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.
The following table shows the utilities and their functions.
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Tool
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Description
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BinCompress Tool (BinCompress.exe)
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Compresses or decompresses .bin run-time images for use with the x86 basic input/output system (BIOS) boot loader (BIOSloader).
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CAB Wizard (Cabwiz.exe)
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Creates cabinet (.cab) files to facilitate installation of drivers or applications on a target device.
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CeBackup Tool (Cebackup.exe)
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Creates backup copies of Windows Embedded CE–based libraries.
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Createmui Tool (Createmui.bat)
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Creates resource files for the Multilingual User Interface.
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Cvrtbin Tool (Cvrtbin.exe)
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Converts read-only memory (ROM) files from binary (.bin) format to SRE or NBX (.nb0) format.
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DUMPBIN Tool
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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)
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Creates a globally unique identifier (GUID).
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Keyboard Layout Generator Tool(Kbdgen.exe)
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Produces Windows Embedded CE Input Language and Device Layout source files from a Windows XP keyboard layout dynamic-link library (.dll) file.
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Readlog Tool (Readlog.exe)
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Converts CeLog (.clg) files into text (.txt) format.
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Viewbin Tool (Viewbin.exe)
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Displays information about the contents of a run-time image.
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The following table shows the Windows Embedded CE utilities and their functions.
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Tool
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Description
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BinMod Tool (BinMod.exe)
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Extracts files from a run-time image, and replaces files in a run-time image.
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CECImport Tool
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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)
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Loads a run-time image onto an x86-based target device; such as a Windows Embedded CE PC-based hardware platform (CEPC).
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C/C++ Code Analysis
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Static analysis tool that identifies defects in C/C++ programs.
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Wceload Tool (Visual Studio)
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Installs a cabinet (.cab) file on a target device.
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Tool
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Description
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Makecab Tool (Makecab.exe)
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This documentation is still under development. For the most up-to-date information, see the SDK documentation for Windows Mobile Version 5.0.
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RapiConfig Tool (Rapiconfig.exe)
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This documentation is still under development. For the most up-to-date information, see the SDK documentation for Windows Mobile Version 5.0.
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CabSignTool.exe
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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
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Wceload Tool
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Installs a cabinet (.cab) file on a target device.
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Other Resources
Run-Time Image and OS Directories
Platform Builder User's Guide