ok so i made a couple of projects in VB2010 and i want to finally make them a standalone executable , as i'm still a beginner in VB ! i don't know if getting the .exe file only from "bin/debug" or i should really publish it then need the applications folder and the setup [because it's gonna be a lot better if i don't have to do the second one], anyways i tried to get the exe file then move the project folder to another drive , and it work , i know that to run the exe in other computer i'll need framework , [as far as i know my resource files are embedded into the exe] but if i need framework only , i guess runing it on computers that doesn't have it will ask them to download it ! i don't mind that , or that option comes with publish ,and i also really need the manifest file to run it normally ,
I actually don't know much about this so can you pleas tell me what i exactly need so my .exe files can run on other computers
sorry for taking some of your time , and thank you for reading this :D
Set your Solution Configurations to Release, build a solution (Ctrl+Shift+B) then navigate to your bin/Release folder and there you will find your exe file ready to be shipped. You can ship that exe as is, or you can wrapp it up in an installer application. If your application has some dependencies then shipping the exe file will not be enough.
You can change your target framework by goin' to Project/Properties.
Find the .exe in \\Your app\bin\debug\your app.exe
What you can do,open the project as if going to edit it, just go to "Project" then "Publish(Whatever-your-work's-name-is).vb at the bottom. Then use the wizard to finish. At the end, say you saved your exe on the desktop, three files will appear.
"Whatever-your-work's-name-is".exe And its icon shape varies.
A folder called "Application Files"
And a "setup.exe" Its icon a like a CD on something.
For the first time, click on setup.exe and open the app. From then on, the "Whatever-your-work's-name-is".exe will open normally. I have a website where I publish these things for fun, "tgamer.myfreesites.net", and downloading will only download all three in a zipped folder. The website is not awesome, but it's alright.
The thing is, the setup.exe and application files can be in a zipped file. You only the actual exe from the second opening and onward. This option makes it downloadable, like what I want. For you, choose the best for you, but remember downloading only the exe will not work.
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I'v been playing around with clickonce all day and it's really a head ache. After after tired of receiving several failed downloads from the app i decided to turn the last digit of the version to 0 so it's 1.0.0.0, delete all the contents of the publish folder and run the publish wizard again, only this time i noticed a .exe file was not published... I only saw the "Application files" folder and "myappname.application"... is this normal?
Why didn't it create a setup.exe file again like originally?
Cleaned solution Within VS then deleted everything from old publish and published again
I have a project that need to run in a pen drive, the content is updated daily, and i need a automated way to generate a single file (.exe) to be downloaded by users.
I use this tool https://github.com/mllrsohn/node-webkit-builder, but when build for windows, the build generate multiple files ( dlls, dat ,exe ).
This break my automation because the content need to be downloaded (single file).
Any help?
As far as I know, it can't. You could try making a 7zip SFX archive and running your own program instead of an installer.
This needs to create temporal files when run (which are deleted when the program quits) and I don't think you can remove the initial prompt. If you're okay with that, it might be what you need.
Edit: You can get the necessary SFX modules here.
I want to create an Exe that copies files to a directory on the c drive.
So I want it to this.
I have added the files to the project.
And when I run the code. It copies the file.
My.Computer.FileSystem.CreateDirectory("C:\direcotory1")
My.Computer.FileSystem.CopyFile("file1", "c:\direcotry1\file1.dat")
The above code works, but...
After I compile if I move the exe out of the source directory, it doesn't work. I have to leave the exe in the directory where the file is.
Phrased another way. IF the exe is not in the directory it gets compiled into by Visual Studio. Then it cannot find the file to copy.
I know people do this all the time, but I am not sure how to get them in there.
Properties are set to content, or embedded resource don't seem to make a difference.
Can anyone give me the piece I am missing?
Thanks
Dan
So I currently have a script that works just fine with one problem. Whenever I publish it as a ClickOnce application, it has to be installed on the users computer before it can be used, and the the files I have specified to run if the user provides a valid login are showing up in the local APPDATA files.
I feel like there has to be a better way to publish my application. I want the 4 files ( a .swf that will run with flash, a bat file to run those, and a .vbs script that runs the bat file in the background so it doesn't pop up) to be included in the project, but to be written into the resulting binary files, not in their original form so the source is freely available.
Anyone have a suggestion?
Glad to see this site, Thanks guys for being active. :)
I have a problem in Visual Studio 2010/VB.Net
I have windows form in Visual Basic, I deployed the software(form) to one installer
Now I want to open My PDF file( i-e: Specific) with Button_Click_Event
I know that:
Process.Start("MyPDF.pdf")
But I dont know if user install my software in his PC so may be he install the software in C D or other directory, and also I dont know How to include PDF file in my project :)
Please suggest for me, I am searching this every where but failed so pl help me
Use Add->Existing Item on your Project. Then add the PDF File to your Project.
Afterwards you have to set the Properties of the newly added file to the following:
Now the file will be added to your "Output" Directory after you build your Project.
Now use your Process.Start("MyPDF.pdf") call. It will open up, as it resides in the same directory.
This is rather easy:
Simply include the file by dragging it to your project folder and in its options, tell it to copy to the build directory.
Thereafter, find the path through the my.application methods.
Build a correct path from that and launch it via process.start