dhilwala2001
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Deploying vb.net app
I have a client / server vb.net application
The application has a few third party user controls that were created in .net.
The application has only one active x control that was not created in .net (maybe vb6 or c++)
Once I get everything working on my computer, how do I distribute the application? How do I create a setup.exe to install this app on other people's computers?
If I didn't have the active x control designed with older, non-dot-net technology, then could have I simply copied the .exe file and copy the .dll assemblies onto the other person's computer? Where would I copy the assemblies to?
The application has a few third party user controls that were created in .net.
The application has only one active x control that was not created in .net (maybe vb6 or c++)
Once I get everything working on my computer, how do I distribute the application? How do I create a setup.exe to install this app on other people's computers?
If I didn't have the active x control designed with older, non-dot-net technology, then could have I simply copied the .exe file and copy the .dll assemblies onto the other person's computer? Where would I copy the assemblies to?
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Well, its suppose to create an .msi file, but it doesn't !!!
I am suppose to compile it and it is suppose to generate an .msi file.
Is that all there is to it?
Does that .msi file have everything it needs to install -- all of the components and all ?
Why is it not generating an .msi file?
I tried to compile on both my educational copy and my work copy of visual studio, and on both, no .msi file is generated when I complie the project. I have an extremely simple application that just says "hello world"
I chose all of the options (check boxes) for deployment, but upon compilation, it refuses to make an .msi file.
HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME!
THANKS!!!
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oops, I forgot to mention that the *.msi file is gonna be located in either the Debug or Release directory of the Setup1 project (*not* the directory of the WindowsApplication1 project)
I usually create my Setup project as a subdirectory of the main project... so I don't get confused on what's what
I usually create my Setup project as a subdirectory of the main project... so I don't get confused on what's what
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Will all the .net components be embedded within the .exe (third party controls)?
So what does this normal Setup Wizard do, and how do I access it?
Put yourself in my shoes. I know very little about assemblies. I know how to write good code, and I added third party compenents to my project via adding components.... The program works on my computer just fine, and now I want to distribute.
Now, could anyone give me concrete steps I can take:
For example,
Step 1: Go to this menu and do this
Step 2: Go to that menu and click here, and to this that and the other....
Thanks...