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[douglas]

Can you tell me how to deploy this office application?

I have written a vb.net 2005 desktop application that writes out all the
data directly to excel spreadsheets 2003. I want to deplay this application
to various users.
When I deploy the application, I get an exe that i just paste to a desktop
and the application may run on each person's pc.

The problem with this installation is the following:

1. If I just delete the applicatiion from someone's desktop, it is gone.
2. The program is not listed in all the programs that can run on a pc.
The application is not listed in all the programs that can be 'removed' from
the certain
pc.
3. I need to make certain that the excel 2003 and pkware DOS version is
installed on that person's pc for the application to.

Thanks for telling me how to deploy this application!

 

[Family Tree Mike]

Can you tell me how to deploy this office application?

I have written a vb.net 2005 desktop application that writes out all the
data directly to excel spreadsheets 2003. I want to deplay this application
to various users.
When I deploy the application, I get an exe that i just paste to a desktop
and the application may run on each person's pc.

The problem with this installation is the following:

1. If I just delete the applicatiion from someone's desktop, it is gone.
2. The program is not listed in all the programs that can run on a pc.
The application is not listed in all the programs that can be 'removed' from
the certain
pc.
3. I need to make certain that the excel 2003 and pkware DOS version is
installed on that person's pc for the application to.

Thanks for telling me how to deploy this application!

Here is a walkthrough that takes you through creating a setup & deployment
project for your application.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/k3bb4tfd(VS.80).aspx.

It won't directly answer question 3. For that you need to test for errors
when using the office objects. PKWARE used to be a commandline tool. If
that is what you are refering to, then there probably is a way to test for
that in their docs. The one that I recall is shareware, so perhaps you
distribute and install it with your app.

Mike

 

[Family Tree Mike]

Here is a walkthrough that takes you through creating a setup & deployment
project for your application.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/k3bb4tfd(VS.80).aspx.

It won't directly answer question 3. For that you need to test for errors
when using the office objects. PKWARE used to be a commandline tool. If
that is what you are refering to, then there probably is a way to test for
that in their docs. The one that I recall is shareware, so perhaps you
distribute and install it with your app.

Mike

I see now that Pete has helped you with the same question in the C# group.