Actually this is a more general question ... I'm trying to work out whether I can use VS2005 Setup project to replacethe obsolete and unobtainable version of Wise software currently in use.

I can't work out how to get started with Setup, and the documentation doesn't seem to help me.

Here's the first problem. I'm building a C++ executable (real C++, not .NET), and building a help file (.chm) to go with it. The help file build is a complicate process, which is being done in a makefile which is kicked off in the post build event.

How can I get the help file included in the deployment?

I can't see how to get it there using "project output", as I can't see how to cause this file to be regarded as a project output.

I can't see how to get it there by including the explicit file in the setup project, as the name or location of the file obviously has to be different in each of my different configurations, and I can't see how to make the file name, or the inclusion of files, dependent on the configuration of Setup that's being built.

(This isn't just a debug/release configuration issue, I've got multiple release configurations for different builds of the product and they have different help files.)

Hi T Ward,

I think you are using MSI to deploy your application instead of ClickOnce, so you can add your help file by right click on your setup project and choose "add" --->"files"

wish this solution can help you.