I have created a small project which also interacts with a mdb.It works great on the PC where it was created.However, when publishing it on my home network it asks for the first path. It lets me input the first path "where do u want to publish the project" successfully. When clicking next it brings up this form:
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I know the express edition of Vb does not give a detailed publish but i want to ask something. I have made program that uses database (Sql), and also my program uses folders (Help, Pictures etc..) I tried to publish my program but the express edition does not have an option to add my folders. So i tried to publish with "inno setup" program. But this time my program does not work in computers which dont have "Sql Server 2008 express". I tried to put "Read me " file, that says "First setup Sql Server 2008 Express from internet then setup .Net Framework from internet then setup the program" but it is so hard for user to do those thing. Is there any way easier? (Does the computer must have Sql Server to work with my database?)
View 1 RepliesWhen i use the 'Publish <ProjectName>' feature in VB .NET, a setup file is created. When u run the setup, u cannot specify where u want to install ure program. Is there any way to change that.
View 5 RepliesThis problem suddenly arose after several months of successful publishing.I am still able to build the project.
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i went up to "Build > Build Project" then "Build > Publish Project." So I went to the director i published my project in, and I ran Setup.exe, I followed as prompt, and then when the Splash screen unloaded, the project stopped responding and closed. So I ran the debug on VB8 and it ran fine passed the splash screen. Then, I tried going to the debug folder, and run the project from there, it ran fine to. So I tried another solution. I copied, and pasted the .exe file in the debug folder to my desktop, along with the .dll files in the debug folder to, ran it, and it got an error instantly after running it.So the only way I could get it to run, is to leave the .exe in the Debug folder, and to run Debugging in VB8.Also, I really don't like the way VB8 publishes the files and you have to run the setup each time you want to run the program. Is there a way to just make it a normal .exe file, like the ones vb6 makes?
View 11 RepliesI want to publish my vb.net project, but when I publish the project, there is no access to database. It is showing error : "System.Data.OleDb.OleDbException: Could not find file 'C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Apps\2.0\N3WEXXZN.DE6\JHJXMQC9.9N6\mara..tion_c355efc190f94c5f_0001.0000_d27846b1540f4a39\EventsTable1.mdb'."
I am giving connection string as
"Provider=Microsoft.JET.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" & My.Application.Info.DirectoryPath & "\EventsTable1.mdb"
OR
"Provider=Microsoft.JET.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=|DataDirectory|\EventsTable1.mdb"
Why this error is occuring? Is there any other way to provide database path?
I have a project and I'm publishing it with ClickOnce. As it publishes, it asks: "Version 1.00.xxx (etc) already exists on the server, do you want to overwrite it?" -- well, I click yes, and then I run the setup file and install it (I publish to my desktop), and guess what -- it's the old version of the project.For some reason, unless the version that is published is greater than the prior version, even if I tell it to overwrite that version, it is not published properly!
This has caused me some headaches, as I test my program on another VM, find errors, fix them in code, republish, and find the same bugs in my program as I test it again because it didn't publish the latest or newest version of my program, I even tried the simplest thing, I changed the text on my main form window that opens to something different from previous, and no matter how many times I publish, and click overwrite the old version, the old version remains!
I'm trying to publish a project I created to a network server using the Publish Wizard in VB 2008. The project publishes to the specified path but I try to install the application I keep getting this error..
View 2 RepliesI am trying to publish a project. Via the publish wizard I have published the project. So I have:Project.applicationSetup.exeand a directory application files in which:Project.applicationProject.exe.deployProject.exe.manifest. When I start the setup it does it's thing (only one question: do you want to install ...etc) and 2 seconds later its done.
Problem:
1. I can't find the installation directory... (I can find the app in the 'add/remove programs' but not anywhere in program files or ..)
2. there are a few xml and mdb files I want to include in de project (or else the project does not work).
But because of (1) I don't know where to do so. Or beter yet, I would like to include these files in the installer.3. Why doesn't the installer ask me where I want to install?
i am trying to publish a vb.net project that has is connected to a database. the project can be published and installed and runs fine without the data base part. i get following error message: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException (0x80131904): A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance Specified)
i assume that it simply cant find the database. where do i need to adjust the database file settings to make this work.
I am using an Access Database with my project. When I publish, all the Forms seem to Publish. Also the database gets published. However, once I install it, there seems to be no connection with the Database.The Forms give me the Oledb error as Im using Access. However, the login form seems to connect with the database. In other words, my applications gets authenticated, but when I try to open other forms, there seem to be an error with DB connection
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After creating a multi-table SQL View in a dataset and trying to configure it, the vizard refuses to create UPDATE, INSERT, DELETE statements or Update method. Does that mean that Views altered by VB code cannot be written back into the database? I am having trouble finding good basic information about SQL Views handled from VB.
View 2 RepliesAbout publishing my program. there's a lot of files made after publishing unlike in vb6 when i converted it to exe file theres only one file. hmm how can i make just one exe file in vb9 is it possible? another question do i have to install the program after publishing?
View 5 RepliesIm using VB 2008 Express Edition for my project. This is my problem. I have multiple forms in my application and when i run it, the debugger doesnt show any error.But when i change the start up form I dont see the form which i expected to run first.
View 2 Repliesim trying to get my streamwriter to create a new file with its name derived from textbox1 but i also need to add loads of other text from buttons and textboxs in my form. At present the code sometimes says part of file path not recognised, think it looks like the textbox1 text. but when i get to this point where it works it wont create a new file.
Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
Using SW As New System.IO.StreamWriter("C:documentsandsettingsliamDesktop" & TextBox1.Text & ".txt")
SW.WriteLine(TextBox1.Text)
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i have a project and i used NSIS to create a Setup file. I am able to install it to my system but some parts of the program do not work (and they work when i run my project in VB). For example i have a Back Up option that creates a back up but this does not work when i run the application via the installation file. Probably it has something to do with the directories?
If System.IO.Directory.Exists(CurDirectory + "Backup Folder") = False Then
System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(CurDirectory + "Backup Folder")
End If
how can i make it work from the installation file? Do i need to copy something somewhere?
I have built a web browser using Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition, but I don't know how to open the .exe file back in Visual Basic so that I can improve it and fix some problems that are in it. Can someone tell me how I can edit the project in Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition?
View 3 RepliesHow do i open an VBS project in Visual Basic Express Edition?
View 1 RepliesI am using using Visual Basic Express edition 2008. How can save / save as my project in different version when I make changes to the code? i.e. save the same project whenever I make a change in the code and keep the previous version of the code for future reference?
View 3 RepliesHow do I deploy my project in visual studio 2010 express edition? I dont see any setup and deployment template
View 6 RepliesI would like to access to a SQL Server Database from my Visual Studio project.
I have SQL Server 2005 Express Edition installed on my PC and I have a database with some tables.
In Visual Studio, I open the Database Explorer and I try to create a database connection.
The Add connection dialog box proposes to enter a database *file name* but I cannot select a database *server* and a database *name*.
Perhaps, is it a restriction because it is a free version ?
Within Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition, I can select a database *server* and a database *name* !
How i can make an installation file from a VB project developed in VB express edition 2008?So i can give it to someone and they can install it on their system.
View 1 RepliesI'm, following the tutorial on creating your first program in Visual basic. I'm instructed to start a new project, and select windows form application. When I hit okay I get the following error:"Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Build.Engine, Version 3.5.0.0, culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified."
View 1 Replieshow to do the followings when creating the Set-up project for a program I created.The Page which appears when the "Setup" project is successfully finished, shows a menu bar in the "Solution Explorer". The "Custom Actions Editor" gives a list of (1) Install, (2) Commit, (3) Rollback & (4) Uninstall. I couldd do anything on this. Why these folders are there? How can I use this to create an "Uninstall" utility? What are they meant for? 1) How to include "Uninstall" part for aa program? (I want it appears in the Program menu on moving the Cursor on the Program. 2) How to create the "Uninstall" for a program?3) I couldn't make my program to appear in the list of Program Menu after installing (I'd to make a "Shortcut" of the program in the Program Menu), it didn't appear in the Desktop also - again I had to make a Shortcut on the Desktop also manually.The Tutorials didn't explain anything about this but only showed these options are available.
View 1 RepliesSince I am new to VB .NET , I would like to ask some general questions about it . Here we go :
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Public Class ExtendedDateTimePicker Inherits DateTimePicker
View 5 RepliesFor reasons that are beyond my control, I have three Projects. Projects A and B reference project C. Project A references project B so that it can open a large form in project B. I now need to open that large form from project C, but VB won't allow me to add a reference from C to B because that would create a circular dependency. I found a way around it, though. I created a Timer in A, and when I opened C from A, I passed in that timer. When the user performs a certain action, I enable the Timer from A, and this causes C to open B for me.
View 2 RepliesI had a working WCF published to IIS on my server. Recently I created another, self-hosting WCF (windows service) and added a reference to it from my WCF on IIS. Like this:
ASP --> WCF (in IIS) --> WCF (as win service)
Now, I can't seem to add a reference to my first WCF in my ASP app. So I've got this:
ASP XXX WCF (in IIS) --> WCF (as win service)
Here's the service model from the WCF in IIS. I'm publishing to http://localhost/LetterWriterASP/
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!--
Note: As an alternative to hand editing this file you can use the web admin tool to configure settings for your application. Use
the Website->Asp.Net Configuration option in Visual Studio.A full list of settings and comments can be found in machine.config.comments usually located in
WindowsMicrosoft.NetFrameworkv2.xConfig
-->
<configuration>
<configSections>
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when i publish an app in vb.net it creates some files: application files directory, app.application, and setup.exe i am going to be distributing this application to people who can barely use a computer, so i need to bundle everything in one, self-extractable package.
View 1 RepliesIn my current program, I'm calling some EXEs by just clicking on a button (so basically an all-in-one tool). (I'm using VS 2010)Question is: when I publish my project, you get of course a setup which you have to install. I'd rather have it be an EXE you can just launch.
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