starting out by making small programs, but all I can do is compile and run.I am desperately looking for a way to turn my program into an executable without any installers, as well as the ability to run on other computers (Programs will be made on a PC with Windows 7, and run on others with 7, Vista, and XP (32 Bit). The program will be x86.
View 3 RepliesI made the setup project for mt VB.NET Application, but when I take it to another computer for installation, the wizard does not show any window for specifying the path. It just asks to accept the license agreement and then starts installing/copying files. Later after installation and rebooting I see the shortcut but it does not start the program/application. It just goes to a folder.
View 4 RepliesI'm currently developing an application for a POS Terminal using VB.net. Our project is approaching the last stage of development and I've been tasked to create 2 installers. 1 for Initial Installation, and the other for upgrade installation.
The project is composed of several elements. These are:
1. The application executable
2. Common DLLs that we developed
3. some resources (.resx and XML)
The requirement for the upgrade installer is that only those files with modification should be installed. (i.e. if only the xml or resx files are modified those are the only items that will be reinstalled, since the size of the upgrade installer is a consideration so we cannot reinstall everything).
I'm using Visual Studio 2005 for my deployment project but I'm a bit confused about how to set the properties of each file in such a way that during the upgrade, only the files that were modified would be updated and the rest of the files will not be removed since I'm setting RemovePreviousVersion property to True. I have a hunch that I need to do something with the custom action but I haven't been able to figure it out. The upgrade installer setup is almost the same as the initial installer except that all files are excluded.I tried to acquire a copy of Phil Wilson's book (The definitive guide to Windows Installer) but its not available in our local bookstore and it would take too long to order it.
Basically while tinkering with the settings/properties there are instances where the dll was not updated and there are also times when the application exe was removed.
I already verified that the Product code is the same for both installers and that I'm sure that the version number is being incremented for each upgrade.
If I will be redoing both installers from scratch, how should I go about it?
I'm also confused about the Condition property and the transitive property.
Triying to use the built in Visual Studio 2010 to install a couple of files and after that is done to run another installer package (3rd Party Installation Wizard).
View 1 RepliesI have written a program in Visual Basic 10 and all is well. I have published it and have been burning the result to a cd and installed it on various computers, however it is the click once app, which has been fine till now. What I need to do now is to have the program install the .exe file and associated files (non click once app) to a specific drive on a computer or network computer. I have searched the net for instructions on how to initiate the windows installer and have failed. is there a program that you can select the source files then point to the installation folder tell it to go and an installation package gets made that I can burn to disk.
View 3 RepliesI have code/support an application built on .NET framework that has always run on .NET 2. This year we are upgrading the application to use .NET 3.5 (or 4?). In preparing for this change we noticed that that Offline Installer (required for our customer base) for .NET 3.5 is 200+ MBs bigger than the .NET 4 offline installer.
Here are my questions.Why is the dotnet 3.5 installer so much bigger than the 4 offline installer?
Can we TARGET .NET 3.5 but distribute .NET 4. In other words, is .NET 4 backwards compatible? Assuming that .NET 4 was the only installed .NET could application still target earlier frameworks?
IF our application is compiled for x86 CPU (rather than Any CPU) do you still have to distribute the x64/x86 Client Profile or can we just distribute the x86 Client Profile? In other words, can we distribute the x86 Client Profile even though it will be installed on x64 machines if our app is compiled for x86 target CPU? Any risks or gotchas for doing this?
The issue is that if we upgrade our app to target .NET 4 there are a lot of application servers that we also have to upgrade which effects a number of other applications.
It is my understanding that Visual Basic 6 allowed you to create a standalone .exe file (compile all files into one .exe) with its package and deployment wizard. Does VB 2010 have an equivalent to this? If so, how do I get to it?
View 5 RepliesI was wondering that when you go and publish your application that you can do it in such away that all the necessery files are there so all you have to do is click on one file and it loads without it installing on the hardrive.
View 3 Repliesi have create a application. i want to create a .exe file on the desktop without having to go into the project folder then bin folder to open the .exe file. How do i create that kind of standalone .exe file?
i try copy and paste the .exe file on the desktop but there is always having this error <project name> has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the convenience.
I need to create a standalone application using Visual Basic 2010 without .ico, .deploy, .manifest files.
how can I create only its *.exe file ?
Apps created using VB.NET requires Dot Net Framework to run on a pc, doesn't it? Is there anyway to create a standalone executable file in VB.NET so that i have to just give the executable only which will run on any system (which has not Dot Net installed) without any setup. What I want to mean is If I copy the executable file and paste it on other pc, it should work.
View 13 RepliesI am using visual studio 2008 professional. I would like to create a standalone exe. Meaning that the program will run off one file and doesn't need to be installed.
View 14 RepliesDoes anyone have experience of rapidly translating an access application into a standalone windows application? My current thoughts are to create an SQL database and a gui in c# and vb, or adobe flex 3.As with acces, the GUI would mainly comprise of controls such as radio buttons, combo box (populated from a table), check boxes, text boxes, text areas and data grids. It will also need the ability to create reports as access does.
View 2 RepliesWell I have a program, and I want to the program works alone at determinate time. I know that I have to create a "standalone executable" proyect or something like that. I really don't know how do this kind of things.
View 2 RepliesI'm planning to create a standalone problem that triggered by scheduler.When the program is triggered, I would like the program to stay on top all the time, even though user clicks on other programs.
View 4 RepliesSo I'm a beginner and I'm guessing this has been asked before, but can anyone tell me how to save multiple inputs from textboxes and radio buttons etc. as one whole umm... thing in a STANDALONE form. I don't want any extra CFG or INI files etc. Kind of like how a new profile in a game would work. I'm a beginner so please try to keep it simple (or if you already know of a thread with the exact same question please link that as a reply instead).
View 2 RepliesCurrently i only managed to implement the google map(static) into my application,but i want to replace it with a dynamic map. Is there any website or example for me to refer? I tried reading up google API website, but i still dont get it.
View 2 RepliesVB.NET: Can the .EXE built by VS2005 be deployed as a standalone EXE?When I change the mode in VS2005 to "Release" and build the solution, the binRelease directory then contains the solution .EXE file, but also a .pdb, vshost.exe and .xml file. What are these extra files and are they necessary?
I copied the .exe file to another machine and it executed properly, but there was a significant delay when it first executed - thereafter it was like any other program. What is the reason for this, Is it because the other 3 files in the Release folder are not there with it?
So I have a macro here that will copy some information from a spreadsheet to an access database.I want to change it so it is its own file, and when run the user is asked what spreadsheet they want to export to the database.I will need to include the "Microsoft DAO 3.6 Object Library" (currently I have it checked off under references)I have installed Microsoft visual basic 2008 express, and pasted my code in there but there are lots of "undeclared" office functions / objects like:[code]what would I need to import to get access to these things?
View 5 RepliesI had developed a small windows software. Now I want create a setup file so that a client can install it on off-line. I used the publishing wizard, it successfully creates the setup file but if I try to install it on other computer which doesn't have the .net Framework, it tries to get it from the net. To avoid this I want to include .net framework into the setup file. How can I do this ?
View 7 RepliesImports Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel
Imports System.IO
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I created a Visual Studio 2005 application that works and installs on other user's computers, but not the way I want.
1. I want to create a single file that I can distribute to any user so when he clicks it, the application will be INSTALLED.
2. When it installs, it chooses to do in its own location. It does not give the user an option to save or install in a specific folder (where the application will be used because other files are there). How do i allow the user to save the the application in a specific folder?
3. I would like a single file that the user clicks to RUN the application. Is that the in*.exe?
I have created a windows form application, but when i publish it (to cd setting), and then try and install it, (on windows 7, only tried there so far), I get a cannot open or read mainfest file, or cannot connect to download from the original pc's IP address error messages.
I have spent considerable time relearning visual basic (used microsoft basic man many years ago), and now want to use the program on my other computers I can upload/paste the error file if needed
I'm trying to learn Crystal Reports (VS 2005, VB) and per this question I was trying to drive the report with my own data objects instead of through a DB connection.
I found this tutorial and it looked promising as an answer to my question, but after diving in it only seems to apply to web development.
Am I out of luck in trying to power a Crystal Report with .NET objects in a standalone application?
I need to be able to run multiple instances of a standalone (3rd party) application. This application prevents multiple instances from being ran from within the application. I need to basically override this.
I know it can be accomplished by hexing the original executable, however I would like to stay away from this method as I'd like for other users to be able to use my application from the get go without needing to hex the 3rd party app themselves or me having to send them the hexed app. Is there any way to achieve this or am I just taking crazy pills?
I'm using this control in a application to load the URL of a .jpg image. The thing is that the image is bigger than the control, so I want it to automatically resize the image, as IE does when the same thing happens there, and it even shows a little magnifier glass to restore the image to full size.How can this be achieved? What happens at default is that the image is bigger than the control, so a quarter of it shows and I have to scroll to see the rest.
View 4 RepliesNow i wan to create a standalone program to send datagrid data via email . izit any way to send the datagrid to email body ? below is my code.
Public Class Form1
Dim oLapp As Object
Dim oItem As Object
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I'm a huge music person (got my own lil record thing going) but I'm wanting to design a program that would make music in my way. I have a decent amount of background knowlege of Visual Basic and Java I'm just wondering how could I execute this whole project. The Project is making a MPC Sampler. MPC is a drum machine; a machine with buttons that once you press it that it will play a sound from a drum (ex: snare, kick, tom, ect.) . So I would want to make some pads on my program that each have their own sound. Total of 16 pads. Which the design wouldn't be hard to make nor would the functionality of it having the play back sound (in my opinoin it wouldn't be hard atleast). But the thing is I wanna map out these pads to number keys on the number pad or keyboard. I'm not so sure how to do that. But that's all the easy stuff...
Also finding information is making a sound directory. What I mean by this is that I want to make a User Interface that will open up a file directory of sounds and the user can select what "kick" or "snare" sound he may want for the kick or snare pad. I don't know how to do that or even know what to search; neverless I don't know if this whole project idea is a good idea for Visual Basic or another programing language.
Also LATER ON I am wanting to add a record and export function that alows users to..well...record and export their beat or instrumental ha. That doesn't seem too too complex (mainly due to the fact that all it needs to do is record the users key strokes and then show them and play the sounds, but obviously it would get more complex than that.)
Here is an image of one of many MPCs but one with a directory - [URL]
how to convert an existing Standalone Java Application to a Dynamic WEB Application which can be deployed on Apache-Tomcat Server container ?
View 2 RepliesI'm an inquisitive .NET student without any commercial working knowledge and I have been puzzled by what exactlty are .NET languages meant for? Q1.If you look on job websites, .NET seems mainly used for web applications, not much for Windows applications? (My dream job is to develop standalone small Windows applications.)
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