I have C# Windows form application that works perfectly when I debug it in VS.
It has SQLite database.
Then I've created a new Setup project, using InstallShield.
Visual Studio 2012 compiles it and I install application with no error.
But application is slow, when I change user controls or do any action, even to just construct a form, it takes a few seconds.
Very very slow, not for using... And I don't even have any critical code, like loops or something...
In setup project I included: .exe.config, .exe, SQLite.dll and .s3db (SQLite database file)
Please help
Thanks
Though this is an old thread, but it will be helpful for other people who comes this post via googld. The solution I discovered to solve this issue, in my case is I executed the application as Administrator and everything was fast.
Hope this helps
I know this is several years old but it's one of the SO posts I saw before finding the correct answer. The reason you have to run the application as Administrator is probably because you're trying to read/write from a file such as a SQLite database file. You have to have elevated privileges in order to read/write from Program Files and Program Files(x86). I found the answer here:
Integrating SQLite with a Windows application
Basically, you'll need to save your files to another directory, preferably the AppData folder on your Windows machine. You can get there by using:
Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData)
This will put the files in the Roaming folder of AppData.
Hope this helps someone.
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I am trying to make autoupdate check and upgrade procedure (now from location on shared drive, in future maybe from server).
I have created "Visual Studio Installer" project that creates setup and it is possible to install the app. Also I have created another binary that searches for updates - if there are updates and user wants it, it runs the setup and app ends - if no updates, it runs main program. I have selected 2 binaries system in order to have possibility to run app without updates checking.
But If I confirm the update I am getting "Another version of this product is already installed. error code..." dialog.
I am not sure if my approach is right, probably not. But I found only commerce solutions and ClickOnce which seems to be for updating from network.
Thank you in advices for your answers.
It seems you are looking for something that allow you to have folder in your disk or a shared drive that can be used as local server to help you make updates without using internet connection , I introduce you to Squirrel.Windows its an open source installation and update framework for Windows desktop apps.
Here is link for Getting Started With Squirrel.
And here is a Youtube Video by Tim Corey where he explain Squirrel practically with demo windows forms project.
Happy Codding...
I've developed an application in Visual Studio 2010 but I used the VS 2012 to create the
Setup Installer. It's working perfect when running it on Visual Studio 2012, no errors at all.
Detail: I builded this when I used win7, now i'm using windows 8
But when I install the application and try to run it, when it tries to overwrite the app.config file it throws the exception. I already tried to give permission by RightClick - Security tab but didnt solve the problem. I found THIS thread that looks like my problem. But didnt worked... All I have on my app.config is the connections strings. What may it be?
UPDATE
I gave permissions to Users/PC1 in each file.cfg and to the whole folder that the files are in.
And now it seens that it worked, but what may I do to do not need do all of this to run the applpication ? I want to install without needing to give permission to the folders and files. (It's a win8 complications... -.- ).
It sounds like a permission issue, mostly with the project folder potentially.
You should try the following steps:
Run Visual Studio as an Administrator.
Verify that your User Account can Read / Write to your project folder.
Ensure that your Local Service, Network Service, or Local System
Off the top of my head those would be what I would try, more then likely Visual Studio isn't able to modify your app.config which would be tied to your Local Service account- The one that would be tied to your System.
Though the inner content isn't the problem, it is tied to your Directory Permissions which may be inherited to the sub-folders and sub-files.
Hopefully that helps.
I have built a windows application on VS2012 (C#) with the following features
1. Codes accessing pictures from project resources folder.
2. Codes accessing other multimedia (like videos, txt, sounds, etc) using something like: addr = #directoryName + "\\videos\\*.mp4".
Hence, I've added few folders in my Debug folder which I require to be in the same directory level as my main .exe file. All works fine on the debug mode, and even while running the .exe without debug mode.
Then I created my application setup (a 1.8GB setup file including all resources needed) using Inno Setup Compiler and it works like magic on the same computer, but not on another.
I was then curious whether the problem is with the setup or the .exe. So I tried copying the whole project folder into another laptop of mine, ran the .exe file on the debug folder, but nope, nothing came. Checked the Task Manager and found out that my .exe was running for 5 seconds under the Processes Tab, then it just disappeared.
(Similar to the problem stated here: Not able to run the .exe file created from c#).
Note: .NET Framework 4.5 have been installed perfectly on the other machine and all files needed have been copied.
So now I'm faced with two major issues:
- First, my .exe is not running on another machine.
- Second, which folders to include on my setup file as I do not want to include the .cs files and the other source codes. Just enough for my users to run my app flawlessly. Tried Inno (best one), InstallShield and had a quick glance at WIX.
Any help will be greatly appreciated. Been working, searching and doing trial and errors on making the setup file for almost 2 weeks now. Thanks in advance!
Regards,
Ken
I'm trying to create an installer for my application (win form) by visual studio, creating a new project type setup, and am having great difficulty in doing so, for example:
1 When I create the installer and run it installs, but there is the option to uninstall? and I can not install the same application because it already exists on the machine.
2 In dialog window, I see you have the options to create multiple screens and add textbox for example, but where do I set the events of that textbox?
3 º This application works with sqlserver, and I can install it on the machine by the installer, but as I set him to work with my application linq, since I would have to modify the connection string on each machine that I will install the application.
I've researched a lot about these issues and I find no documentation that can teach me how to do this, if anyone knows some please show me,
I appreciate those who can help me, and sorry my english.
I answer your first question at this time due to the lack of time:
In VS, right click the setup project. You have 2 options: Install and Uninstall.
1.) You need to uninstall the program through your operating system. Go to the Control Panel, Programs and uninstall it. Then you can try installing the application.
2.) In design view you can double click the textbox. You will be taken to the method that handles the “TextChanged” event. Write your code there.
3.) If you are installing on a server you need to create a Web Setup project instead of a Setup project. The latter installs files into the file system of a target computer; whereas, the former installs into the virtual directory of a Web server.
I have developed a windows application on C# in Visual Studio Express 2010. Now I want to deploy it.
I used publish to deploy but when I run the project it get error on the form where I have used some external files which I am using for I/O operation, read and write files.
How do I resolve this error? I am also using one folder for files.
I'm a big fan of using WiX for installers - even if you've got Visual Studio Pro with the built in MSI creation tools
http://wix.sourceforge.net/
the benefit of WiX is that you can do most anything, from the super simple to very complicated. The tool is great b/c you can get started quickly and then move up (adding dialogs, etc) as your app gets more popular.
One trick for installers - consider using VMWare/HyperV, install a test OS then take a snapshot of the OS before you install your app. IF everything works, great - you're done. However if something isnt right, roll the OS back to the pre-install snapshot, fix the bug, and try it again.
Add those external files to the project
Right Click the external files in your VS Set the Build Action as Content
Copy to Output directory to CopyAlways
Then try deploying
That may be due Windows 7 UAC permissions. Despite the fact that current books, msdn and even the snippets in Visual Studio teach methods of file IO, most are not correct when taking UAC into consideration.
All of your file operations should take place in UAC safe zones such as
Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData)
You cannot read or write to files in the C:\Program Files (x86) directories unless you have elevated your app to run with higher privileges.
If you install your application and right click the executable and select Run As Administrator and everything works the problem is UAC.
If you haven't coded around UAC limitations I highly recommend reading up on it. It will save many headaches down the road.
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/17968/Making-Your-Application-UAC-Aware