I am new to ClickOnce deployment and have developed a VB 2008 .Net SQL server 2005 client application on my laptop for a client. I log in remotely to their Small Business Server via a terminal server. I use the format 'Remote.TSName.org:Server Port Number' to remotely login.I have been able to create a new SQL server database on their server and want topublish the client applicationto the server. This is not to be a web page but a unc setup folder on their server.
So my question is how do I phrase the UNC Publishing Folder Location in my application?
Ihave tried variations of
\\'Remote.TSName.org:Server Port Number'\Application Name\
but I feel I must be misunderstanding something.

Happy Easter BTW.

Thanks Bruce for your help. This has not been easy for me and my conclusion may not be the definative answer. But I did get it to work! I am simply publishing to my local machine and copying to the remote server using my remote desktop. Funny thing is this was one of the first things I tried but, confused by errors to do with .NET 3.5 SP2 installation, I thought it was failing. You live and learn.

No suggestions anyone?
Not enough info in Question?
So stupid it is laughable?

I think the answer is that I have to set up the remote network connection using VPN first. Then a regular UNCPublishing Folder Locationlike '//Server Name/Application Name/' will do the trick. Am I on the right track now?

Sorry I put the slashes in the wrong direction. I mean '\\Server Name\Application Name\'

Hi Harp Cyclone,

Yes, you are right. The valid UNC format should be '\\Server Name\AppName\' as in your last post.

In case you need further help, you can also refer to this document for how to publish to Web, File Share, CD-Rom.


If you have futher problem, please feel free to let me know.


Best regards,
Bruce Zhou

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Thank you Bruce for the reply. I really appreciate it. But let me rephrase my question.

How do you publish to a File Share location on a Server when the only access you have to it is through a Terminal Server Port?

I dont know how and I will probably have to get very unresponsive Network Administrators to give me more access to the server so I can set up a VPN.I live a long wayfrom said server. Thanks again.

Hi Harp,

I think you need to ask the Administrators for setting up a VPN. Or if there is a web server in the remote server, I think you can also consider publishing the appliaction to the web location which you can aslo find detail steps in the above link.


Best regards,
Bruce Zhou

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Hi Harp,

How's the problem going? If you need any further help, please feel free to let me know.

Best regards,
Bruce Zhou

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Thanks Bruce for asking but the issue is not resolved yet. I am negotiating with the Network Administrators about what sort of access I require. I will let you all know what the final result was. At the moment it is looking that remote desktop access though a terminal server is not sufficient access to publish a clickonce app to a unc shared folder.

Thanks for letting me know your lastest progress. I'm wating for your final result. If you are coming back with problems, please let me know.

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Thanks Bruce for your help. This has not been easy for me and my conclusion may not be the definative answer. But I did get it to work! I am simply publishing to my local machine and copying to the remote server using my remote desktop. Funny thing is this was one of the first things I tried but, confused by errors to do with .NET 3.5 SP2 installation, I thought it was failing. You live and learn.