line of code in a dll !!!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Please Help
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Joe
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

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