Windows CE Programming

The following is a nice? sample for an automation task. This batch will be executed every time a device connects to your PC via ActiveSync. You will need the itsutils.

As you can read, the batch (script) first tries to check, if it has already been run on the device. This is done by looking for a file called “\OnConnect.done”. In real, the batch deletes a local file (line 13) “OnConnect.done” and then simply copies the file from the device (line16). If the file is found, this device has been already processed (line 17) and the batch gos on with line 66.

If the file is not found, the batch continues with setting the registry changes. It uses saved REG files and the nice tool pregutl to do it remotely (line 22 to 24). After doing the changes, the device will be queried for different registry keys which will be saved to database.txt for later use. The registry keys platform (line 29) and version (line 30) are available on all devices, but OSBuildInfo (line 59) and system (line 48) are only available on CK3x or 7xx.

So in line 33, we try to find the model string for CK3x devices and in line 39 for CN2 devices. In line 43 and 44 we will use the saved model names to jump over the part, that is only valid for PPC (7xx): dump psminfo.txt into database.txt. The OSBuildInfo registry is only been executed for CK3x models.

Finally we put a OnConnect.done onto the device, so we later know, that it was handled. At the very end, we sync the time of the device with the PC.

1. @echo off

2. cls

3. echo ######################################################################

4. echo # autosetup script for ITC devices (CK3x, CN2x, 7xx) #

5. echo # will set registry keys for numberig format, timezone and DST #

6. echo # creates a database.txt file with relevant data of the devices #

7. echo ######################################################################

8. D:

9. cd \OnConnect

10. echo "checking if already processed device..."

11. REM check if already processed

12. REM delete the check file

13. @del OnConnect.done >NULL

14. echo onconnect >OnConnect.bak

15. REM try to load the checkfile

16. @pget \OnConnect.done >NULL

17. if exist OnConnect.done goto OldDevice

18. goto NewDevice

19. :NewDevice

20. echo "####### New Device #######"

21. echo "setting region..."

22. pregutl @region.reg

23. echo "setting timezone..."

24. pregutl @timezone.reg

25. REM put device in database

26. echo. >>database.txt

27. echo "building database entries..."

28. echo ####### >>database.txt

29. pregutl HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Platform >>database.txt

30. pregutl HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Intermec\Version >>database.txt

31. REM only PPC device have Intermec\System

32. REM check for ck3x

33. pregutl HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Platform | FINDSTR "CK3"

34. if errorlevel 1 goto cont1

35. if errorlevel 0 set Model="CK3X"

36. :cont1

37. REM CN2 does not have OSBuildInfo as CK3x

38. REM check for CN2

39. pregutl HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Platform | FINDSTR "CN2"

40. if errorlevel 1 goto cont2

41. if errorlevel 0 set Model="CN2"

42. :cont2

43. if "%Model%"==""CK3X"" goto CK3x

44. if "%Model%"==""CN2"" goto CN2

45. REM PPC only

46. :NoCK3x

47. :NoCN2

48. pregutl HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Intermec\System >>database.txt

49. REM look for PSMInfo

50. del PSMInfo.txt

51. pget "\Flash File Store\PSMInfo.txt"

52. if NOT EXIST PSMInfo.txt goto NoPSM

53. type PSMInfo.txt >>database.txt

54. echo. >>database.txt

55. REM if you like to get a listing of the cabfiles uncomment following line

56. REM pdir "\Flash File Store\Persistent Copy\Cabfiles\*.*" >>database.txt

57. goto NoPSM

58. :CK3x

59. pregutl HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Intermec\OSBuildInfo >>database.txt

60. :NoPSM

61. :CN2

62. pput OnConnect.bak \OnConnect.done

63. REM the database will be filled once REM reg changes will also done only for new devices

64. REM psynctime will be executed always

65. :OldDevice

66. REM uncomment, if you like to get a list of installed apps

67. REM pregutl HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Apps >>database.txt

68. echo "syncing time..."

69. psynctime

70. @echo on

71. REM pause DEBUG

72. :EXIT

73. exit

Here is a sample of the database.txt

#######
[HKLM\Platform]
CodeName="SeaRay"
Model="730A"
Name="Intermec 740"
Software Build Number="4.95.1"
Target=dword:00000001
Type=dword:00000002

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Intermec\Version]
IVA="iva_4.03.35.0998"
LScanner="1d-35-0-21"

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Intermec\System]
BLVer="4.95"
FPGAVer="1.15"
KBVer="1.06"
MFGCode="730A1E4004001000"
OSVer="4.20.0"
SN="004210400008"
PSM Build v4.03 (05-12-2006) 

#######
[HKLM\Platform]
Build="3.00.00.0103"
CodeName="Gimli"
Model="CN2A"
Name="Intermec CN2"
Software Build Number="3.00.00.0103"
Type=dword:00000002
[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Intermec\Version]
IVA="iva_4.02.31.0691"

#######
[HKLM\Platform]
Build="3.00.00.0103"
CodeName="Gimli"
Model="CN2A"
Name="Intermec CN2"
Software Build Number="3.00.00.0103"
Type=dword:00000002

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Intermec\Version]
IVA="iva_4.02.31.0691"
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