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Cabdir help

5yobajluos

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hello i read the html document and everything and i dont get how to work cabdir

a example will be helpful
i know about the command prompt i just dont get what you are supposed to type:eek::confused:

thanks
 
lionheart

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I have always just dropped the aircraft gauge folder directly onto the CabDir generator and it produces the CAB from there.


Bill
 
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Bill - don't tell him too much, yet. He hasn't said if he's finished his modelling homework first!


<G>

(Told you we were a tough bunch!)
 
n4gix

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lionheart said:
I have always just dropped the aircraft gauge folder directly onto the CabDir generator and it produces the CAB from there.
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Being the efficient fellow I am, I simply right-click on the folder and choose "Compile CAB File"... :D
 
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lionheart said:
You can do that!?** :eek: arrghh...

Off to check it out.
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Create a folder such as C:\Make CAB and put cabdir.exe in it.

Create a Desktop Shortcut:

Name: CABDIR

Target: "C\Make CAB\cabdir.exe

Start in: "C:\Make CAB

Move the New Shortcut to your SendTo folder. Now you can simply highlight the XML folder, right-click and Choose CABDIR from the popup listbox. :)
 
5yobajluos

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lionheart said:
I have always just dropped the aircraft gauge folder directly onto the CabDir generator and it produces the CAB from there.


Bill
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ya for some reason it didnt work that way for me.:confused:
I used command prompt and typed in:
CABDIR.exe /nocompress *****
(the *'s are whatever the folder is :))
 
n4gix

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lionheart said:
Thanks for the tip Fr. Bill

A very impressive work flow with burning CAB files.
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Yes it is quite efficient. This allows me to create/edit XML gauges directly in an aircraft's \panel folder, then simply rightclick on the sub-folder name and choose CABDIR from the list...

...bang! It's done! :cool:
 
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The tip from Fr.Bill is very good - but .....

If you use Winrar Programm you can make .cab with it.
you must at first binding the .cab extentions with winrar and if you like to build a cab File than do follow:

Right click on the folder and you click:
add to archive
in the window than will open only change the type,
instead of .rar you write .cab
and then click Ok and you will have a xxxx.cab.
 
Geoff_D

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n4gix said:
Create a folder such as C:\Make CAB and put cabdir.exe in it.

Create a Desktop Shortcut:

Name: CABDIR

Target: "C\Make CAB\cabdir.exe

Start in: "C:\Make CAB

Move the New Shortcut to your SendTo folder. Now you can simply highlight the XML folder, right-click and Choose CABDIR from the popup listbox. :)
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Bill

Would it make any sense to put the cabdir.exe in the Gauges folder, and then set the target, so that the CAB file was created directly in the Gauge folder -- one less step -- no need to copy it from the "Make Cab" folder ?

Geoff_D
 
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Geoff_D said:
Bill

Would it make any sense to put the cabdir.exe in the Gauges folder, and then set the target, so that the CAB file was created directly in the Gauge folder -- one less step -- no need to copy it from the "Make Cab" folder ?

Geoff_D
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Geoff, that's how it works already! The only thing in the "Make CAB" folder IS cabdir.exe! This way you only need one copy of cabdir.exe but have it accessible from anywhere, anytime... :D

That's the point of installing the shortcut in the C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\SendTo folder. By doing so, you can rightclick on any folder's name in the Explorer Window, and choose "Make CAB" from the dropdown list.

The new .CAB file will be created in the same "parent folder" as the foldername you've just "CABed"... :teacher:

So, in practice one would create their XML working folder directly in the a/c's ..\panel folder, such as:

..\panel
.....\My_XML_Gauge
..........MyXMLGauge.xml
..........MyBackground.bmp
..........MyNeedle.bmp

After rightclicking and choosing SendTo/Make CAB...

..\panel
.....My_XML_Gauge.CAB
.....\My_XML_Gauge
..........MyXMLGauge.xml
..........MyBackground.bmp
..........MyNeedle.bmp
 
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