Emulator file transfer

Hi David,

Unfortunately RemoteFileViewer only shifts one file at a time which is a
total pain if you have lots of files. This wouldn't be so bad except that
the emulator crashes regularly and then insists on a cold start. The way I
deal with this is to package my files up into a CAB file and move that
across to the emulator and then run the CAB on the emulator to install all
the individual files.

Cheers

Doug Forster

"Amit" <amitranjan DeleteThis @visualsoft-tech.com> wrote in message
news:ODEWXYEcDHA.2284@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> This question has been delt many times before....If you are using PPC2000
> emulator then copying the file in that location will work..you can verify
it
> by using file explorer on emulator,it should be under \\MyDevice ...If you
> are using PPC2002 then you need to use RemoteFileviewer to transfer the
file
> and if you dont want to transfer the file each time you start the
> emulator,then while shuttin down the emulator(2002) you choose the option
> save state....
> Regards
> Amit
> "David Chell" <dr.software DeleteThis @excite.com> wrote in message
> news:ONqlrREcDHA.2408@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm developing an app for the Pocket PC 2002, and I have a lot of files
to
> > transfer to the emulator each time I start it up. This article
> >
>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsof...om:80/s
> >
> > says:
> > SUMMARY
> > Windows CE developers might need to manipulate files that exist in the
> > Windows CE emulation environment. This article describes the EmpFile
> utility
> > and how to use it to copy, delete, verify the existence of, synchronize,
> or
> > run emulation files.
> >
> > NOTE: There is no EmpFile utility for the Pocket PC SDK. To work with
> files
> > in emulation for these projects, put the files in the following
location,
> > which is equivalent to the root directory:
> > C:\Windows CE Tools\wce300\MS Pocket PC\emulation\palm300
> >
> > But it don't seem to work, any clues anyone?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > David
> >
> >
>
>

I've discovered another way.

When you save the emulator state it places a file in the user profile
"application Data" directory <guid>.vsv. If I zip this file up with the
registry branch: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Emulator for Windows
CE\4.0\Configuration] once I've copied all my files over with the remote
file viewer then, I can easily set up a batch file to restore them.

However the cab idea is also good one.

Thanks,
David

"Doug Forster" <doug_ZAPTHIS_AT_TONIQ_ZAPTHIS_co.nz> wrote in message
news:%23ed7KhMcDHA.3080@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Hi David,
>
> Unfortunately RemoteFileViewer only shifts one file at a time which is a
> total pain if you have lots of files. This wouldn't be so bad except that
> the emulator crashes regularly and then insists on a cold start. The way
I
> deal with this is to package my files up into a CAB file and move that
> across to the emulator and then run the CAB on the emulator to install all
> the individual files.
>
> Cheers
>
> Doug Forster
>
> "Amit" <amitranjan DeleteThis @visualsoft-tech.com> wrote in message
> news:ODEWXYEcDHA.2284@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > This question has been delt many times before....If you are using
PPC2000
> > emulator then copying the file in that location will work..you can
verify
> it
> > by using file explorer on emulator,it should be under \\MyDevice ...If
you
> > are using PPC2002 then you need to use RemoteFileviewer to transfer the
> file
> > and if you dont want to transfer the file each time you start the
> > emulator,then while shuttin down the emulator(2002) you choose the
option
> > save state....
> > Regards
> > Amit
> > "David Chell" <dr.software DeleteThis @excite.com> wrote in message
> > news:ONqlrREcDHA.2408@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I'm developing an app for the Pocket PC 2002, and I have a lot of
files
> to
> > > transfer to the emulator each time I start it up. This article
> > >
> >
>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsof...om:80/s
> > >
> > > says:
> > > SUMMARY
> > > Windows CE developers might need to manipulate files that exist in the
> > > Windows CE emulation environment. This article describes the EmpFile
> > utility
> > > and how to use it to copy, delete, verify the existence of,
synchronize,
> > or
> > > run emulation files.
> > >
> > > NOTE: There is no EmpFile utility for the Pocket PC SDK. To work with
> > files
> > > in emulation for these projects, put the files in the following
> location,
> > > which is equivalent to the root directory:
> > > C:\Windows CE Tools\wce300\MS Pocket PC\emulation\palm300
> > >
> > > But it don't seem to work, any clues anyone?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > David
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

More specifically, I would recommend reading a thread called "How can
I copy a file to/from the PocketPC 2002 emulator?" in this newsgroup
(microsoft.public.pocketpc.developer) around 28 July of this year. It
does wander a bit but describes several methods, and relates to
several versions of Windows CE.

On Mon, 1 Sep 2003 10:33:20 -0700, "Amit"
<amitranjan.DeleteThis@visualsoft-tech.com> wrote:

>This question has been delt many times before....If you are using PPC2000
>emulator then copying the file in that location will work..you can verify it
>by using file explorer on emulator,it should be under \\MyDevice ...If you
>are using PPC2002 then you need to use RemoteFileviewer to transfer the file
>and if you dont want to transfer the file each time you start the
>emulator,then while shuttin down the emulator(2002) you choose the option
>save state....
>Regards
>Amit
>"David Chell" <dr.software.DeleteThis@excite.com> wrote in message
>news:ONqlrREcDHA.2408@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm developing an app for the Pocket PC 2002, and I have a lot of files to
>> transfer to the emulator each time I start it up. This article
>>
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/Q212/8/84.ASP&NoWebContent=1
>>
>> says:
>> SUMMARY
>> Windows CE developers might need to manipulate files that exist in the
>> Windows CE emulation environment. This article describes the EmpFile
>utility
>> and how to use it to copy, delete, verify the existence of, synchronize,
>or
>> run emulation files.
>>
>> NOTE: There is no EmpFile utility for the Pocket PC SDK. To work with
>files
>> in emulation for these projects, put the files in the following location,
>> which is equivalent to the root directory:
>> C:\Windows CE Tools\wce300\MS Pocket PC\emulation\palm300
>>
>> But it don't seem to work, any clues anyone?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> David
>>
>>
>
>

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