Simple question from simple newbie

[Vinito]

Is there something similar in VB.net like the "make exe" in VB 6 or do I
have to manually write an installation (very advanced for me... I think)
I only used VB6 to write extremely simple programs and I liked the ability
to make the executable so it can be pasted and run very easily on another
computer. Has this been done away with?

 

[Cor Ligthert]

Vinito

A simple answer on a simple question.
There is the deployment and setup project very easy and much nicer than the
VB6 one in my opinion.

To use it,

In your project do Project Add Project and then you choose for a setup and
deployment project and in that the wizard.

I hope this is simple enough?


Cor

 

[Chris Dunaway]

Is there something similar in VB.net like the "make exe" in VB 6 or do I

Look at the Build menu. You will find the .exe in the bin folder of your
project.

You can copy it to another machine to run it BUT, the other machine must
have the .Net framework installed.

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[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Is there something similar in VB.net like the "make exe" in VB 6 or do I
have to manually write an installation (very advanced for me... I think)
I only used VB6 to write extremely simple programs and I liked the ability
to make the executable so it can be pasted and run very easily on another
computer. Has this been done away with?

Take a look at the "Build" menu and the "Build <project name>" command.
The executable file will be placed in your project's "bin" directory.

..NET applications require the .NET Framework to be installed on the
destination machine. You can include the .NET Framework in your setup
project:

Using Visual Studio .NET 2003 to Redistribute the .NET Framework
<URL:http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnnetdep/html/vsredistdeploy1_1.asp>

Plug-In:

<URL:http://groups.google.com/[email protected]>

Bootstrapper:

<URL:http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/downloads/tools/bootstrapper/>

Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Bootstrapper Plug-In
<URL:http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=627921a0-d9e7-43d6-a293-72f9c370bd19>

<URL:http://workspaces.gotdotnet.com/vsboot/> (old URL)

Download
<URL:http://www.gotdotnet.com/community/...f0a23-f529-4158-8e0a-d187d16f41f1&newsId=1981>

Framework 1.1:

Redistributing the .NET Framework 1.1
<URL:http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnnetdep/html/redistdeploy1_1.asp>

..NET Framework 1.1 Deployment Guide
<URL:http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnnetdep/html/dotnetframedepguid1_1.asp>

..NET Framework 1.1 Redistributable Prerequisites
<URL:http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnnetdep/html/NETFx1Redistreq1_1.asp>

..NET Framework Redistributable Package 1.1 Technical Reference
<URL:http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnnetdep/html/dotnetfxref1_1.asp>

Framework 1.0:

..NET Framework Deployment Guide
<URL:http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnnetdep/html/dotnetframedepguid.asp>

Using Visual Studio .NET to Redistribute the .NET Framework
<URL:http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnnetdep/html/vsredistdeploy.asp>

 

[Jeff Johnson [MVP: VB]]

Is there something similar in VB.net like the "make exe" in VB 6 or do I
have to manually write an installation (very advanced for me... I think)
I only used VB6 to write extremely simple programs and I liked the ability
to make the executable so it can be pasted and run very easily on another
computer. Has this been done away with?

Actually, you were lucky. VB6 requires support files just the same a .NET
does. However, since A) VB6 has been around longer and B) newer version of
Windows ship the VB6 runtimes along with the OS, more computers have the
necessary files already on them. Techinically, though, you can't be assured
of the ability to "paste and run" a VB6 application on any machine.

 

[Vinito]

Thanks for the quick replies.
I just wasn't finding it, but after reading the replies I am good to go.

Thanks again