I have a C# application. It has multiple forms and multiple classes. I've been looking for ages on how to deploy my application and keep running into issues.
I've tried:
ClickOnce
Right click on my solution -> Publish
This is the data I've entered:
Specify the location to publish this application:
C:\Users\$USER\Desktop
How will users install the application?
Here I just want to be able to get an installation file that will install the app and all the assets. This is purely for testing, but I just want to be able to send a friend the .exe install via email (or some other means) so they can play around with it. I have not gotten any of these options to work thus can't continue.
File -> New Project -> Other Project Types -> Visual Studio Installer -> Setup Project
I right click on Application folder -> add -> Project Output
When doing this, it tells me I need to close my current solution (my application) and if I want to save. It looks like other people are able to get this project output project to show in the solution explorer along with their main application, but I can't seem to do that.
The entire Add Project Output Group is empty, including both dropdowns.
These are the two methods I've seen that seem to be the easiest, but I can't even seem to get them to work :s
I do also have my own website, and eventually I'd like users to install the application from a page on the website. If easier, I could set that up instead of dealing with just getting an install file, but I haven't looked into it as I assumed just getting this install file on my computer would be simpler.
Any help with this would be highly appreciated as I'm lost as of now.
So when I share my work with my a friend to review, what i generally do is send him them the .exe located in bin\Debug\app.publish\<name>.exe folder inside the project folder. Take care to place all the .dll, i.e class libraries that you have written into that folder, zip it, and share! Your friend should be able to extract and run.
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I started learning c# a couple days ago and want to send my first program to my friend but as a standalone exe file that can be shared through google drive.
I've found several solutions but I coudln't understand any of them. Is there a simple solution to compile an exe file or a standalone app in visual studio 2019 that would just work when you open it
One annoying thing with .NET Core is that when you build it in Visual Studio it makes lots of separate files, which is annoying for portability.
A fix to this is to right-click on your project in Solution Explorer and click Publish. Select Folder Profile, give it a name and save it.
After that, you will need to edit the target runtime option, and set it to win-x86. After that, you should see a dropdown box at the bottom of the dialog, expand it and check 'Produce a single file'.
Then you can hit Publish and it should produce a single file.
NOTE: This does not work in .NET Framework, only .NET Core.
All you gotta do is simply build the project within Visual Studio, once that's done. Go to your projects folder and go into bin/Release (or Debug if you've selected debug build)/myprogram.exe. It should make a standalone .exe file!
Maybe this could also help you.
Official Documentation: Compiling Building in Visual Studio
Hi I'm trying to create a new project in C# where I can include the oracle instantclient_12_1
I start by simple creating a project in C# (windows form project) but when I want to include the path to the dll's I'm trying to do it as indicated.
The general steps to install Instant Client are:
Download the appropriate Instant Client packages for your platform. All installations require the Basic or Basic Lite package.
Unzip the packages into a single directory such as "instantclient_12_1".
Set your environment's library loading path (for example LD_LIBRARY_PATH on Linux, or PATH on Windows) to the directory created in Step 2.
Start your application.
But I'm stuck at point 3: the windows should look like the following:
I'm just making a right click on my project and then go to properties in the solution explorer.But I just get the following window:
(I'm just making a right click on my project and then go to properties in the solution explorer.)
What am I doing wrong? (And gosh, yeah I know I hate visual studio but this is an obligation by owr teacher. Linux is this much simpler...)
Thanks for any help, the initial idea is to make an project where I can work with oracle but it tells me I got the wrong version. (Another annoying thing from Windows..)
I've been looking around and other than: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/31kztyey.aspx I have found no information on how to publish a Windows form application I have written.
I have managed to publish and then install my application on my local computer, but not in the way I had intended. I was hoping to be able to zip up the folder containing my published project and upload it somewhere, at which point people can download the zip file and install my application. The publishing wizard doesn't seem to be able to publish in such a way, or if it is, it is fairly unclear.
Can anyone point me in the right direction here? I can also clarify what I would like to do if need.
You can create Setup Project ( File-> New -> Project -> Other Project Type -> Setup and Deployment -> Visual Studio Installer -> Setup Project ). So, in Solution Explorer, you can add existing project. After add your project, you can add your program output in File System window( Right click on Application Folder -> Add -> Project Output ... ), so you select your project from Project ComboBox ). After adding your project output, you can build your setup-project and you will have your setup file in your setup-project.
For more information you can check :
Steps to Create Setup and Deployment
Setup Projects
Try this way: ClickOnce (Too simple, free, many ability like Update )
Edit : Absolutely there are many ways, also you can use third party software (like InstallSheild). and Look at Different Windows Installer and ClickOnce
You can create a setup-project - with this you can simply compile a setup and deploy all the setupfiles/msi and the user can install from this.
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Compile to a stand-alone executable (.exe) in Visual Studio
But nothing there works for me.
I've written an app that is very simple in C#. I want this to compile to a stand alone exe file, but I can't seem to find the proper settings to do this. Everything compiles into a publish folder and there is only the setup/install files.
Thanks!
You just compile it. In the bin\Release (or bin\Debug) folder, the .exe will be in there.
If you're asking how to make an executable which does not rely on the .NET framework at all, then that's a lot harder and you'll need to purchase something like RemoteSoft's Salamader. In general, it's not really worth the bother: Windows Vista comes with .NET framework 2.0 pre-installed already so if you're worried about that, you can just target the 2.0 framework (then only XP users would have to install the framework).
I am using visual studio 2010 to make a program on SMSC Server. What you have to do is go to build-->publish. you will be asked be asked to few simple things and the location where you want to store your application, browse the location where you want to put it.
I hope this is what you are looking for
Are you sure you selected Console Application? I'm running VS 2010 and with the vanilla settings a C# console app builds to \bin\debug. Try to create a new Console Application project, with the language set to C#. Build the project, and go to Project/[Console Application 1]Properties. In the Build tab, what is the Output path? It should default to bin\debug, unless you have some restricted settings on your workstation,etc. Also review the build output window and see if any errors are being thrown - in which case nothing will be built to the output folder, of course...
You can use the files from debug folder,however if you look at app debug informations with some inspection software,you can clearly see "Symbols File Name" which can reveals not wanted informations in path to the original exe file.
Press the start button in visual studio. Then go to the location where your solution is stored and open the folder of your main project then the bin folder. If your application was running in debug mode then go to the debug folder. If running in release mode then go to the release folder. You should find your exe there.
You can get single file EXE after build the console application
your Application folder - > bin folder -> there will have lot of files
there is need 2 files must and other referenced dlls
1. IMG_PDF_CONVERSION [this is my application name, take your application name]
2. IMG_PDF_CONVERSION.exe [this is supporting configure file]
3. your refered dll's
then you can move that 3(exe, configure file, refered dll's) dll to any folder that's it
if you click on 1st IMG_PDF_CONVERSION it will execute the application cool way
any calcification please ask your queries.
I have a C# console application written in Visual Studio 2008.
Usually I just build the application and then copy the files from the 'Release' folder but this time trying to do it 'properly' by publishing the application.
I went through the 'Publish Wizard' and end up with a 'Setup.exe' file in the specified folder. When running this setup file on another computer the install fails and indicates via a error message that:
Cannot download the application. The Application is missing required files...
When I select the 'details' button the error log shows that the program was trying to download files from the last version directory (ie 1_0_0_4).
What am I doing wrong? (aside from being tired...)
Show I de-activate the version auto-incrementing?
Unless you have a valid reason to do so, I would abandon the publishing and just go back to the XCopy installation. (And by Valid, I mean something other than someone told you that it's the "proper" way to do it.) I base this advice on the following arguments:
We used ClickOnce for all our WinForms apps for a while, but eventually it got to be more trouble than it was worth. For one thing, you need to deal with the security certificates. We had issues when we replaced a server with a new one with a different name, then we had issues when we replaced our development machines, etc.
You said this is a console application. ClickOnce publication seems to be overkill for a simple console application unless there are third party dependencies that you need to include in your install.
Don't get me wrong, I liked using ClickOnce for the ease of putting updates out there, and we use it still when it's the best option. However, in your situation, it looks to me like XCopy deployment should be sufficient for a simple console application.
Not knowing what you choose in the wizard, web or CD, the setup.exe file needs to be able to reference it's installation files. If using the CD method, you will notice in the output directory you revision directories, e.g. 1_0_0_4, where each revision of your app is kept. I agree with #David_Stratton, and unless you really need to use one-click publishing, don't. Just use xcopy (robocopy), zipfiles, etc. It will greatly reduce your stress levels down the road.
Everything David Stratton has stated is correct. ClickOnce is overkill for what you're trying to do, and publishing through Visual Studio has always given me headaches.
I might recommend taking a look at NSIS if you're looking for generating an installer for others. It's relatively simple to generate full installers that merely grab files from your /Release/ directory, with plenty of sample code for getting an installer working quickly. Once you have your working script, making your installers are as simple as a right-click and clicking compile.