How do I publish/deploy the WinForms application including a database file via ClickOnce?
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Im trying to deploy an application by using clickonce and having some difficulties with it. In a class i have this function
Private AD As ApplicationDeployment
Private updateCheck As UpdateCheckInfo
Public Function SoftwareUpdate() As Boolean
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When i create my code on a form (to run the function above) i receive the error "Object not set to an instance" I try to add New to my declaration but then receive the error "Application Deployment has no constructors". Im not sure what im doing wrong or how i should go about this.it does not go past the line AD = ApplicationDeployment.CurrentDeployment i decided to leave the remaining code
how to publish an application with an access database file on vb 2005?
View 2 RepliesOur config file contains info which is different for every pc. In our config file we have settings like COMPORT number for device X,Y and other pc device specific setting.We would like to keep our ClickOnce deployment without having our .config file overwriten .I've checked the "Application Files" option but I saw no way how to exclude the .config file from the publication.
View 1 Repliesdoes vb.net have a different way to build an application without using clickonce?
View 2 RepliesWe are using ClickOnce Technology to deploy our applications using In Place Hosting Manager.I install Ver 1.0.0.0 for an application XYZ. More upgrades happen and I install till Ver 1.0.0.7. At this point the minimum required version is set to Ver 1.0.0.5. But,now I want to move back to Ver 1.0.0.3.Will In Place Hosting Manager install Ver 1.0.0.3 though we don't change the minimum required version? My motive is to only change the location of deployment manifest and keep on jumping across versions(Up and Down).
View 1 RepliesI'm deploying a standalone application (VB 2005 w/ Crystal Reports) using ClickOnce. My users have different IP addresses that they use to map to the same networked drive. The best way I've come up with to get the installer out to them is to publish it twice manually:
ip.addr.number.001/PublishedHere/001/setup.exe
ip.addr.number.002/PublishedHere/002/setup.exe
And telling them to execute the appropriate installer.
i'm developing a linq to sql database application that i created with visual basic 2008. I intend to install the application on another computer system. The problem i'm having now is that, after i've developed,deployed it and installed it on another computer, i can't find the linq to sql database i created with the projectkelvin rolex on the installed application on the other computer,
View 3 RepliesI have wriiten several windows app using Visual Studio 2008. All projects but one where the "Updates" button is disabled in the Publish tab. How can I enable it?
View 2 RepliesI have finally finished an application which works really well on the PC upon which I developped it using VB 2008 Express.My problem is that when I publish it and try to install the ClickOnce output files on another PC (tried two so far, both WinXP) I get a missing files error. There is an error output saying that downloading the .exe.manifest file did not succeed. Unfortunately the error detail is confusing and does not seem to indicate exactly which files are missing.On both of the PC's that I tried I was prompted io install .net 3.5 SP1, which seemed to have been successful. The inference is that it is not a .net file that is missing.
View 2 RepliesHow they relate and differ from each? What are the best practices for version control? Is there a primer about publish online? Or a good book?
And is it possible to make ClickOnce and a msi in one solution of VS 2008? If so, is there any conflict or pitfall?
BTW I am using VB if that makes any difference.
I have develop a wiindows application and it's done in MS Visual Studio 2008 using the VB language and it connect to a 2005 sql database. now i want to deploy my application and want it to be directly attached to my database so that when someone installs it, it comes directly with the database attached to it.
View 1 RepliesI have developed a windows application which performs a series of database operations like select, insert, update. I am connecting to Oracle database and its working fine in development system. But, when I deployed this application, I am getting error at StartConnection (which opens the DB connection). After installing OracleClient in client system, its working fine. Now, my question is that do I need to install OracleClient to every user? If so, it will be hectic to do so as its size is around 200 MB and its not possible to ask all the users to install it just for a small application. I have tried adding some OracleClient files like orannzbb11.dll, oraciei11.dll, iraops11w.dll etc. But in vain! Could anyone please suggest me a work-around or a way to accomplish this?
View 1 RepliesMy application/project has an Access Database as its Project DataSource. I have a DataSet Designer (.xsd), with many TableAdapters, some of which I've created via the Designer. I have 2-10 users/foreman on any given workday, with their own Netbook and my ClickOnce Application.Users will add/edit/delete records in each of their own versions of the App/DataBase, XML files, representing changes, are created and upload to an ftp server.The corner I've painted myself into:When my Project Manager downloads these XML files using his own version of the application, analyzes each reported item, confirms and updates his version what is the best way to propagate those updates back to each user without having to update the project db and publish again?
View 4 Repliesi want to have a built in database for my project this is what i did so far, i placed the mdb file inside the project
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I am designing a desktop application that will be driven by local data. I am trying to determine the best way to accomplish this. The database would contain about 10-12 tables if I use a database and I would imagine no more than 10000 records in any one table (but honestly 99% of users would not have more than 1000 records). I am thinking about using SQL Server Compact.
Is this a good solution? I can certainly include this in my installation, but I am just wondering if anyone knows of a better solution? If this is the best solution, how would you suggest that I create the tables upon deployment? Should I just run "queries" with create table statements in them from my vb application or include a database file or what?
how can i deploy windows application developed using Vb.net and Sqlserver R2 Express as local database?..how can i make it in setup format(including sqlserver) to deliver to clients?is it compulsory the client should install SQL Server R2 Express in his system apart from the installation of this windows application?
View 5 RepliesI have a VB 2010 Express application that uses a .mdb and a .xml file. Both files are part of the project. I am pulling my hair out to try to figure out how to make sure that these two files are deployed with the application. So far, I have only been running in Debug mode, so I'm focused on making that work.
When I click on the Application Files button on the Publish Tab of My Project, both the mdb and xml files are visible. I have tried setting both files to Data and Include. In either case, the mdb file is copied to the bin directory when I try debugging my application. However, the xml file is not copied no matter which option I select.
How can I get the xml file to be copied into the bin directory like the mdb file?
I have created a clickonce application with a file format to be associated with it. (publish -> Options -> File associations) I have tried to get the file name from command line arguments but i can't. I think that there is an other way to get it.
View 8 RepliesI am trying to deploy a VB.net application that is currently using SQL Server 2008 as its database to connect to.I need this application to be able to include a copy of its data so that wherever I install the application there is no need for them to install SQL Express.
What i have been reading is that I should of been using SQL Server Compact Edition to do this. Is there any way that I can do this with using an .MDF file?If not, is it possible to convert an .MDF file to .SDF and then just include it in my vb.net app?
What is the difference between vb.net application and asp.net application? How can I publish an ASP.Net application with database residing in the server and user could update that through internet?
View 2 RepliesI have taken over support for a VB.Net WinForms application. When this application is installed via a ClickOnce installation it generates a shortcut on the desktop. The annoying thing, though, is that if you do a right click and properties on the shortcut that was created, it is clear that it is not a regular shortcut as it does not have a target tab, so it is not obvious from the shortcut properties what this shortcut is referencing. So my questions relating to this are: what is the idea behind this kind of shortcut? Why is the the target for this type of shortcut hidden? (What are they even called? This is the first time I have ever seen a ClickOnce installation, so was somewhat surprised when I found that the properties tab was missing.) How do you find out what executable is being referenced by the shortcut?
View 1 RepliesI got the problem to play flash file in my vb.net application.I am using .net 2008 express to publish my window application.I am able to play it when it has a actual .swf location. e.g. "C:Documents and SettingsmypcDesktopmysql"
But I want to put the .swf file together when it publish.when I copy this to other computer , they can have this flash file,the loction to load will become>>ApplicationDeployment.CurrentDeployment.DataDirectory & "Resourcesfirework3.swf".
the file is in Resources forlder but the application is not able to play, with no error popup
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how to create a setup file with inno software including interop.MessengerAPI.dll of any application.I have created a setup file with inno.but it is work in only my pc it is not work in anather pc after creating a setup file.In my application is chatting application.how it is work interop.MessengerAPI.dll in anather pc?
View 1 RepliesI've built a VSTO add-in for Microsoft Word and deployed to a webserver. Installation goes off without a hitch. When I create an updated version of the application and redeploy it to the webserver, the add-in correctly detects that there's a new version and attempts to update it. This is where I'm running into the following error (the "xxx" indicates that I had to censor something):url...The customization cannot be installed because another version is currently installed and cannot be upgraded from this location. To install this version of the customization,first use Add or Remove Programs to uninstall this program: xxx. Then install the new customization from the following location: url...This appears to me as if I left a local reference of some sort in my Project, but I can't find anything of the sort. The only reference to this file is within the xxx.vbproj.FileListAbsolute.txt file that's generated in the bin/Debug folder.Not sure if this is also a clue, but I'm seeing Registry Keys added referencing this as the location of the VSTO Project Manifest.
View 1 RepliesI am using the built-in My.Settings functionality in VB.NET to save application settings.
This is very convenient but I notice that each time I release a new version, the settings are lost.
Why and how can I prevent it?
I have a question regarding publishing vis ClickOnce. For the publish options, there is a Publishing Folder Location and there is a Installation Folder URL. clarify the difference between Publish and Install, and when it would be apropriate for the two to be different?
View 3 RepliesThis sounds pretty stupid, and it's not challenging at all. There is a wave file, which is what I want to publish. Then I can't find it in Solution Explorer. And when I publish it in Clickonce, the wave file is gone, as with the Resource folder. Now I want to make the Pesource folder appear and enbedded in the excute file code, that is, there is also a "Resource" and in which there is the very wave file. This is my code. It means I want to click this button and play a wave in Resource folder.
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I want to connect a database that is located on centralized server. How can I use a windows form VB.NET application to access it? Is this possible?
How can I maintain a single user entry (e.x== used of INSERT command)?
Are both of the above things possible? If so, how can I go about implementing them?
How can I get the path of a file on my computer or on the local area network.
I would to show a window that allows me to browse the file system when I click a button, and I want to select a file and get the path to the file. How can I do this?
P.S. I'm not looking to upload the file; I just want to get the path.