Beginners question on deployment/installation
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Hi! I've created a small application, a WPF client which is talking to a WCF service. My app is self-hosted. Now, I'd like to run this outside the IDE (Visual C# 2008 Express Edition). That is, to deploy/install my app. I'd really appreciate some advice or links on how to do this. I've been looking around, but I still need some entrance to this somewhat fuzzy area. Thanks a lot!
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Hi! I've created a small application, a WPF client which is talking to a WCF service. My app is self-hosted. Now, I'd like to run this outside the IDE (Visual C# 2008 Express Edition). That is, to deploy/install my app. I'd really appreciate some advice or links on how to do this. I've been looking around, but I still need some entrance to this somewhat fuzzy area. Thanks a lot!
This is a little off topic for the WPF list really ... Once you have built the release versions of your .exe and/or your dll files those are ready for prime-time ... including bugs!! ;) At present I'm using Inno Setup to produce my installers and I'd say this is a good place to start. The bigger versions of Visual Studio include a Setup project type but since your on Express you don't have that option. At to be frank I don't think your missing out since I hate that feature! Just to bullet point it: 1. Get your release versions built (try running the release version on your machine and some other machines as a test). 2. Grab Inno Setup http://www.innosetup.com/isinfo.php[^] 3. Work through the example install scripts that are supplied with Inno Setup (there are some nice tools to help you like http://www.istool.org/[^]) 4. Compile your setup and deply ... This is hugely reduced list but should get you started. Once your comfy here move onto WixEdit ...
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This is a little off topic for the WPF list really ... Once you have built the release versions of your .exe and/or your dll files those are ready for prime-time ... including bugs!! ;) At present I'm using Inno Setup to produce my installers and I'd say this is a good place to start. The bigger versions of Visual Studio include a Setup project type but since your on Express you don't have that option. At to be frank I don't think your missing out since I hate that feature! Just to bullet point it: 1. Get your release versions built (try running the release version on your machine and some other machines as a test). 2. Grab Inno Setup http://www.innosetup.com/isinfo.php[^] 3. Work through the example install scripts that are supplied with Inno Setup (there are some nice tools to help you like http://www.istool.org/[^]) 4. Compile your setup and deply ... This is hugely reduced list but should get you started. Once your comfy here move onto WixEdit ...
Jammer My Blog | Article(s)