在Windows Mobile应用程序的桌面安装过程中输入许可证密钥

Question

I've got a CAB file with the Windows Mobile application and the MSI package which installs that CAB on Windows Mobile Device (using a custom installer).

Now i'm trying to add ability to enter license key for that Windows Mobile app using desktop installation package.

I've added "Customer Information" dialog to MSI so i can enter the key. So what i need to do next is get that license key from my custom installer, do some validation, store that key na file and copy the file to the mobile device into installation directory.

So, the questions are:

• How can i retrieve the license key i've entered during installation from my custom installer?
• How can i programmatically copy file created by custom installer to PDA into installation directory via active sync during installtion?

UPDATE:

I found a way to retrieve the info entered during installation using MsiGetProductInfo ( c# wrapper )

Answer 1

Take a look at the Remote API (RAPI). This will provide you with the ability to create/write to files on the PDA from your desktop application or installer.

For a C# solution OpenNETCF's open source wrapper called OpenNETCF.Desktop.Communication would be an excellent starting point.