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Where is my Executable

Hi,

This may seem like a dumb question. I'm kind of new to Winforms in general, and very new to ClickOnce deployment. I have a .NET 2.0 app I developed, and I was able to deploy it using ClickOnce. Once I install the deployed project, there is an entry for it in the Start menu. Clicking properties on the entry, however, does not show me where the actual executable is.

I want to be able to call the executable from other applications, and from batch files etc. Maybe ClickOnce isn't the correct deployment scenario? Should I just copy the executable from my bin\debug or bin\release folder instead?

Thanks.

Aaron Edwards  Tuesday, March 11, 2008 1:49 AM

First i will make2 assumptions

1.you are working with windows xp and now u have installed the applicaiton using the clickonce

2. you have by default logged in with a username and password if not it will be administrator or alluser ,lets say

you logged in with username aaron.e in the system.

Now go to "C:\Documents and Settings" you will find the folders in the name of users created in the machine

open the folder "aaron.e". Now you have to enable the "Show hidden files and folder" option under tools--> folder option or

control panel --> folder option (hope you know that)

After that a folder will be visible for you "Local Settings" then open the folder and you will see a folder in the name

"Apps" open it and open another folder "2.0"

Now you will see two folder "Data" and "LOKWEREWQV5L.WTV" (its actually a encrypted value) open the encrypted folder name .....

Again you will see a encrypted folder name like this "5Q6JLPHEWRWEL.QK" open that

inside you will see your application folder it will be like this

"sset..tion_9ccssE3df_0034343_172dsdfsdasdf89b14" All are encrypted values inside that you can see

your binaries

again if you use app.config you will find another folder like this containing only your config file

hope this post is useful

Manoj Manohar  Tuesday, March 11, 2008 6:12 AM

First i will make2 assumptions

1.you are working with windows xp and now u have installed the applicaiton using the clickonce

2. you have by default logged in with a username and password if not it will be administrator or alluser ,lets say

you logged in with username aaron.e in the system.

Now go to "C:\Documents and Settings" you will find the folders in the name of users created in the machine

open the folder "aaron.e". Now you have to enable the "Show hidden files and folder" option under tools--> folder option or

control panel --> folder option (hope you know that)

After that a folder will be visible for you "Local Settings" then open the folder and you will see a folder in the name

"Apps" open it and open another folder "2.0"

Now you will see two folder "Data" and "LOKWEREWQV5L.WTV" (its actually a encrypted value) open the encrypted folder name .....

Again you will see a encrypted folder name like this "5Q6JLPHEWRWEL.QK" open that

inside you will see your application folder it will be like this

"sset..tion_9ccssE3df_0034343_172dsdfsdasdf89b14" All are encrypted values inside that you can see

your binaries

again if you use app.config you will find another folder like this containing only your config file

hope this post is useful

Manoj Manohar  Tuesday, March 11, 2008 6:12 AM

Good information.

Ref: an application that was installed using the one click deployment method.

Is it possible to send an email message that would execute an installed application and pass one or more parameters?

For example,

BusinesReport (Report1, Report5)

Thanks,

HenSey  Wednesday, March 12, 2008 3:16 PM

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