Deploying Multiple cab files at once

I have developed my application and created the .cab file for this application. I followed the tutorial on creating an MSI file and custominstaller and this works fine. My problem comes from the fact that my application must also install .NET framework 2.0 and the SQLMobile .Cab file.

I am wanting to package all of these together and be able to deploy them at one time from a users PC. I am not wanting to make the user click on each cab file to execute them.

Can anyone point me in the direction of a good tutorial to accomplish this, or give me a good idea on how to do it.

Thanks for any help

Can I use installer.dll to do what I am wanting to do.  If I create different .cab projects and different .INI files and use them in the installer.dll.   would this work to do what I want it to do.

I have seen people talking about the setup.dll file.    If this is my best option.  Is there anywhere that I may be able to get some sample code to try to do it that way.

You best bet is deploy CABs one by one via CeAppMgr and INI files.

Nested CABs is rather theoretical possibility ¨C I¡¯ve never seen and practical implementation.

Yes, you add them and repeat the same thing you've done with the first INI for each INI you have.

Sample which does the right thing with one INI can be found here. You can do something like this:

// Run CeAppMgr.exe to install the files to the device
    System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(appMgrPath,
        "\"" + Path.Combine(installPath, CEAPPMGR_INI_FILE) + "\"");

// Run CeAppMgr.exe to install the files to the device
    System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(appMgrPath,
        "\"" + Path.Combine(installPath, CEAPPMGR_INI_FILE_1) + "\"");

// Run CeAppMgr.exe to install the files to the device
    System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(appMgrPath,
        "\"" + Path.Combine(installPath, CEAPPMGR_INI_FILE_2) + "\"");

// Run CeAppMgr.exe to install the files to the device
    System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(appMgrPath,
        "\"" + Path.Combine(installPath, CEAPPMGR_INI_FILE_3) + "\"");

...

}

You can also register all INIs with CeAppMgr and then invoke them. MSDN has description of that.< xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

It probably would work if you add some code to wait for CeAppMgr to exit before running next INI.

Here's the search query for the link, I believe it's the first one in the list.

http://search.msdn.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx siteId=0&tab=0&query=register+INI+CeAppMgr

Could you provide full code for the deployment stages

Please

maybe email me @ jason.jones@cornerkey.com

or even maybe try and answer this quetsion hehe

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=1232744&SiteID=1

Many Thanks in advance!!!

CAB installer would determine if storage card is available on device upon installation and user would have the opportunity to install on to it.