Inserting a Link into a .cec File (Windows CE 5.0)

After you create and configure a Catalog item, you can insert a link into the .cec file to associate the selected Catalog item with other files.

Links can provide additional information that the build system might require, and associate the Catalog item with Help documentation if it is available.

The links you can insert include the following:

• Links to user-created projects
• Links to source files
• Links to Help documentation files

To insert a link into a .cec file

1. In the CEC Editor, from the File menu, select Open, select a .cec file to open, and then choose Open.
2. In the CEC Editor window, in the left pane, select a Catalog item to edit.
3. To add links to a sources, dirs, or makefile file, do the following:
   1. From the Insert menu, choose Source Browsing Link.
   2. In the Build File field, enter the location of the file you want to link.
   3. In the Display Name field, enter the name you want to display
   4. Choose OK.
4. To add links to a Help documentation file do the following:
   1. From the Insert menu, choose Documentation Link.
   2. In the Help File field, enter the path and name of the Help (.chm) file you want to link.
   3. Choose OK.
5. To add a link to an existing project, do the following:
   1. From the Insert menu, choose Project Link.
   2. In the Project File field, enter the path and name of the Platform Builder project (.pbpxml) file you want to link.
   3. Choose OK.
6. To save your changes to the .cec file, from the File menu, choose Save.

See Also

How to Add an Application to the Catalog | CEC Editor Tool | Catalog Item Files

Last updated on Thursday, February 02, 2006

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