I have built a movie database, and a search and insert etc queries, now when the program asked if I want to move the database to the project dir, I accepted. - but now that I'm finished, I compiled it, and tried it on another comp but it doesn't let me install, due to not having the database, is there a way to go round this? how can I include the database in my project?
View 6 RepliesI have a project that I have created, it something like a contact database.It is complete with its own sql server database, and controls and forms.I kinda of understand that I can include this project into another project.This is the tricky part,Can I include my contact project into another project and add more items to the database and forms in a new project?What I'm after is like using classes.My contact database would be like the base class, and the new project would be adding more features to that project.
View 10 RepliesI built a program in visual studio 2005 that access a Microsoft Access database. I need this program to be a standalone program on many machines. To do this, I need to install a copy of the database when the program installs. I tried including it in the application files part of the build, but the problem I am having is the connection strings dont update with the install. It still tries to point to the folder it is in on the comnputer i built the program.
View 11 RepliesHow can i create the project setup and include the database itself..
View 7 RepliesMy company has an application that until now has been distributed as exe-file together with lots of dlls. I am about to make an installtion program for this application, but there is one big problem. The database can be both access and SQL, the user decides by what he/she writes in the connection string in the .config file. I know how to insert a custom action in the installtion program to enable to let the user chosse this during installtion, but I don't know how to include the database in the project, especially since it can be both access and SQL.
View 3 Repliesim using vb.net 2008 not vs, i try to include a cs file but there a no include in project explorer, so i use add existing item.but this cs file should generate a component in toolbar, but it wont, is there any other way to load it to my vb.net project?
code in *.cs file
using System;
using System.Text;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Text;
using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
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how to include a Resource File into a project, and how to put image files into it for use in my program.
View 2 RepliesI have written a small VB.NET simulation program that uses an XML file to configure the simulation. I want to include this file in the project build so that when the application is installed, there will be a default XML file in the required directory.
When I do the Project Publish (within VB 2010 Express), there is no option for including any extra data files in the process.
Is it possible to do this with VB 2010 Express ... or should I try some other project builder/installer.
i need to register the control in client machine at installation time.i craeted a bat file which has the following code regsvr32 s mscomm32.ocx.how to include bat file in setup project. and how to make it to run first when installation starts
View 2 Repliesinclude sql enterprise in setup project?how to include sql enterprise when it's not appear in prerequisites of the setup projectand if it's not possible do i have install the full enterprise edition on the client machine?i use visual studio 2010 and sql enterprise 2008.i'm a database beginner and i always used to use sql express edition but now data base getting grow fast and the limitations of the sql express for 4gb make
View 1 RepliesI have created a program using VS2008 with Windows 7. The font I have used is Segoe Marker. This looks great when I develop it but when installed on another machine that does not have this font looks pretty awful.How do I include the Segoe Marker font in my project so that whatever machine it is installed on it will show as it is when I developed it.
View 1 RepliesHow to include Dependencies in my project made in Visual Basic 2010.
View 6 Replieshow i can include files like : .exe .rar .zip .7z in my project and how to make when i push some button for example to download the selected file.
I will give example: I have put alot files in the project and now the test will be with "Test.exe"In my Form1 i got 1 textbox and 1 button and 1 checkbox (or radiobutton)In the textbox is putted the name of the file "Test.exe" and after him has 1 radiobutton for checking that i selected this one to download to the computer and when i press the button to download the file in a popup displayed form (to display new form with the compression progcess - how much percentes is downloaded).
I have no knowledge whatsoever in any kind of API available for VB.net (besides this one, which I already tried and it did not work).The Interface of this project is going to be quite simple:Percentage BarCurrent Download Speed Available SeedsTime Remaining to Finish Open Torrent File DialogueThe only thing I'm missing is a way to include bittorrent protocols into a VB.NET project, after that i will be successful on my own (I hope ).
View 2 RepliesI have a VB.NET project (main.exe) and include an additional .exe application as internal resource. Now I do not want to run the extra .exe as a separate process but want to attach it to the process of main.exe so I have just 1 process overall and not 2.
View 1 RepliesI have an excel-file that is being populated with certain information and is used as a base for a printing form...
I need to include that file in the installation and reference to it when populating the cells with some information. So, how do I include that file when installing the project?
( I tried already to change the 'Build Action' to 'Content' )
I need to include an excel file in the installation project of an application. I've added it to the install project under application folder. I need to read that file into a dataset during runtime. The file needs to be included on install so that the customer can change the file as needed.
View 9 RepliesI am using Git for source control on a .NET project. Is there any way to include the current Git revision number in my EXE upon compile time?
I'd like to be able to have the revision number available for an "About" dialog, or similar. Perhaps there is a way to update Settings.vb right before build?
I'm trying to include a few text files in my project. These files are read and used to make decisions in the program. Ordinarily, I would just set the file path and open the file via StreamReader, no problem. However, this application now needs to work on other computers and I want to include the text files in the application directory. I've researched two ways to do this:
1) Include the files as resources and reference them via my.resources.
I've gotten this to work ok, except the files are opened as strings upon starting the application. They are fairly large files, which I imagine is taking a lot of unnecessary memory. Also, StreamReader wont work with these files as resources,
or at least I can't figure out how to. My application is already based around using StreamReader so I don't really want to change this.
2) Include the files as additional items. I know how to do this too, but I can't reference the files programmatically.
Can I use a resource text file via StreamReader or how would I reference the files if they're included in my project directory?
I am new to VB and Visual Studio. Using VB 2010 express edition. I am making a VB project and from from inside that i want to be able to run a batch file that i already have.
My problem is i am not able to import this in my project. I tried adding it in the project from solution explorer but when i run the program its not able to find it. I am able to execute it when i copy that batch file somewhere on disk and then giving absolute path but not by including it inside my project.
Recently I created one windows form application and also created setup project using VS2008.My application works with external software, which needs to be available on the PC.I want to bundle this external application installer in my installer, so that I can check if it is already installed and if not then install it and then install my application.I figured out how to work with pre-requisites that Setup project identifies such as .net framework?
View 1 RepliesI've used 3d control magic for VB.NET to create shaped forms.When I bulid my project to create an exe, I want to include 3d control magic.exe into it, to be installed automatically in the clients computer.
View 1 RepliesI have a simple vb.net project that outputs a dll. In order to build this project, I have to reference some 3 3rd party dlls by manually adding them to the project and then building.
What I want to do now is auto build this using a app called CruiseControl. . . I have been told that in order to use the 3 3rd party dlls, I have to modify the .proj file to include the .dlls. The thing is, where in the proj file do I include this
and how do I do this? I think I may know where the section is and I have included it here:
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When I run the auto build program it fails (it runs through but fails at compile time); when I build this manually it works when i refer the dlls. What am I missing to make this work?
I was just forced to switch from VB 6 to .Net. I have my program working but I can't figure out how to include the database that I'm writing to in the install package. I can get the program working by dropping it in but I have to deploy this to other locations and I'd like it to be easy for them.
View 39 RepliesI was able to create an application in VB.net that talks to a SQL Server CE database.Now i want to deploy this application using the publish feature with clickonce.An issue im having tho is when I install the application on another computer it keeps looking for my sql server on my development pc.
Ive added the .sdf when i package my solution but its still an issue.How do I change my connection string to connect to the .sdf file that I included in the package? this is my current connection string which looks at the sql server: connectionString = " Data Source=CHRIS-PCSQLEXPRESS;Initial Catalog=ce_db;Integrated Security=True"
I have a database that works fine when not yet published, I connect this way: "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=|DataDirectory|Network_Info.mdb" But when I publish my project my application can't find my database and I always get an error. Any solution to this matter?
View 4 Replieshow to i iinclude sql2000 database in vb.net desktop applications setup
View 2 RepliesIt used to be that the VB6 installation tool automatically recognizes a MS Access dependency and includes the appropriate DLL(s). In VB.Net (2008) I am struggling with the concept of having to have two different installations, one for my tool and one for the 2007 MS Access Database Engine... Can you tell me if there is at least a way of manually including the appropriate Database Engine Files in my application installation?
View 6 RepliesWhen I publish my program I get no errors, and then when I install it on another machine it says it gives me the error that it can't read the txt file that it stores data in. If I hit continue it also fails to read the database. The database file is stored in the bin/debug folder and I told my program to include it when I first added the data connection. Anything I can do to have these included so my program can run on other machines?
View 6 RepliesI have access to a database table that has been added as a datasource in project (A). Is there any way to refer to this database table from project (B) WITHOUT adding it to project (B)'s datasource?
ProjB.databasetable.GetDataSetSchema