Re: HKLM\Init and MFC Application (further clarification)

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"Jay Daniel" <theinitialJandthenthenameDaniel@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:6544786A-C0BB-46CA-8379-5D7456487C37@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Paul,
>
> Well thanks at least for giving it some thought. I agree that Brian's
> idea is probably correct about the 50 was not found message. As far as
> using
> a PB support call, I'm still running the evaluation version (I only
> started
> looking at this project about 2 months ago). As such, I only get a call
> for
> "installation issues." Perhaps I'll just have my company pony-up for a
> paid
> call or something of the like.
>
> Also, I don't know if it triggers any more possible ideas for you, but
> the
> last time I tried this, I told the PB debugger to continue running again
> after the DEBUGCHK failure and a messagebox appears that says "MyMFCTest
> is
> not a valid windows ce application." I don't know if that's more
> information, or just what gets displayed when there's an error loading an
> exe.
> --
> Jay Daniel
>
>
> "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" wrote:
>
>> Yes, I'm not surprised that it shows as 'read only' in the image, since
>> it's
>> presumably in nk.bin. I'm out of ideas. You could use one of the
>> support
>> requests that comes with PB and see if MS support can get you an answer.
>>
>> I think that Brian might very well be right about the 50 not found error
>> coming from MFC trying to open it as a file name. Don't forget to call
>> SignalStarted() with that value...
>>
>> Paul T.
>>
>> "Jay Daniel" <theinitialJandthenthenameDaniel@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:59B8B173-2009-4ADE-9560-B80555530884@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Paul,
>> >
>> > The application is certainly not read-only on my PC in the flat
>> > release
>> > directory. When I use "My Device" on the emulator, however, the
>> > properties
>> > show it as read only. Also, I am given an error message when I try to
>> > remove
>> > that property. This doesn't really surprise me though, since the
>> > emulator
>> > is
>> > treating this as though it were flash, correct? Isn't that what XIP
>> > means?
>> > That it doesn't need to load it into ram, but just executes it
>> > "in-place?"
>> >
>> > --
>> > Jay Daniel
>> >
>> >
>> > "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I don't know what the heck is going on there. Is the EXE read-only by
>> >> some
>> >> strange chance?
>> >>
>> >> Paul T.
>> >>
>> >> "Jay Daniel" <theinitialJandthenthenameDaniel@xxxxxxxx> wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> news:BB5AE6FA-B4B9-4E8C-AF5D-6E3AF9B0E23E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> > Paul,
>> >> >
>> >> > Here's what I did to try it some other way. I just deleted the
>> >> > MyMFCShell
>> >> > project in PB altogether. I modified the project.bib file in PB and
>> >> > added
>> >> > this line:
>> >> >
>> >> > MODULES
>> >> > MyMFCShell.exe "c:\somedir\MyMFCShell.exe" NK
>> >> >
>> >> > With my registry entries removed (and everything re-sysgened), I
>> >> > boot
>> >> > up
>> >> > into explorer. Then I go to the windows folder via my device and
>> >> > have
>> >> > it
>> >> > show all the files there. Double-clicking on MyMFCShell.exe then
>> >> > leads
>> >> > back
>> >> > to the DEBUGCHK failure I mentioned about paging in from
>> >> > uncompressed
>> >> > R/O
>> >> > module.
>> >> >
>> >> > Next, I changed the .bib file line to:
>> >> >
>> >> > MyMFCShell.exe "c:\somedir\MyMFCShell.exe" NK C
>> >> >
>> >> > since the message had something to do with compression. This time,
>> >> > PB
>> >> > prompts me for the directory in which it can find the executable.
>> >> > When
>> >> > I
>> >> > supply it, the application runs correctly.
>> >> >
>> >> > As far as the registry entry, I've used the remote registry editor
>> >> > on
>> >> > the
>> >> > device and noted that my "Launch50" entry was really there. Perhaps
>> >> > the
>> >> > problem I was having had something to do with PB needing to prompt
>> >> > me
>> >> > for
>> >> > the
>> >> > location of the executable?
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm still bewildered, but appreciative of your help so far. Thanks
>> >> > again.
>> >> > --
>> >> > Jay Daniel
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Can you run the program some other way after the unit has booted
>> >> >> fully,
>> >> >> just
>> >> >> to be sure it works?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> The 50 not found thing sounds like some other Init item is
>> >> >> dependent
>> >> >> on
>> >> >> 50,
>> >> >> but there's no 50 in the registry. I assume, since it looks like
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> program is starting, that you've checked reginit.ini to verify that
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> entry is present (and that your hardware is using the default
>> >> >> registry)...
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Paul T.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Jay Daniel" <theinitialJandthenthenameDaniel@xxxxxxxx> wrote in
>> >> >> message
>> >> >> news:4B55D333-233B-48CA-9668-51B32D7A05BF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >> > Paul,
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Thanks for the advice. I actually DO compile the program in
>> >> >> > EVC.
>> >> >> > The
>> >> >> > project I created in PB, I specified as "NOTARGET" so it
>> >> >> > basically
>> >> >> > just
>> >> >> > exists to copy the application from my EVC build directory as
>> >> >> > well
>> >> >> > as
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > .reg file into the flat release directory. Also as I mentioned,
>> >> >> > I
>> >> >> > have
>> >> >> > tried
>> >> >> > both with an without adding it to the modules section of the .bib
>> >> >> > file
>> >> >> > for
>> >> >> > that notarget project without success in either case.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I agree that the problem with it failing from PageInFromROM
>> >> >> > could
>> >> >> > have
>> >> >> > something to do with the MFC dll, but I'm not sure how the "50
>> >> >> > was
>> >> >> > not
>> >> >> > found"
>> >> >> > error could be. I'm signalling to the kernel that the
>> >> >> > application
>> >> >> > was
>> >> >> > started by calling an API function ::SignalStarted, so I would
>> >> >> > think
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > MFC
>> >> >> > dll wouldn't be involved in that.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Any other possible suggestions?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > --
>> >> >> > Jay Daniel
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > "Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]" wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> You might try compiling your MFC application with eVC, not PB,
>> >> >> >> and
>> >> >> >> just
>> >> >> >> add
>> >> >> >> it to your Project.bib or whatever to put it into the OS. This
>> >> >> >> also
>> >> >> >> might
>> >> >> >> be a problem with the MFC DLL (I assume you're using the MFC as
>> >> >> >> a
>> >> >> >> DLL
>> >> >> >> right?), rather than your application itself.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Paul T.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> "Jay Daniel" <theinitialJandthenthenameDaniel@xxxxxxxx> wrote in
>> >> >> >> message
>> >> >> >> news:2D1B7C8A-7A06-4A3C-8DDA-77A62B69F166@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >> >> > My apologies... I left out some details from my question which
>> >> >> >> > (in
>> >> >> >> > retrospect) might be somewhat important.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > As it was generated, the MyMFCShell project from platform
>> >> >> >> > builder
>> >> >> >> > didn't
>> >> >> >> > work right for me. For some reason, when the system tried to
>> >> >> >> > run
>> >> >> >> > MyMFCShell.exe, I would get a DEBUGCHK failure in the
>> >> >> >> > "PageInFromROM"
>> >> >> >> > function in loader.c. The message was: "Paging in from
>> >> >> >> > uncompressed
>> >> >> >> > R/O
>> >> >> >> > page
>> >> >> >> > from XIP module -- should've never happened."
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > If I REMOVE the entry for MyMFCShell.exe from the .bib file,
>> >> >> >> > then
>> >> >> >> > I
>> >> >> >> > get
>> >> >> >> > to
>> >> >> >> > where I was mentioning before (50 was not found messagebox).
>> >> >> >> > Alternatively, if I add a "C" qualified to the .bib file for
>> >> >> >> > this
>> >> >> >> > module,
>> >> >> >> > I
>> >> >> >> > aso get to the 50 was not found message.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > I don't know if that information will be useful for figuring
>> >> >> >> > out
>> >> >> >> > what's
>> >> >> >> > going on, but I'm completely without any more ideas. Again...
>> >> >> >> > thanks
>> >> >> >> > for
>> >> >> >> > any
>> >> >> >> > help.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > --
>> >> >> >> > Jay Daniel
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > "Jay Daniel" wrote:
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> I'm new to Windows CE development, so I apologize if I'm
>> >> >> >> >> overlooking
>> >> >> >> >> some
>> >> >> >> >> very obvious things, but I'm having some difficulty in my
>> >> >> >> >> initial
>> >> >> >> >> attempts at
>> >> >> >> >> customizing a WinCE OS image.
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> I'm using WinCE 5.0 and Platform Builder as well as EVC++
>> >> >> >> >> 4.0SP4.
>> >> >> >> >> What
>> >> >> >> >> I've
>> >> >> >> >> done is create an MFC application in EVC. I'm trying to use
>> >> >> >> >> this
>> >> >> >> >> as a
>> >> >> >> >> shell
>> >> >> >> >> replacement instead of explorer.exe since ultimately I'll be
>> >> >> >> >> making
>> >> >> >> >> a
>> >> >> >> >> dedicated HMI device.
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> I created a new platform in Platform Builder and added the
>> >> >> >> >> options
>> >> >> >> >> I'd
>> >> >> >> >> need
>> >> >> >> >> for my app (standard SDK, MFC, etc.). I've used this to
>> >> >> >> >> create
>> >> >> >> >> and
>> >> >> >> >> export an
>> >> >> >> >> SDK for EVC which is what I built my MFC application against.
>> >> >> >> >> That
>> >> >> >> >> builds
>> >> >> >> >> and runs on the emulator from EVC.
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> Next, I created a new project called MyMFCShell in platform
>> >> >> >> >> builder.
>> >> >> >> >> I
>> >> >> >> >> modified the sources file and changed targettype to
>> >> >> >> >> "NOTARGET."
>> >> >> >> >> I
>> >> >> >> >> created a
>> >> >> >> >> MyMFCShell.reg file as follows:
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> IF IMGMFCSHELL
>> >> >> >> >> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Init]
>> >> >> >> >> "Launch50"="MyMFCShell.exe"
>> >> >> >> >> "Depend50"=hex:14,00,1e,00
>> >> >> >> >> ENDIF
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> Finally, I changed postlink.bat to copy the executable from
>> >> >> >> >> my
>> >> >> >> >> evc
>> >> >> >> >> output
>> >> >> >> >> directory to the flat release directory, along with the .reg
>> >> >> >> >> file.
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> At startup, I see the kernel launching the application, but
>> >> >> >> >> instead
>> >> >> >> >> of
>> >> >> >> >> coming up properly, I see a message box that says "50 was not
>> >> >> >> >> found."
>> >> >> >> >> Note
>> >> >> >> >> that I DO call ::SignalStarted(_wtol(m_lpCmLine)) from
>> >> >> >> >> InitInstance()
>> >> >> >> >> in
>> >> >> >> >> MyMFCShell. Also, if I change the launch key from Launch50
>> >> >> >> >> to
>> >> >> >> >> Launch99
>> >> >> >> >> say,
>> >> >> >> >> the message box says "99 not found." I've even tried calling
>> >> >> >> >> SignalStarted(50) directly in case the command line was
>> >> >> >> >> somehow
>> >> >> >> >> getting
>> >> >> >> >> messed up by some default behavior in CWinApp, but to no
>> >> >> >> >> avail.
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> --
>> >> >> >> >> Jay Daniel
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >>
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