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VB2008 WPF Browser Application deployment on a different computer from where the application was initially created
Hello,
I am new VB 2008 (actually new to VB coding itself), we are using it develop a utility program for DataPower. Anyways, I installed VB 2008 and created a WPF Browser application. After initially creating a few controls on the form,
1. I selected Publish option
2. On the Publish wizard, for the question - How will users install the application, I selected "From a CD/DVD"
3. Finished publishing it.
In the publish folder, there are two files - .xbap file and a folder called "Application Files". Double clicking on the .xbap file is opening up in Internet Exp and the form is showing.
Now, if I want to open this .xbap on a different computer, what do I need to do? Isn't there any open of creating a .EXE like the classic vb?
TIA,
Jay
I am new VB 2008 (actually new to VB coding itself), we are using it develop a utility program for DataPower. Anyways, I installed VB 2008 and created a WPF Browser application. After initially creating a few controls on the form,
1. I selected Publish option
2. On the Publish wizard, for the question - How will users install the application, I selected "From a CD/DVD"
3. Finished publishing it.
In the publish folder, there are two files - .xbap file and a folder called "Application Files". Double clicking on the .xbap file is opening up in Internet Exp and the form is showing.
Now, if I want to open this .xbap on a different computer, what do I need to do? Isn't there any open of creating a .EXE like the classic vb?
TIA,
Jay
TommySzalapski
xbap is similar to exe in that you can just double click it and it will run on Windows. It will probably open in Internet Explorer on the other computer too (that is the default). If it is Windows XP, you may need to install the .NET framework 3.0 (or later). If it's Vista or 7 or beyond, then it should just work (the .NET framework is already installed).
ASKER
Does xbap need any dependent files to go along with it to the other computer in order to run? Apparently, it does and it is also making sure that the path I mentioned during publish is what needs to be available on the other computer. It doesn't quite work the way an exe does :(
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Thanks!