Console Catalog Items and Sysgen Variables (Compact 2013)
3/28/2014
In Windows Embedded Compact, you can support a shell, driven by the command line, that displays output in a console window and provides a limited number of commands.
For more information, see Console Reference.
For more information about how to add or remove catalog items, see Create Your First OS.
Hardware and Software Requirements
- None.
Catalog Items and Sysgen Variables
The following table describes the catalog items and associated SYSGEN variables that you can use to add features to the shell and UI for your OS design.
Catalog item |
SYSGEN variable |
Description |
Dependencies |
|---|---|---|---|
Console window |
SYSGEN_CONSOLE |
Provides a window to accept input and display output for the command processor. |
Requires a device that has a display screen. Requires command processor (SYSGEN_CMD). |
Command processor |
SYSGEN_CMD |
Provides a shell (Cmd.exe) that is driven by the command line and that provides a limited number of commands. |
Requires the Standard I/O catalog item. For devices that do not have a display screen, requires a FormatMessage API catalog item, Full C Run-Time catalog item, and National/Regional Language Support (NLS) catalog item. For more information, see C Libraries and Runtimes Catalog Items and Sysgen Variables, Kernel Catalog Items and Sysgen Variables, and National/Regional Language Support (NLS) Catalog Items and Sysgen Variables. |