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27 Oct 2016 by #realJSOP
Your connection problem is because your connection string is for YOUR machine, not your customer's. He probably doesn't even have a D drive. Your app should have a specific application subfolder in which the database resides, and then you need to build your connection string according to the...
3 Nov 2016 by #realJSOP
0) Are you installing Sql Server 2008, or Sql Server Express 2008?1) Are you using the actual Microsoft installer to install SQL Server?2) Installing SQL Server is much more involved than installing SQL Server Express.3) You have to modify your code (in your application) so that it...
19 Dec 2021 by #realJSOP
From what I could find on google, that dll is 32-bit only. That's why it works when you "prefer 32-bit".
5 May 2011 by 555336
Ok, I have just created build a software (Deployment) in VB.net. However, when I click on the icon open the program after installing, to my utter amazement, the program folder which is located in the Program Files in the Drive C, is opening to me! I don't want that to open of course, I just...
16 Jan 2014 by a.ergin
I want to ask a question that; While publishing, visual studio updates my build files. I am putting my opfuscated .exe file into the bin directory and I want to use this opfuscated .exe in my published package. How can I achieve this? Please help thanks.
13 Jul 2012 by Aarti Meswania
For windows application updates,no need to re-install application for each update.there are three solutions1.just replace client's exe file with your latest exe.(basic process for update is to detect the changes and replace with latest one.)2.use .net clickOnce feature ...
30 Jun 2023 by Aarón Barreira Diz
I have a solution in Visual Studio 2017 with 3 projects, the main and running one is Dashboard and manages the forms. AppBehaviour controls the operations that intermediate between the forms and the databases. DatabaseBehaviour is the one that...
2 Jul 2023 by Aarón Barreira Diz
Greetings, I have a database that I have generated in SQL Express 2014 (its version right now is 12.0.2000.8). However, I have noticed that when adding it to Visual Studio 2017 as a local copy (to make it server independent), the version is...
14 May 2016 by Abdisamad Khalif
You may solve this issue by setting the Copy Local attribute of your project's references to true!Instructions1- In Solution Explorer, click the Show All Files button to display the References node.2- Open the References node for the project.3- Right-click a reference in the...
16 Jun 2020 by abdul subhan mohammed
Dear All, I have created a browser using 'CefSharp' in WinForms C#. From 3 days I'm trying hard to convert my application to ClickOnce but unfortunately, I'm getting failed every time. I signed the manifest and provided the required FTP and...
6 Sep 2012 by Abhai Oza
Check your plank details..This is supported .net frm wrk version or not.if supported to call plank admin..
29 Jul 2021 by abhimestry
Application is hosted successfully. But users are complaining that they are unable make login into system. Application Pool is did not stopped. SQL services also did not stopped. What I have tried: Checked whether application pool is working or...
14 Dec 2011 by Abhinav S
Try to copy the contents of the bin folder and then try to run.If you are using COM Interop, then you might need to register a few dll's on the client system.
10 Jun 2013 by Abhinav S
Yes you can access a database without installing access itself.Try http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=4438[^].
18 May 2014 by Adamanteus
That's possible by own action if to schedule custom action before or straight after CostFinalize, using InstallExecuteSequence table.
1 May 2012 by adnama
I am trying to deploy a project using Eclipse IDE, and after a couple of unsuccessful deployments, eclipse is now telling me :This project has been banned from the build due to previous failures.How do i remove it from getting this error? How can i continue to develop and deploy my project?
20 Jan 2014 by Adwaitam
Hi All,I have application which is developed in English language. However, I want to show it in French language as well. The application contains the resource files and all for french language. Can anyone suggest how can I deploy the language in two different language ? I need to change...
16 Mar 2013 by AfnanMof
This WebPart is developed to display all site collections and subsites based on logged in authentication
7 Apr 2015 by Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan
All of these are compiler thrown exceptions (errors). Some say, identifier was expected (example context is when you miss the identifier while creating an object), some say Class doesn't end with exact matching End Class; check for any typo. Again that Module thing... Do you know the VB language...
29 Jan 2020 by Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan
Quote: 5 resource groups with 1 app each and the apps are the same for now, in the future they might have some specific params of deployment. I recommend that you use DevOps tools to automate this. Infrastructure as Code is one big term that comes to mind when this approach needs to be taken...
27 Feb 2023 by Agnib Pyne 2022
Hi All, I am developing a whatsapp bot as per the client requirements, using python and mongodb. Currently, am using Twilio to test the app but I need to deploy the bot with my client's own number. That support is not available in Twilio, I...
20 Feb 2023 by Agnib Pyne 2022
Hi All, I have developed a web application using .Net Core API, Angular and PostgreSQL. Also, a whatsapp chatbot has been developed using Python, Twilio and MongoDB. Now, I want to deploy these for client use and planning to host these in...
19 Feb 2023 by ahmed_sa
I working on dot net core app . I have application already publish and deploy on iis so i make change on c# code only so how to transfer changes only are taking only bin folder from published then transfer it to iis or what What I have tried: ...
14 Feb 2014 by Ahsan98
I created an app on heroku (ahsansarena.herokuapp.com).....This app was created using git when i used heroku create it gave me an address of rocky-plains-3318 but i needed a different address so i renames my app through heroku.com but after this the url in git remained the same....Now whenever i...
8 Jun 2013 by akosisugar
Hi. i have made a simple application in vb.net w/ a database(mdf)file. ived already made it an installer. i installed it on my pc and the program works successfully, i can add, save, delete.etc as it featured in my application. but the problem is when i installed it to other pc the application...
10 Jun 2013 by akosisugar
Hi.Im using microsoft access DB file in my vb.net application and now i want to install this application into other computer. But the problem is, what if it has no microsoft access or microsoft office installed in that computer? Can the application still can access to database?What are the...
5 Jun 2015 by akushah
Hi,I have a scenario here. Please assist me for a permanent solution.I have an application hosted on azure. say abc.com. I have created a virtual directory over there via Remote Connection through azure management portal say: abc.com/aa.1) When i reboot the webrolesite and webroleemail...
9 Jul 2011 by akuthotasridhar
i want to deploy my asp.net website on single hop server please tell me how to do that
13 May 2014 by Alan N
Why not just replace the variable size structure ODBAXIS with an integer array allocated at run time with a length one element longer than the expected amount of data, i.e. 9 or 33. The dummy and type fields would now be in element(0) and could be extracted out if actually needed. The data...
15 Sep 2015 by Alex(Lei) Chi
Guys, I am looking for a service deploy tool with scheduler configuration and dependency for a while.I remember it should be WIX(Windows Installer Xml) - four years ago memory.it should support:Remoting deployment managementSchedule TaskService dependency configurationactually,...
3 Apr 2011 by AlexiAnna
You just create installation procedure from Visual Studio (I think but not shure: New Project --> Other Projects --> Setup Application)
30 Oct 2011 by All Time Programming
Hi, I want to sign my exe and msi files. I have my certificate installed in "Trusted Root Certification Authorities", but I couldn't find a way to access that store so I imported my certificate CA (.cer) to "MyCertStore" store. I tried to sign my exe file using the following command :...
31 Oct 2011 by All Time Programming
@Mehdi Gholam, Not necessary that we need a key to sign an application. Using Verisign withour password key is also possible. I GOT SOLUTION to my problem : Well, sometimes it works perfectly well and sometimes it just fails for signing also. Cause of Failure for Verify : Signtool...
4 Dec 2012 by Am Gayathri
I have created one web application in ASP.net which is in 4.0 frame work.now I want to change my application frame work from 4.0 to 2.0.How can i do that?
4 Dec 2012 by Am Gayathri
How can i add website in IIS server?while am trying only one option is there.I did Right click-->new-->Virtual directory (only one option)
10 Dec 2012 by Am Gayathri
I have created one WCF application and deployed that as per the link http://www.aspdotnet-suresh.com/2010/09/publish-or-deploy-website-in-our-local.htmlnow am trying to connect my application with that WCF application, but now am confused what will be the address of that WCF application which...
10 Dec 2012 by Am Gayathri
Can anyone tell me what are the technologies used in asp.net?eg: WCF,WPF etc..so i can prepare one interview is coming.just simply name what are the main technologies?no need t explain..
16 Apr 2011 by ambarishtv
I've create a single setup contain my .net application and database which runs in .net3.5 framework.but here the problem is my application executes only if we install SQLExpress service pack so how to avoid this service pack installation(Service pack is very huge size setup and its taking long...
21 Apr 2011 by ambarishtv
Hi,I have created a Windows application which contains a crystal report. I have added CRRedist2008_x64.msi in my aplication setup. When I install the application, I get the following errors:Crystal Reports Basic Runtime for Visual Studio 2008(x64)Error 1309. Error reading from file...
30 Apr 2011 by ambarishtv
try this :)Right click the WinApp Project and inside the Application section you can choose and Icon which will be an ico file. Browse for the icon file and select it. Build the project and attach it to the setup project.
30 Apr 2011 by ambarishtv
by using this code we can open application folder where it is installed.try this... string directory = Path.GetDirectoryName(Application.StartupPath); string windir = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("WINDIR"); System.Diagnostics.Process prc = new...
15 Mar 2011 by amitkarnik2211
This may help you for Setup and Dependencies at a timehttp://archive.msdn.microsoft.com/bmg[^]The two files that occurs in Debugger folder appears are.exe and .Msi files.exe file is executable file and .msi file is Installer file which are generated automatically
13 Feb 2018 by Ammar Shaukat
I'm currently working on WPF .NET Application with C# . We frequently release updates and for each update , we have to send the new setup.exe file to our production team. They install that newer version of Application every time, which is not a good approach. I've heard about OTA Updates...
2 Jul 2023 by Andre Oosthuizen
You can try and copy files manually, we had an instance beforw with different files and the following seemed to work for us, in your case the following might help - Visual Studio's SQL Server Local Database tools and packages are designed to...
24 Oct 2013 by Andrew797
I need to create a MSI package for a client, where with each release they can just download the latest version of the application.I am not entirely sure how this works.Is there a tutorial that will show how to accomplish this?I want the user to just be able to check for updates, and...
6 Mar 2014 by AndrewCharlz
Hi this might be because of the permission issue please give full access for the IIS user and u may not receive this error.and even it continues.Please check weather u have configured the sql server to allow remote connection accordingly.Please Have a look at this...
19 Jan 2014 by Andrey Chaschev
A Bear deployment example of a Petclinic Grails demo from GitHub.com
27 Jan 2014 by Andrey Chaschev
Describes how to install and use Bear to set up and manage Tomcat cluster
29 Mar 2015 by Andy Lanng
hmm - looking into it. Maybe check hosts file: "C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts" (::1 is localhost for eg) or the zeros are compresses so it's actually 0: 0: 0: 0 or the gateway has no true ip address.The method seems to return an arbitrary gateway. may I suggest some linq://Exact...
29 Apr 2011 by Andy_L_J
Point a Domain on one host to content on another
17 Feb 2017 by ankitsrist
Hello,I have created windows application that i want to deploy. I have published it but when i click on .exe file it gives the error "Application validation did not succeed Unable to continue".on clicking more details i got the following error windowPLATFORM VERSION INFO Windows :...
10 May 2012 by Anurag Sarkar
Just provide the Username & PasswordThen You will Get Httpdocs & Httpsdocs folder & many More Then Click on Httpdocs & Upload Your Web Site For MOre Go here..http://support.squarebrothers.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/18/2/how-to-upload-files-using-ftp-client---filezilla[^]Hope...
4 Dec 2012 by anushripatil
In IIS Manager, when you go to the application pool for your website. for eg. Classic .NET App pool -->Advanced settings. Here you can change the framework from 4.0 to 2.0
8 Feb 2020 by Aram Tchekrekjian
How to create and deploy your first ASP.NET Core Web API on IIS
17 Apr 2013 by aravindnass
heyy..I use a SSRS reports and I want to deploy SSRS report project using outside solution .Is there any tools to deploy this....
31 Mar 2021 by Arctype SQL
Easily deploy PostgreSQL pod in Kubernetes
16 Jul 2013 by ardeva1201
I have created windows application using windows c#.net and ms sql server 2008. And i am going to build setup file including database. Is that possible to build a setup including DB with out installing MS SQL Server 2008 in my client system?. If possible, this helps no need to install SQL server...
20 Oct 2013 by ArunRajendra
This is one of the possible solution. Edit a host file which is located in C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc (win 7). Make an entry in this file as 192.168.11.121:88 example save the file. Hope it works as I have not tried it myself before. I am not sure if the port number is supported.
10 May 2012 by AshishChaudha
Paste you published code in wwwroot folder. make sure your first page of website must be index.aspx or default.aspx..make it answer if you got your answer..thanks Ashish
19 Jun 2012 by ashriv
Go into IIS manager, select your directory QuantumWeb, click on Feature view,open 'Directory browsing' and enabled it. then restart your IIS and then browse. it may be help. let me know if it helps you.
9 Feb 2019 by ashriv
I am working on outlook (2016) add ins using VSTO and C#. I have created a setup to install my VSTO add ins and it works. There is a manifest xml file too for same add ins. User can add custom add ins by manifest xml through outlook web app. Once it added through outlook web , it's available...
29 Apr 2013 by asif0023
1. set up windows framework(3.5) as ur website use it.2. Need to set up IIS(to run the website on that machine).3. database if needed.4.crystal report runnable version if needed.
11 Oct 2013 by ASP.NET Community
Deployment continues to get easier, but there's still a few gotchas here and there. Check out these choice articles for you deployment
11 Oct 2013 by ASP.NET Community
There's a number of different ways to get your application up to your Hosting Provider, depending on what kind of access they've given
11 Oct 2013 by ASP.NET Community
Here's a few good places to start with MSBUILD, the new XML-based makefile system built into .NET. Basic Introduction to MSBUILD  MSBUILD MSDN
16 Oct 2012 by atanu123
Hi, I am facing a very big problem after the deployment of my web project. Actually all the pages are running fine initially. But since its a multiuser platform, when users are doing their part session after session, after a time period any single session suddenly stops working putting...
21 Oct 2014 by baotdinh
Hi all !!!I am newbie about deployment.I have a application mvc + ssrs report using sql 2012. I want to deploy it on webserver.How can i deploy mvc + ssrs report ? Pls give me advice about some webserver can do it.Thank you .
13 Jul 2012 by barneyman
You can manually create a patch between two MSI files as long as only files have changed - technically, you can also handle additions/removals of files too, but that relies on consistency of file ordering between the two MSI buildsExample of small update[^]If you want to do it...
4 Nov 2014 by barneyman
write a bootstrap exe that queries for prerequisites, and installs them if required, and then executes your MSI proper.NET[^]SQL Server[^]Unfortunately, Microsoft don't conform to their own MSI standards, so you can't find the appropriate feature/component ID and use the MSI...
21 Apr 2015 by bayotle
I have about 30 programs in vb6 which are part of a system and compile them all via a script with out issue but I'm not using VBC...My script pulls the project names from a directory and calls something similar to..."C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VB98\vb6.exe" /m...
18 Jan 2012 by bbirajdar
Hi CP ExpertsI am working on a webpage which consists of about 2000 to 3000 textboxes in gridviews. I fill in all the data and submit to database. The application works fine locally. But on the production server with public IP it gives me an error as Operation is not valid due to the current...
12 Apr 2012 by bbirajdar
Check this linkBIN Deploying ASP.NET MVC 3 with Razor to a Windows Server without MVC installed
30 May 2011 by Beavis Killer
Details on how to use OneClick publishing in VS2010 to build and publish across domains using FTP or FTP with SSL.
13 Sep 2016 by bejos3519
I made the web with visual studio 2008. how to make the web accessible to others via a local networkWhat I have tried:i use visual studio 2008. and my boss want to see my web from local network.and i dont know what i must to do...plese help me
3 Nov 2013 by Bernhard Hiller
The thing to look at is the "connection string" which is normally set in the .exe.config file.That means: deploy your database somewhere, adjust the connection string in the .exe.config file, and then deploy your application with the modified .exe.config file. The last step (deploy the...
26 Apr 2012 by bhagirathimfs
Hi allI have build a win form application in visual studio using C#. Now i want to deploy that one and generate a setup file.In visual studio a Publish option is present .When i click on that it generate a setup file with some supporting files .If we delete the supporting file that...
7 Feb 2014 by Bhatt Aniruddh
VS2010 project change (any cpu) to x86. It will display your CR.
17 Apr 2013 by Bhushan Shah1988
try using RS utility.See below article : http://bilearnings.wordpress.com/2012/02/15/deploying-reports-using-rs-utility/[^]
5 Nov 2013 by Bhuvanesh Mohankumar
Hi Ziee-M,You first list out what all the Files will be replaced when its a Single Layer Application.IF the Application is Single layer or Multilayer, the Logic Layer & Data Layer are refereced to the third layer UI for sure.As the other 2 layers are reference all the Final DLL will...
20 Aug 2016 by Bhuvanesh Mohankumar
Task:I have created a Selenium Automation Scripts using the Visual studio and C# language, I have the set of files including Assemblies [DLL and Executable] in the bin folder of the project.How does it work?When I click on the executable it automatically triggers the Firefox and...
3 May 2012 by bilal haider
"This project has been banned from the build due to previous failures"Either you didn't imported the project well or the build path is not configured. Project is automatically deployed on the server when you run it.
30 Apr 2015 by BillWoodruff
Looks like you are using a hard-coded file-path to the images that is valid on your machine, and not valid on any other machine.What you need to do is embed the images in your Application as resources.Look at these CodeProject articles for examples of how to do that: [^].
5 Jan 2013 by binoyjose
I have an issue with setup and deployment project. I have created a desktop application and and a setup file. I created a setup&deplyoment project and added SQL Express R2 as a prerequisite. I need to create a new Instance called "Galaxy"Scenario 1:When there is no other SQL Server...
6 Jan 2013 by binoyjose
Vamsi, Thanks a lot for the help.My issue is mostly with the setup and deployment.When I install using the setup file, where the SQL Server Express R2 is a prerequisit, everything works fine if it is a new installation.But if there is already an installation of SQL Server 2005 or...
9 Jan 2014 by bowlturner
Another approach is to wrap the main code in a try catch. Not sure why there is a difference between debug and release.{//register the event try { AppDomain.CurrentDomain.UnhandledException += new...
28 Nov 2017 by Boy Imba
Hi everybody, i got stuck with Deploy Cefsharp Browser using Squirrel.Windows over 2 months. What I have tried: I tried deploy so many times Cefsharp with Clickone but it wasnt worked successfully. Please help me a tutorial. From bottom of heart, thank you so much! This is my sln file:
5 Oct 2011 by bretthamilton
try having a look at this article.Specify a different location for Virtual Directories in Web Setup Projects[^]
31 Mar 2012 by Brian_Ward
My software deployment works fine when users are on the Firefox browser. However when they try to download or install using IE they are asked what program they would like to use to open the file. The file name seems to have the name of the project/program with a .MAN extension. Does...
14 Mar 2012 by Bun Leap_kh
I have a .war file (MySite.war). When I copy it into webapps of Apache-Tomcat, it unpackage to MySite directory. So in to access it, I need to type in url http://localhost:8080/MySite.In this case, I would like my site to be http://localhost:8080.How to do that?Thanks!
15 Mar 2012 by Bun Leap_kh
I found the solution!Build our web application to ROOT.war. Then deploy.Therefore the URL would be:http://localhost:8080
2 Sep 2016 by Chaitanya Pai
I usually host an asp.net site in iis by creating a virtual directory and pointing it to the site folder. can we call this a hot deployment?What I have tried:I am trying to understand difference between hosting in iis and hot deployment. Hot deployment Mentions we can make the changes to...
5 Nov 2011 by chathura666
Is there any way to make the installer, install the applicaion/software system and its database. this should happen even if there is no dbms installed in the current os.The user is not good with computers but he may just know how to install a program and does not know anything about databases...
10 Dec 2012 by choudhary.sumit
ASP.net stands for active server pages. there is only scope for the web related services. as you are talking about main technologies ASP.net is a main in itself.you should read this for more:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASP.NET[^]
9 Aug 2012 by Christian Amado
In your project, go to Properties --> Publish and click the Application files... button.Search for your dlls files and select Include from the DropDownList. Click Ok. Publish again. And everything going to work perfectly =)Hope you can find it useful.
22 Aug 2012 by Christian Amado
No, Windows 8 need a license key to work. Also, you must publish on Windows Store. After doing that you can download and use on another machines.Hope you can find useful.
17 Jun 2011 by Christian Graus
You want to be able to do that ? You shouldn't be able to, the app is running, so how can it be deleted ?
23 Jan 2014 by Christian Graus
If it works on your local machine, the issue is that you have not copied the dlls to the server.
15 Feb 2013 by Christopher Smit
I have deployed an application that has a text file that is updated with a certain value when the administrator changes something. For example, the current password that should be checked is !!Password!!. Say the admin wants to change that to @!!Password!!, the text file is updated and the new...
14 Feb 2023 by Christopher Zahrobsky
Don't add permissions. Just change the TEMP directory for ASP.NET in your web.config file! ...
24 May 2012 by Cnira
I have developed my first web application using visual studio 2010 express WPF template. The application works fine in debug, or if I double click on the xbap file deployed to an iis server on a system running server 2003 as an OS. However if I open a web browser IE and enter the URL I get...