I would like to change setup.exe output name to myapp.exe.
I tried to change the .msi name by right click on setup project->select properties and then change output file name,
But how can I control on .exe file name also appeared on Release folder.
I tried follow according this question: How to change the output name of an executable built by Visual Studio
But, there is not "Application" tab of the properties window of setup project.
Thanks!
following screenshort will help you
Change name from there too
Found some info.
When you select the Setup project in Solution Explorer, press F4.
You get the Deployment Project properties of the Setup project.
Here, you can change the name of the deployed program in ProductName, as it will appear in the user's Programs and Features. Here you can also change company name and the title of the setup dialog.
Is there any way to set custom icon for setup.exe file when publishing through VS for click once publish.
Always after publishing, I am getting setup.exe file and with the icon (kind of black disc image) but after installing the application, I can see my custom logo on the startmenu,ctrlpanel.
I'm not aware of any way to change the icon BEFORE building the project so that once the ClickOnce is deployed it already has the icon, however you can edit the setup.exe icon AFTER deployment quite easily. If anyone else knows of a way to do it before then they can trump my answer.
In Visual Studio go to File > Open > File and browse to the setup.exe for your ClickOnce deployment. Open this file.
You should see a folder tree. Right click on the Icon node and choose Add Resource.
It should already have the Icon resource type chosen on the left so click Import on the right to add your icon.
Your icon will open up in Visual Studio, just close this tab. You should be back to your folder tree. Look under the Icon node and make sure your icon has the lowest ID number.
Save the file.
Your setup.exe will now have the new icon.
Disclaimer: For me Windows was weird and didn't refresh the icon right away. If I went to its properties or copied the file elsewhere I could see the icon immediately. I imagine it's a caching thing.
Edit: Screenshot:
Double-click on the properties for your main project.
Click on the Application tab. (I'm assuming C# here. If you're doing VB, post back if it's different and I'll see if it's the same.)
In the middle of the page, there is an option for "icon and manifest".
Browse to find the icon you want to use and select it.
It needs to be in the top folder of your project; I think it will put it there when you select it.
The icon will be deployed with your project, and will be used in the Start Menu. (You can doublecheck the Application Files dialog -- it should be in there marked include(auto)).
You can set the icon on the forms to point to the same icon, and show it on all your forms too.
this link got your answer:
ClickOnce start menu icon
The 'DefaultLocation' for my application is set to '[ProgramFilesFolder]\MyApp'. Now I would like the user to select what drive to install this application to. I know this is accomplished through the 'Installation Folder Selection' dialog, but I want the user to be able to select a drive only, not the entire path.
My question is how do I capture what drive the user selected from the 'Installation Folder Selection' dialog and use that drive letter to tack on to my 'DefaultLocation' variable?
Example: If the user selected "M:\" from the installation folder selection dialog, I want to install to "M:\Program Files\MyApp" or if the user selected "E:\", then install to "E:\Program Files\MyApp".......
I never did that but I think its possible...
Select you setup project. Then, click the "User Interface" button in the toolbar of the Solution Explorer.
Then you should see the "User Interface" window (left on screenshot). You will see the "Installation Folder" dialog. Delete and add your own dialog by right-clicking on the "Start" node and selecting "Add Dialog".
No dialog exists that lets you select a drive. You may use the RadioButton and predefine 3 most common drive letters. I know this is not neat but its a workaround if you don't wan't to purchase a tool.
You can create setup projects with a project type in Visual Studio 2010 that's name is Setup/Deploy Project.
Or Visual Studio 2010 has a Install Shied Limited Edition project.
So you can use this and create more professional setups.
I downloaded a C# project and I wish to debug the project to see how an algorithm implementation works.
The project has come in a Folder, inside this folder there are -
.sln file and
a folder which has source files and a .csproj file.
I installed Visual Studio and opened the .sln file present in the main folder. I built the project successfully, but when I try to debug the project I get this message:
A project with an Output type of Class Library cannot be started directly In order to debug this project, add an executable project to this solution which references the library project. Set the executable project as the startup project.
The strange part is that I don't see a main function anywhere.
What should I do to get round this hiccup?
The project you have downloaded compiles into a dll assembly and provide a set of classes with implemented functionality.
You should add to your solution a new project with Output Type of either Console Application or Windows Application (VS Add Project wizard will offer you different templates of Projects).
In the newly added project, you can implement logic to test your Class Library.
Output type of the project you can find and change by the following steps:
Right click on project in Solution Explorer -> Properties.
In opened tab with properties select Application and there will be ComboBox marked with Output Type label.
Just right click on the Project Solution
A window pops up.
Expand the common Properties.
Select Start Up Project
In there on right hand side Select radio button with Single Startup Project
Select your Project in there and apply.
That's it. Now save and build your project. Run the project to see the output.
This was the solution that worked for me since I couldn't find 'Common Properties' option.
Select your topmost level project in Solution Explorer.
Go to Project, and in contextual menu Set as StartUp Project.
See also: A project with an Output type of Class Library cannot be started directly
Just needs to go:
Solution Explorer-->Go to Properties --->change(Single Startup project) from.dll to .web
Then try to debug it.
Surely your problem will be solved.
The strange part is that I don't see a main function anywhere.
That is exactly your problem. The project merely creates a DLL. It has no executable to run.
You will need to add a second project, which is an executable which references the other project, and calls something in it.
1) Right Click on **Solution Explorer**
2) Go to the **Properties**
3) Expand **Common Properties**
4) Select **Start Up Project**
5) click the radio button (**Single Start_up Project**)
6) select your Project name
7) Then Debug Your project
Right Click on "Solution Explorer" -> "Properties"
Expand "Common Properties"
Select "Start Up Project"
click the radio button "Single Start_up Project"
select your Project name from the drop down list.
If still not working after the above steps, then try this.
Expand solutions explorer.
Right click on project name -> "Properties"
Go to "Application" tab
Select "Output type"
From the drop down list select the appropriate type according to your application.
"Windows application" or
"Console application"
Then save (ctrl + S)
Try debugging (F5)
You'll need some kind of app (Console Apps are my favorite for debugging, but a WinForm will do) which uses your Class Library. Just add a new project (in the same solution) of a Console Application or Windows Forms Application, and add a reference to your current project. Once you've done that, make any calls you need, set your break points, and go to town.
I had a similar issue when trying to use the Experimental Instance of Visual Studio 2013. This was for a vsix project (Creating Snippets).
Solution was:
Right Click Project in Solution Explorer > Properties > Debug
Setting the Start Action to "Start external program" and using the following path:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe
This option was set to "Start project" which won't work for the application output type Class Library, which caused that same error.
Note: Yours may differ depending on how you installed VS.
Error solutions is that you have already open your project but by mistake you have selected another class library .. that's reason this error is showing ... so what u need to do you u just select u r project then right click on u r project
after right click u can see the list box and select the "Set as start up project " option .
Accepted answer works if your solution has a project that compiles to an exe. If your solution does not have any projects that compile to an exe, then you have to use 'Start external program'.
VS2019 instructions:
right click -> properties on the main solution
debug, start external program, and add command line arguments
VS2022 instructions:
right click -> properties on the main solution
scroll down to Debug
Debug > General > Open debug launch profiles UI
left click the 'new' icon in the top left, select 'executable'
fill it out as per VS2019 (pick the exe and add command line arguments)
when clicking the start button, first select the profile you made
Suppose you have multiple project in the solution. Select the project that you want to view in browser and select 'Set as StartUp Project'. In your multiple project soln which was the main, the visual studio was unable to identify. this was the main problem.
You can right click the Class Library project and from the drop-down choose Initialize Interactive C# which will load your project context and you can work it in the interactive session.
In my case, the cause was that one of my projects in the solution wasn't loaded. The reason it couldn't load properly was that the file path length of one of the files was too long. Upon deleting this long file, I could reload the project, and build the solution.
If the question involves an Azure project, make sure you have the "Azure development" tool set installed, or when you go to run a solution you may get this same error.
Tools > Get Tools and Features... > Tick the box next to Azure development > Click install
None of the answers provided above helped me resolve this error, this is what resolved the issue for me.
Right click on the solution and select "Properties", which is in my case "Sintctech.Data".
Select the section called "Application".
Check what you have selected as your output type. If it is "Windows Application", change it to "Console Appication".
Rebuild and the problem should be fixed.
I want to include a folder in a setup project so that when I deploy that setup the complete folder is also deployed to the install location.
Right click the setup project, and select "View" > "File System", and from there you can access a lot of special folders like install folder, appdata, desktop etc, and add files to there, that will be created when you install the application. Make sure to set the "alwayscreate" property to true.
The answer is good because it gave me clue on how to fix my problem. I think that my requirement was slightly different. I had to include contents of another library project from the same solution. This seems to work fine for Console Applications/Web Sites, but Installer for some reason was not including it. There might be a better way, but this worked for me. In similar fashion, right click the setup project, and:
- Select "View" > "Custom Actions".
- Right click on "Install" folder and select "Add Custom Action".
- Double click on "Application Folder"
- Click on "Add Output..."
- Select the project from the dropdown and in my instance I selected "Content Files", OK it and give it a name.
This will include any resources, from the selected project marked as Content and that are marked for copying, into your installer.