new version of Application

[tek1ket]

I have programmed an winodws application in C#, and installed it on a few users PC to work with, but as the application is in the test mode ,so i have to make some changes on it , how can replace the users version of application with new one ? i don't want to go on each pc and uninstall the previous version and then install the new one,what is the best way for this ?

 

[jmeckley]

how can replace the users version of application with new one ? i don't want to go on each pc and uninstall the previous version and then install the new one,what is the best way for this ?

depending on how the application is installed and how you configure the application you may not have a choice but to reinstall.

some questions to ask about deployment:
1. do you really need a full installer, or will xcopy work? much simpler to copy & paste.
2. is the system flexible enough to allow for configuration without compilation? Key feature when designing a system that will move across environments (local, development, testing, production).
3. if this requires multiple installs is there a way to automatically push installs to the client? I think this is what Click-Once deployment is. I'm sure there are also 3rd party tools to assist with this as well.

Jason Meckley
Programmer
Specialty Bakers, Inc.

faq855-7190

 

[robertfah]

I use one-click deployment on all our in house apps and it does exactly what you are looking to do. REALLY simple to do and requires no additional add-ins.

 

[MJB3K]

any chance you can put together a simple sample app demonstrating this one-click deployment?

Regards,

Martin

Computing Design And Services:

http://www.webrevolt.biz

 

[jmeckley]

start here.

Jason Meckley
Programmer
Specialty Bakers, Inc.

faq855-7190

 

[MJB3K]

yeah not too bad, I found on the msdn website thought a good couple of video tutorials that gave me the solution (which is very simple!)

Regards,

Martin

Computing Design And Services:

http://www.webrevolt.biz