Hello,

I would like to get help on how to build executable that includes all ocx, dll to provide to the end user. I am using VS 2005.

Thanks,

Tammy

You could get a setup/installation-maker program like Installshield or Wise. There are also free ones like Inno, and Visual Studio comes with a Setup project template too. The basic idea is to specify your program dependencies (exe files, DLLs, other data files etc.) and the app will generate a setup file for you. Most installation apps support registering of COM DLLs, so that wouldn't be a problem either.

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http://blog.voidnish.com

This link is very good reading too :

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms173084(VS.80).aspx

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http://blog.voidnish.com

You may also leverage this forum

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winformssetup/threads

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John Grove - TFD Group, Senior Software Engineer, EI Division, http://www.tfdg.com

Thanks so much for the responses...

I am trying to use ClickOnce to build the deployment for our project. Publish succeeded. However, when I click on Setup.exe, I got the error:"View has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience."

I am not sure what's going on here.

Thanks,

Tammy

Hi Tammt,

I am moving this thread from Base "Visual C# General" forum to the "ClickOnce and Setup & Deployment Projects" forum, since the issue is related to deployment. There are more deployment experts in the "ClickOnce and Setup & Deployment Projects" forum.

Thanks

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Where did you deploy the application to? Is it a web server, a local folder, a network share? Where are you trying to run it? Your local machine?

RobinDotNet

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I deployed the application to the local folder and run the application from this folder.

Tammy

So I assume you're just trying to test it on your machine? So you deploy it to a folder, and go click on the setup.exe and it gives an error? Does it show the IE window for the click once app? Does it show anything before it gives you the error?

If you double-click on the .application file in the deployment folder, does it install the application?

Have you specified any prerequisites, and if so, are you getting them from the component vendor's web site?

RobinDotNet

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