RE: VB.NET 2008 Setup Wizard Problem with .NET Versions
- From: Steve Avery<mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 01 Jan 2009 09:23:11 GMT
On 14 Dec 2008 I posted a query at http://www.simple-talk.com/dotnet/visual-studio/getting-started-with-setup-projects/ , but noticed that there had been no response from Phil for more than a year.
I?m desperate for advice about what I wrote there, and appeal to whoever reads this for help, please.
Here?s the gist:
?I've used the info on Phil?s page to create an installation project in VB.NET, but ran into a problem with the application's version number.
Until now I've simply used the deployment feature in VS 2008 to create all the files for the setup, and put them into a .zip file. (You can see what I mean if you go to www.KeywordAssistant.net , click on the free download link, and just open the .zip without actually downloading it. Alternatively, open it here: www.KeywordAssistant.net/Trial/KeywordAssistant_1_1_1_0-Setup.zip )
Although this produces a perfect installation, the instructions in ?install.txt? are likely to frighten computer novices.
To simplify the installation I followed the instructions on Phil?s page, but discovered that the 'keywordassistant.exe' assembly contains no version number, even though the setup project detects it in the 'Properties' window.
Consequently, the application can never be updated. When a check for updates is done, the app bails out with an error: something like "Application.Deployment.Version not set".
I've tried including the manifest and other files in the build, but that did no good.
I'd be grateful for any suggestions, please.?
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