Detecting if MSDE is installed for deployment

[Corobori]

I need to create a setup project where I am installing MSDE if it's
not installed and create a database if it doesn't exist. I read a
bunch of document on MSDN but let's face I don't have a good picture
on how to do this from inside my deployment project on vb.net.

Any help welcome

jean-luc

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

* (e-mail address removed) (Corobori) scripsit:

I need to create a setup project where I am installing MSDE if it's
not installed and create a database if it doesn't exist. I read a
bunch of document on MSDN but let's face I don't have a good picture
on how to do this from inside my deployment project on vb.net.

I would post the question to a more general group (like
microsoft.public.dotnet.general) because the question is not related to
the VB.NET programming language.

Just a thought.

 

[JH]

In your setup project you will find the "Launch condition" ...Then on the
Launhc condition you can state MSDE exists or not , right click on the
properties window give the file name = sqlmangr.exe , folder =
c:\..........\binn\
I think those are the most important ones ..............good luck