How to Deploy Application in VB.NET
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Hello, I am developing one application using VB.NET & Access + Oracle as a databases, and I want to install it on client machine. I want to make setup of my application in such a way that it will determine immidiately that .NET Framework should be installed before starting installation of my appl.(and obviously it shoud install it...) I read some MSDN stuff and I was trying to do something as follows :- 1. I have tried it by adding "Launch Condition" to Setup Project that checks whether framework is present or not and displays message box that it must be installed b4 but does not installs it automatically. 2. If I add "Custom Action" to Setup Project, the action is taken after installation of my application. Can anyone please suggest me how i should go about it??? :doh: This is VERY URGENT and I hope ne1 of you will help me sure...:-O Thannks in advance.... Regards, Rohan
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Hello, I am developing one application using VB.NET & Access + Oracle as a databases, and I want to install it on client machine. I want to make setup of my application in such a way that it will determine immidiately that .NET Framework should be installed before starting installation of my appl.(and obviously it shoud install it...) I read some MSDN stuff and I was trying to do something as follows :- 1. I have tried it by adding "Launch Condition" to Setup Project that checks whether framework is present or not and displays message box that it must be installed b4 but does not installs it automatically. 2. If I add "Custom Action" to Setup Project, the action is taken after installation of my application. Can anyone please suggest me how i should go about it??? :doh: This is VERY URGENT and I hope ne1 of you will help me sure...:-O Thannks in advance.... Regards, Rohan
Search MSDN on Bootstrapping + Net Framework. There is a bootstrapper component that handles the NET Framework install.
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Search MSDN on Bootstrapping + Net Framework. There is a bootstrapper component that handles the NET Framework install.
Thanx for replying... I have seen that document...and accordingly I have installed "Microsoft VS.NET 2003 Bootstrapper Plug-in Setup". As I have mentioned, I have also added "Custom Action" and "Launch Condition" to my setup project. But "Launch Condition" only determines whether the condition specified is true or not and if its true then proceeds to install the application. Also "Custom Action" is executed after my application's installation...wherein I have specified to install .NET framework. Now, I don't know how to take the custom action before doing nething else... Can u please tell me, if according to current situation, if .NET framework is installed after my application's installation is completed, then will it work on target machine??? Looking forward to see your reply... Regards, Rohan
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Thanx for replying... I have seen that document...and accordingly I have installed "Microsoft VS.NET 2003 Bootstrapper Plug-in Setup". As I have mentioned, I have also added "Custom Action" and "Launch Condition" to my setup project. But "Launch Condition" only determines whether the condition specified is true or not and if its true then proceeds to install the application. Also "Custom Action" is executed after my application's installation...wherein I have specified to install .NET framework. Now, I don't know how to take the custom action before doing nething else... Can u please tell me, if according to current situation, if .NET framework is installed after my application's installation is completed, then will it work on target machine??? Looking forward to see your reply... Regards, Rohan
Rohan_bhat_31 wrote:
Can u please tell me, if according to current situation, if .NET framework is installed after my application's installation is completed, then will it work on target machine???
Of course. The .NET framework always installs to the same place, and registers itself with the OS. Your app will run fine as soon as an appropriate .NET framework is present. Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++