Deploy C# WinApp - Installation Components

[Guest]

Hi,

I will highly appreciate if someone could explain in simple terms how to do
the following:

1. I want to create an installer using Installation Components (if you think
it's a bad idea please tell my why).
2. I want the installer to ask for the server name and database name
3. I want the installer to update the app.config file with this info;
actually to create a connection string with this data for the sql server.
4. I want the installer to run the sql script (created already) to create
stored procedures on that sql server in the specified database.

The target machine (WinXP) has the sql server running and database created
prior to my install run.

I've never created the installer before and foound myself totally lost in
the numerous msdn articles.

Your help will be highly appreciated.

 

[Cor Ligthert]

Anna,

I would not place that in the installer, just make your own program that
runs at first start.
(By instance because the registry has not yet information about the program)

I hope this helps,

Cor