Intermec cn2a User Guide

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Chapter 4 — Developing and Installing Applications
CN2A Mobile Computer User’s Manual
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• You can write an application. An application gives you a 
convenient way to customize multiple CN2As. For help 
downloading and using Intermec resource kits and the CN2A 
platform SDK, see “Developing a New Application” on 
page 86. 
The CN2A .cab file registry settings are located in 
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Intermec\ITCWCELoad
Launching Your Application Automatically
To launch your application automatically on the CN2A every 
time you perform a warm or cold boot, make sure your CAB file 
places a shortcut to your application in the \Windows\StartUp 
folder. 
CN2A .cab File Registry Entries
Registry Entry
Default
Description
CopyToLocation
\DiskOnChip\Persistent 
Copy\CABFiles
If PersistAfterInstall is set to 1, this registry 
entry specifies the location where .cab files are 
automatically saved after they are executed.
When this registry entry is set to the default, 
the .cab files are re-installed during a cold boot, 
as described on the previous page.
When you set this registry entry to another 
location, the .cab files are not re-installed 
during a cold boot.
PersistAfterInstall
0
When this registry entry is set to the default, 
the .cab file is deleted after execution. 
When you set this registry entry to 1, the .cab 
file is saved to the location specified in the 
CopyToLocation registry entry.