Adding a Device Driver to the Catalog (Windows CE 5.0)
After you create a device driver, you can add it to the Catalog so other developers can include your device driver in their OS designs.
To do this, you can create a Catalog item (.cec) file and use it to add your driver to the Catalog.
To add a device driver to the Catalog
If you want to use a text editor to create the .cec file for your device driver, use any text editor, and then save the .cec file in your workspace.
You can view the .cec file on the FileView tab of the Workspace window.
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Use the BSP Wizard and CEC Editor to create the .cec file for your device driver.
For more information, see Creating a .cec File for a Driver.
From the File menu, choose Manage Catalog Items.
Choose Import.
In the Import Catalog Items dialog box, choose the .cec file that you want to import, and then choose Open.
To display the Catalog in the integrated development environment (IDE), from the View menu, choose Catalog.
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On the Standard toolbar, choose the Catalog button to display the Catalog.
Expand the entry in the Catalog window that corresponds to the value you specified in the group statement in your .cec file.
Your newly added driver appears under this entry. If it does not appear in the Catalog, from the context menu, select Refresh Catalog.
See Also
Adding to an OS Design| Device Drivers and the Platform Builder IDE | Creating a .cec File for a Driver
Last updated on Thursday, February 02, 2006
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