ClickOnce Deployment Questions

My initial problem was that the database file included in my application installation would overwrite the database file on a client's computer whenever they would run an update of my program off CD.

My workaround was to only include a blank database with the installation. When the app is started, it will search for the real database and if it doesn't exist, it copies over the blank database.

But now I notice that an install does not necessarily go in the same folder as a previous installation. Some times it does, some times it doesn't. I'm not real sure as to how or why this happens. It's in the "Documents and Settings/user/local settings/apps/2.0/" then 2 or 3 folders of random numbers and letters.

Does anybody explain the above procedure or have a better workaround for the problem I'm having?

Greg

Are you increamenting version of your application on every build of your solution??? That could be a cause!!!

Yes, the revision number auto-increments on each build.

Greg

That's why the location is changing every time as per the version. Set the DefaultLocation property of your Application Folder in Setup project to some specific name like "C:\MyApplicationLocation".