INI for development applications
Hi,
I have a windows applications written in VB.NET 2005 and when i create an executable file i have to force a new version in order to removed the previous one. NOw my first question is how do i get that version to display on my application?
my second question and the most important one is how do i create an INI file to check for that version and if is not the right one force the user to go to a network path and execute it.
Right it works through groups and when a new version is out i email them and they have to restart their machines in order to get the latest version and thats no that efficient.
Thanks for your inputs in advance and i hope we can came up with a solution.
jsctechy
I have a windows applications written in VB.NET 2005 and when i create an executable file i have to force a new version in order to removed the previous one. NOw my first question is how do i get that version to display on my application?
my second question and the most important one is how do i create an INI file to check for that version and if is not the right one force the user to go to a network path and execute it.
Right it works through groups and when a new version is out i email them and they have to restart their machines in order to get the latest version and thats no that efficient.
Thanks for your inputs in advance and i hope we can came up with a solution.
jsctechy
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Yeah but how would I redistributed the new version if they are like 100 users? Email then the new exe file? I dont think so I need to make sure that if they have an older version on their machine whatever way I got should force them to get the latest one.
when you deploy your application you can set a deployment-path
and there's the button updates in visual studio. there you can define if your application should look for newer versions at the deployment path and download it automatically if the user starts the application
so you can ensure this
and there's the button updates in visual studio. there you can define if your application should look for newer versions at the deployment path and download it automatically if the user starts the application
so you can ensure this
ASKER
oh well that i wasn't aware of! can you show me how to accomplish this?
ASKER
ok i read some of the topics there and this one caugh my attention:
ClickOnce Deployment Limitations
Install for multiple users No
so it is not recomended for multiple user as i need it!!!!
oh and by the way i dont have the option of Publish Clickonce Test
ClickOnce Deployment Limitations
Install for multiple users No
so it is not recomended for multiple user as i need it!!!!
oh and by the way i dont have the option of Publish Clickonce Test
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deployment option do you mean the version that i get to updated anytime i release a new exe?
how to get to Application-Class ?
which information do you want to store ? where why?
how to get to Application-Class ?
which information do you want to store ? where why?
i think this is the easiest way to do this. - no ini-files. simply deploy a newer version and all clients will update automatically