Deploying to Afaria with the Enhanced CAB Generation tool

The Enhanced CAB Generation tool contains a tab page for deploying an application to an Afaria® software channel. Afaria is a Sybase tool that provides management and security capabilities for wireless devices.

Table 27-8 lists the items on the Afaria tab page of the Enhanced CAB Generation tool.

Table 27-8: Fields and controls on the Afaria tab page

Field or control

Description

Afaria UNC path

Universal Naming Convention (UNC) location where the software for the Afaria channel resides. You should refresh the channel contents after deploying any files.

Deploy CAB

Select this check box to deploy a CAB file.

File Name

Select the CAB file that you want to deploy to an Afaria channel.

Deploy Files

Select this check box to deploy application files not packaged in a CAB file.

File Path

Select the path containing the application files you want to deploy.

File Types to Include

List the file types in the selected file path that you want to copy. By default, files with EXE, PKD, JPG, GIF, and INI extensions are copied to the Afaria channel.

Copy button

Click this button to copy the selected source file or files to the designated Afaria channel. The names and locations of the files that you copy display in the untitled list box below the Copy button.

Clear button

Click this button to clear information from the untitled list box.