I am testing publishing a program with Visual studio 2012, but when I install said program I get errors because a database file I need is missing.
I have a small sqlite file I have included as content and I have set it to copy to output directory. and everything works if I am debugging it. but when i publish the file isn't there anymore.
I guess the problem has two answers I can see, I either need to figure out how to have the file be put there when it is installed or on startup of the program look for the file and if it doesn't exist, copy it to there from a resource?
any clues would be appreciated!
thanks!
The following link should show how to include files for publishing: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/kzy0fky2(v=vs.80).aspx
Specifically:
Files with the Build Action property set to Content are designated as application files and will be marked as included by default; they can be included, excluded, or marked as data files. The exceptions are:
•Data files such as SQL Database (.mdf and .mdb) files and XML files will be marked as data files by default.
If you change the handling from Data File (Auto) to Include, Visual Studio should output it correctly.
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I have a WPF project that is now finished, and I want to publish the app into an installer that other people can use.
When I publish the project, the project compiles into setup.exe, but on install the folders that I have do not get included.
I've been reading the guides, and made sure to include the files inside the folders as Content or a Resource. I've also made sure they are always copied. When some of my files are copied, they have a .deploy extension, and I need it to be an .xml in order for some function to read them. Images that I have in the app load fine however.
What do I need to do to have my custom files be EXACTlY as they are, xml as xml, txt as txt and so on. Also I have some empty folders, like this TempCF that I use at some point. Do i need to create it via code?
If you go to Project->Properties->Publish->Install Mode and Settings->Options->Deployment in Visual Studio, there is a "Use ".deploy" file extension" option that you can untick to get rid of the .deploy extension being added to your published files:
Empty project folders are not included in the output. Either put a dummy content file in them or create the folder dynamically as needed during runtime.
# Nikola L.
You could try to use the following methods to add the files in your program to the installation package so that you can have the files you need in your installation path. If I misunderstood your question, please let me know.
The steps are as follows:
1.Right-click on the Setup project and select View -> File System
2.In the File System page, right-click the Application Folder (File System on target Machine) and select Add->Folder(named User's Application Data ) -> File…-> find the file under your project and select the file you need.
Such as:
3.Right-click the Setup project.
Install your setup package.
You can find the files you added in your installation path.
The result is like the picture below:
I'm trying to create a WPF application to do some of the time consuming QA tasks easier. Now I ran into problem of creating a file that would be used for configuration of some operation via ssh. This file will contain default configuration, however it might be updated by the user with new values.
I changed the properties of a file to "Build Action - Content" and "Copy to Output Directory - Always" however when I publish and install the application the file is not in the directory.
How can I make the file appear in the output directory and be available for some changes?
The published files get a .deploy extension by default. This is a setting that can be changed under Project->Publish->Options->Deployment in Visual Studio.
If you uncheck the Use ".deploy" file extension option and re-publish, you should see and be able to use the content file in the Application Files/app directory of the output folder.
I have a program which stores different things such as reports, products etc. and relys heavily on reading and writing to text files.
I have used Visual Studio Installer to turn the program into a .MSI file using the set up wizard. When asked if there are any extra files, I did add all the text files.
However, I cannot write to them. I seem to be able to read them, however if I try to delete anything in the files, or add something to them I get accessed denied.
I went through all the text files that had been installed, and changed them so the user had full permissions, however this does not seem to have helped.
Does anyone have any idea why this may have happened?
Thanks
Lucy
You are probably storing those files in Program Files folder, i.e. where the application is installed. This folder requires admin rights to write inthere.
Read more about the correct way and locations where to store user and application data.
I did a lot of googling, but didn't find any answer for this problem so far...
I defined the File System on the Target Machine for my program in Visual Studio 2010.
It includes all of the external Files (like XML's and batch files) which are needed to run the program. The files are stored in the Program Files folder.
The thing is now that if I try to debug my program, it says that it can't find the needed files in MyTool/MyStartProject/bin/Debug.
Is there any way to tell visual studio that it must copy these files to the Debug and Release folder to run the program?
I don't want to copy all files to the bin folder every time I want to run my program.
Thanks for any hint!
EDIT:
This is how my 'File System on Target Machine' looks like:
I created it using the built-in editor and Drag&Drop of the files and folders I need.
Add the needed files to your project, and for each file, open File Properties pane, select "Copy always" in the Copy to Output directory property.
I had a Properties file called RecentFileList within my Visual Studio 2012 project and I removed it. I believe it was a .settings file. Now when I run my setup project, it is trying to copy files that it shouldn't care about and it's bombing out as a result. I get 3 errors (-1007 -6271 and -6103), all related to the same missing file.
-6103: Could not find file "C:\Users\Charles\Documents\Visual Studio 2012\Projects\RallyCourses\RallyCourseDesigner\bin\Debug\Properties\RecentFileList.Designer.cs
What file do I need to edit to get rid of the reference to this file? I tried searching for RecentFileList.Designer.cs, but can't find it.
The offending files in my situation were trying to be installed by the installer, but I had removed them from the main project. Within the SetUp project, there is a section Specify Application Data -> Files. I found the files in the Properties section there, removed them, and things are working now...