[RESOLVED] Publishing

[dbasnett]

Why does publishing seem to take so long?

Also, how do I publish my application so that it overwrites / updates previous versions. Currently I have to remove the previous version before installing the new one.

[Shaggy Hiker]

Do you have it automatically checking for updates?

[dbasnett]

No. I haven't exactly figured out how the update will be pushed out. Right now I test it by going from machine to machine, and I have to uninstall the previous version first. By the way this is express, if it matters.

[Shaggy Hiker]

You are talking about ClickOnce publishing, right?

If so, there is a checkbox while you are setting up the publishing to have it check for updates. I forget exactly which screen, though, and I can't look it up now.

[dbasnett]

I know where that option is. Will that allow me to install without removing?

[Shaggy Hiker]

I have done so successfully. Whether it was that option or not I cannot say. However, I have only had to reinstall one time. All the other times I just re-published and it updated itself. The one time that wouldn't work was because I changed the location that it was being published to, in which case it couldn't find the updates.

[dbasnett]

It always helps not to publish the debug version. Someone should tell that to the DumbS$*t OP...