How to make Setup file

[nizargermany]

Hello, i would like to create a setup file for my VB.net application.
my application contain a DataSocket from National Instrument. so I
must install the NI Software befor using the DataSocket.

what should i do to install all required Software and also my
application in one Setup file (with VS2005)?

thanks!

 

[Omar Abid]

Hello, i would like to create a setup file for my VB.net application.
my application contain a DataSocket from National Instrument. so I
must install the NI Software befor using the DataSocket.

what should i do to install all required Software and also my
application in one Setup file (with VS2005)?

thanks!

Why not use an automation program ?

 

[rowe_newsgroups]

Hello, i would like to create a setup file for my VB.net application.
my application contain a DataSocket from National Instrument. so I
must install the NI Software befor using the DataSocket.

what should i do to install all required Software and also my
application in one Setup file (with VS2005)?

thanks!

If I'm not mistaken you can set the NI Software as a prerequisite from
the Publish menu under project properties. This should cause ClickOnce
to check for it's existence before running your application and then
install it if it's not found. Unfortunately, I'm not much of an expert
on installations, and the only prerequisites I used are for Sql Server
and the .Net framework, so there might be some "snags" that I don't
know about. You should at least be able to find more info searching
google for something like "clickonce third party prerequisite"

Thanks,

Seth Rowe