Hi,

In VC++, we are able to compile and build an application which will NOT
need any *.dll files as external link.

I use now VB.NET and i would like to do the same.
I don't want to see any error message because VB6runxx.dll is nissing,
or something like that.

How can i do that ?
thanks a lot,
Maileen

Hi Maileen,

Can you ask your question differently. I did not understand what you are
trying to accomplish. VC++ relies heavily on DLL files but for the most
part they are distributed with Windows so you don't need to install them
along with your app. When you create an app in VB.Net all you need is for
the framework to be installed. Unless you are relying on outside DLLs.
Then, like with VC++, those DLLs will need to be installed. Good luck!
Ken.

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"Maileen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> In VC++, we are able to compile and build an application which will NOT
> need any *.dll files as external link.
>
> I use now VB.NET and i would like to do the same.
> I don't want to see any error message because VB6runxx.dll is nissing,
> or something like that.
>
> How can i do that ?
> thanks a lot,
> Maileen

Maileen wrote:
> I use now VB.NET and i would like to do the same.
> I don't want to see any error message because VB6runxx.dll is nissing,
> or something like that.
>
> How can i do that ?

Hi,

In order to run a .Net application, the .Net Framework must have been
installed on that system. So the only things that you need to install
are your own assemblies. If an assembly refers to another assembly that
is not part of the .Net Framework, you'll need to install it too.

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MainSoft Consulting Services
www.mainsoft.fr

Nice written Ken

Cor

"Maileen" <(E-Mail Removed)> schrieb:
> In VC++, we are able to compile and build an application which
> will NOT need any *.dll files as external link.
>
> I use now VB.NET and i would like to do the same.
> I don't want to see any error message because VB6runxx.dll is nissing,
> or something like that.

Are you referring to VB6 or VB.NET? VB.NET doesn't need a "VB6runxxx.dll"?

The answer is no, that's not supported.

There are some solutions, but most of them don't make much sense for
me in general. They are expensive and don't bring any benefit in most
cases.

<URL:http://www.remotesoft.com/>
-> "Salamander"

<URL:http://www.lesser-software.com/> is working on a tool to compile Win32
applications from .NET source.

Thinstall
<URL:http://thinstall.com/dotnet/>

I would include the .NET Framework in the setup package:

Deploying the .NET Framework in a setup package
<URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/?id=deployframework>

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Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>

Hi,

If you are looking to distrbute an vb.net with out the framework
take a look at this.

(untested)
http://thinstall.com/help/index.html...tframework.htm

Ken
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"Maileen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
Hi,

In VC++, we are able to compile and build an application which will NOT
need any *.dll files as external link.

I use now VB.NET and i would like to do the same.
I don't want to see any error message because VB6runxx.dll is nissing,
or something like that.

How can i do that ?
thanks a lot,
Maileen

Ken Tucker [MVP] wrote:

> Hi,
>
> If you are looking to distrbute an vb.net with out the framework
> take a look at this.
>
> (untested)
> http://thinstall.com/help/index.html...tframework.htm
>
> Ken
> --------------------------

I use Thinstall for several projects and from my initial tests the
framework linking does work. I haven't written any full applications yet
but initial tests have been exciting! This does add several megs to your
executable file size, but not the 20+ megs for the entire framework..


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"Mitchell Vincent" <(E-Mail Removed)> schrieb:
> > If you are looking to distrbute an vb.net with out the framework
> > take a look at this.
> >
> > (untested)
> > http://thinstall.com/help/index.html...tframework.htm
>
> I use Thinstall for several projects and from my initial tests the
> framework linking does work. I haven't written any full applications yet
> but initial tests have been exciting! This does add several megs to your
> executable file size, but not the 20+ megs for the entire framework..

Notice that there may be legal problems when linking to part of the .NET
Framework.

--
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>

Herfried K. Wagner [MVP] wrote:

> "Mitchell Vincent" <(E-Mail Removed)> schrieb:
>
>>>If you are looking to distrbute an vb.net with out the framework
>>>take a look at this.
>>>
>>>(untested)
>>>http://thinstall.com/help/index.html...tframework.htm
>>
>>I use Thinstall for several projects and from my initial tests the
>>framework linking does work. I haven't written any full applications yet
>>but initial tests have been exciting! This does add several megs to your
>>executable file size, but not the 20+ megs for the entire framework..
>
>
> Notice that there may be legal problems when linking to part of the .NET
> Framework.
>

What makes you say that?

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"Mitchell Vincent" <(E-Mail Removed)> schrieb:
>>>>http://thinstall.com/help/index.html...tframework.htm
>>
>> Notice that there may be legal problems when linking to part
>> of the .NET Framework.
>
> What makes you say that?

I doubt that Microsoft grants rights to decompose the libraries provided in
the .NET Framework package.

--
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>