vb.net deployment

[Todd Lu]

Sorry everyone but I have a newbie question. I have a vb.net console
application that I am trying to run through a a schedule job (I know a
window service would be better but I was having some problems) but the
question is do I have to install .net framework and mdac 2.7 + on the
machine for the software to play nice? Is their a way to deploy only the
essentials with the deployment package? I am trying to install this into a
production server and I hate to install a bunch of stuff if not needed.

Thanks,

Todd

 

[Nick Malik]

If it is written in VB.NET, the server MUST have the .NET framework
installed for the app to run.
No way around it.

(Downside: you have to work with the IT team to get the framework installed.
Upside: kinda makes VB.NET an unlikely language for virus writers, at least
until the framework is more widespread

If you app uses ADO, you will need to insure that MDAC is also installed.

sorry,
--- Nick

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

If it is written in VB.NET, the server MUST have the .NET framework
installed for the app to run.

ACK.

Some more links on deployment:

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]>
<URL:http://workspaces.gotdotnet.com/vsboot>

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>