How to generate a .cab file

Question

I want to generate a .cab file

How can i do this?

I am developing in C # (visual studio 2008, .NET Framework 3.5) I can ganerate a .exe , but how can I generate a .cab ?

Answer 1

Microsoft has a sample C ++ code for creating a .CAB file at https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff797926(v=vs.85).aspx . This example uses the Win32 Cabinet API functions (FCICreate, FCIAddFile, etc.) ... you can P / Invoke from C # to call the same APIs.