Utilities
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8/28/2008
In addition to the tools that make up the build system, Platform Builder includes a set of utilities that you can use for a variety of purposes.
For All Platforms
The following table shows the utilities and their functions.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
BinCompress Tool (BinCompress.exe) |
Compresses or decompresses .bin run-time images for use with the x86 basic input/output system (BIOS) boot loader (BIOSloader). |
CAB Wizard (Cabwiz.exe) |
Creates cabinet (.cab) files to facilitate installation of drivers or applications on a target device. |
CeBackup Tool (Cebackup.exe) |
Creates backup copies of Windows Embedded CE–based libraries. |
Createmui Tool (Createmui.bat) |
Creates resource files for the Multilingual User Interface. |
Cvrtbin Tool (Cvrtbin.exe) |
Converts read-only memory (ROM) files from binary (.bin) format to SRE or NBX (.nb0) format. |
Displays information about 32-bit Common Object File Format (COFF) object files and their libraries, executable (.exe), and dynamic-link library (.dll) files. |
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Guidgen Tool (Guidgen.exe) |
Creates a globally unique identifier (GUID). |
Keyboard Layout Generator Tool(Kbdgen.exe) |
Produces Windows Embedded CE Input Language and Device Layout source files from a Windows XP keyboard layout dynamic-link library (.dll) file. |
Readlog Tool (Readlog.exe) |
Converts CeLog (.clg) files into text (.txt) format. |
Viewbin Tool (Viewbin.exe) |
Displays information about the contents of a run-time image. |
For Windows Embedded CE
The following table shows the Windows Embedded CE utilities and their functions.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
BinMod Tool (BinMod.exe) |
Extracts files from a run-time image, and replaces files in a run-time image. |
Converts Windows CE 5.0 Catalog item (.cec) files to Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Catalog item (.pbcxml) files from the command-line. For information about the recommended method of performing this conversion in the IDE, see Catalog Editor. |
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Load CEPC Tool (Loadcepc.exe) |
Loads a run-time image onto an x86-based target device; such as a Windows Embedded CE PC-based hardware platform (CEPC). |
Static analysis tool that identifies defects in C/C++ programs. |
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Installs a cabinet (.cab) file on a target device. |
For Windows Mobile
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
Makecab Tool (Makecab.exe) |
This documentation is still under development. For the most up-to-date information, see the SDK documentation for Windows Mobile Version 5.0. |
RapiConfig Tool (Rapiconfig.exe) |
This documentation is still under development. For the most up-to-date information, see the SDK documentation for Windows Mobile Version 5.0. |
CabSignTool.exe |
Signs a .cab file and related .exe and .dll files with specified certificates to help you prepare an application for distribution. Default Location: <SYSTEM DRIVE:>\Program Files\Windows Mobile 6 SDK\Tools\Security\CabSignTool |
Installs a cabinet (.cab) file on a target device. |
See Also
Other Resources
Run-Time Image and OS Directories
Platform Builder User's Guide