Alpha CAB SDK Files Available (Cabalpha.cab)

ID: Q182143

The information in this article applies to:

Internet Client SDK, versions 4.0, 4.01

SUMMARY

The Microsoft Web site for the Cabinet (CAB) Software Development Kit (SDK) mentions that additional files are available for the Microsoft Windows NT (Alpha) operating systems, but does not say where these are to be found.

The Cabalpha.cab file is now available from the Microsoft Software Library and is required if you wish to develop cabinet (CAB) files for download to the Microsoft Windows NT (Alpha) operating system.

MORE INFORMATION

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library:

~ Cabalpha.cab

For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

This package provides developers with the components needed to use Microsoft's CAB technology within applications developed for Microsoft Windows NT operating system running on Digital Equipment Corporation Alpha processors. This is a supplement to the Cabinet Software Development Kit from the Microsoft MSDN Online Web Workshop at http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/management.

Refer to the file Redist.txt for the license agreement for the Cabinet Software Development Kit including redistribution rights.

These files have the same names as their 32-bit counterparts, so they should be copied to a different directory:


   Readme.txt      This file
   Redist.txt      The Cabinet SDK License Agreement

   Bin\            Cabinet file utilities

      Cabarc.exe    Basic cabinet file create/view/extract utility
      Makecab.exe   More-powerful cabinet file creation tool
      Extract.exe   Cabinet file extract utility
      Cabinet.dll   Cabinet create/extract libraries in a DLL

   Lib\ 

      Fci.lib       File Compression Interface library
      Fdi.lib       File Decompression Interface library

Additional query words:


Keywords          : kbfile kbDSupport InetSDKCAB 
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0,4.01
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: July 22, 1999