Package VB.Net application

Hi Carol,

To create the .exe, just build the application. The .exe lives in the /bin folder.

To package the application up, you need to ADD a setup & deployment project into your solution.. goto File -> add project -> new project , then select a setup and deployment project , setup wizard .. select the following ..

create a setup for a windows application (first window)
primary output (second window)

then when you fisih the setup project will be added to your solution. build this to create your .msi file :o)

Jenny (bikerchick)

hai Jenny ,
Can u pls tell me what files to be added while setup like if i am having Image files in my \Image\Home folder and some dlls in \bin folder. And which file are not necessary.
Thanks in advance......

Bharath Reddy

Hello,

you'll need to fiddle around with the setup project, you can add additional files, and extra folders to put stuff in - i'm not sure what exactly you're trying to do, but I tend to change the properties until I get exactly what I want. You can add folders in on the "File System" section - if I want the .exe to appear on the Programs menu, then I add files to the "User Programs Menu" part of the File System, then add a copy of the project output into there.

Jen

write click on the solution in explorer & add project --> new project , then select a setup and Deploy.