NOTE: I am not a server administrator, I'm simply a programmer.
I have an application which uses ClickOnce and I was wondering what is the best way to deploy the application on a Windows server for specific groups?
Anyone got any experience with this?
Thanks and best regards
Helios
The answer for me, is to create a shared folder on the server, use the UNC path to publish directly to the server and then only once, install the software, once I publish again, it will show as an update.
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does the client pc need to install anything for runing a VB.net application with access database ? (like microsoft office or something else ?)
Yes they do. If they have MS Access, then no further tools are required. Otherwise they will need to install AccessDatabaseEngine.exe to handle the database operations. You can download that from Microsoft.
I'm currently making a VB.net application to run with Access and have had to install AccessDatabaseEngine.exe ect.
Helpful website that I've since saved which contains all the downloads you'll need:
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/...
When you are using ADO.NET and have selected the Assembly in the dependencies it will be part of the .NET Framework. Sometimes older Applications do need the Microsoft JET Driver copied into the windows directory. Do you have an error message?
I've a Windows Form c# application which uses Oracle.DatabaseAccess.dll for communicating with oracle database.
After generating a MSI and installing on my laptop everything works great.
However when I try to install the same application on my colleague's laptop the connection doesn't work. It shows incompatible provider.
Could someone please help me out where can I get the pre-requisites for running application that uses oracle database?
I suspect it runs fine on my machine as I've installed oracle express database. But I don't want to install this on all machine where this application needs to be run.
Thank you.
Hi All I have created a windows form application using VS 2010, Entity Framework and MYSQL database. Database is hosted at some hosting company and is accessible from every where. Now when I create an step up of my application and install on other systems it stops working. No error message nothing. Please help if anyone have build windows form application with entity framework and successfully installed on other machines.
Tried so much on google but no luck.
Hi All I have found solution. The problem is with use of MYSQL database in my application. I have used MYSQL connector and it is causing the problem. I simply install MYSQL connector to remote machines and it solves the problem.
I am trying to deploy a LightSwitch application to a hosted ASP.NET webserver in my company. The application access data stored on a SQL Server. My webserver admin is asking me if there are any special prerequisites needed for it to run. I've been reviewing the deployment guide
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bethmassi/archive/2010/09/23/configuring-a-machine-to-host-a-3-tier-lightswitch-application.aspx
The article lists that there was a server component, but that it might change when RTM arrived:
NOTE: The team is looking at simplifying this process and possibly making the LightSwitch server component pre-reqs go away so this process will likely change for RTM.
This other MSDN article states that there are prerequisites.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg481779.aspx
My webserver admin keeps saying there's nothing to install on the ASP.NET web server other than .NET 4.0.
Am I missing something?
Server setup procedures haven't changed since Beta 1 (although of course the runtime has changed). It's pretty simple; the prerequisites article that you cited has the correct information. Basically the process is:
Install the Web Platform Installer if you don't already have it installed
Fire up the WPI and search for the LightSwitch runtime
Install!
As mentioned in the article, you'll need to decide whether you want to install a new instance of SQL Server locally with the prerequisites. If you've already planned for a production SQL Server, you'll want to choose the "without local SQL" option.
I don't have a specific answer, but I would stand up a VM with the appropriate version of windows server on it and run through an install on a do novo machine. Should confirm or deny what your server admin says . . .
I have a WPF application and it has a SQL Server database. All users of the application will be able to do the following:
Be able to install the application locally, and also the database (blank tables with no data) using a single click. Henceforth they will be able to run the application locally on their own machines. All the users have SQL Server installed on their machines.
Be able to get updates (or notification of updates) on the application and database, and will be able to install the updates if they choose to do so.
I realize that ClickOnce can do it for the application only. Now since I have the database along with the application, how can I do it?
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
If your users have the adequate permissions over their database (which I hope they have) you could simply check that the DB is ready at application Startup, and if not, run the creation scripts on it.
You can deploy an SQL Server compact database along with your application. Sample here: http://robindotnet.wordpress.com/2010/02/28/how-to-deploy-the-sqlserver-compact-edition-software-locally/
For SQL Server 2005 / 2008 the user must use the Microsoft provided installers.