The Setup&Deployment project's IDE provides a perfectly fine method for browsing to any file you want to add to the installer project. Choosing that functionality over some other is hardly "bypassing the system".
BTW, your comment "change the Version number. A dialog box will ask if you want to update the Project Code, " is not quite correct. It's the ProductCode that you will be prompted to change, this thing: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/msi/set up/productcode.asp Phil Wilson -----Original Message----- From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Vince P Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 12:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Confusing Installer Project I would say your attempt to bypass the system is more likely to result in odd behavior than using the tool the way it was designed to be used.. But that's just me. --- Vince > -----Original Message----- > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics. > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wilson, Phil > D > Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 11:43 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Confusing Installer Project > > I've never trusted the Project Output options as input to a VS > installer project. I've heard too many stories about how it behaves > oddly. I just browse to the darn file and add it. > > Phil Wilson > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics. > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter > Ritchie > Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 7:28 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Confusing Installer Project > > Is this DLL one that you are compiling? If you're not, I suggest > making the DLL a member of the project for which the Setup project is > for, then mark that DLL as "Content". Then, make sure the Setup > project includes "Content" from your application project. This is not > only handy from the setup project point of view (e.g., if I add > content to the application project the setup project automatically > picks it up without having to modify the setup project); but, is nice > and tidy in terms of dependencies and source control. > > If you are building the DLL as well, make sure you have one solution > with the application, the DLL project and the setup project and > include the primary output from the application AND the DLL. > > On Thu, 11 May 2006 19:33:46 +1000, Peter Suter > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >How is one supposed to create an installer that works ... > >After creating the installer project about 3 months ago and lots of > >enhancements and rebuilds later. > >I came back today and deleted the old .msi, deleted the exe from the > >installer and added it back, checking that the Source Path for one > specific > >dll was correct. Checked there was only one such dll, made > sure it was > >included in the output, uninstalled prior version, double-checked for > prior > >copies of the drive. > >Then I rebuilt the installer. > >After running the installer and checking on that one specific dll I > >mentioned, I was very confused, surprised and somewhat annoyed to > >discover that the dll that it had delivered was 3 months old. > >And yes, I have just repeated this for the 3rd time. > > > >So, apart from creating a brand new installer project (every time?) > >that I want to rebuild it with a new version, is there any > way to get > >this type > of > >project to give a nice, reliable, dependable - hey it is an > installer, > isn't > >that exactly what I should be able to expect - output? > > =================================== > This list is hosted by DevelopMentor(r) http://www.develop.com > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at > http://discuss.develop.com > > =================================== > This list is hosted by DevelopMentor. http://www.develop.com > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at > http://discuss.develop.com =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor(r) http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor® http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
