[RESOLVED] Dployment

[gautamshaw]

What is a Inno setup deployment in vb.net?What is its difference with the deployment using the click once?

Is there any other alternative way of deplorment except these two?

[TCarter]

click once allows you to publish to ftp / website, as well as a local file system by realistically...clicking once. It also updates the versions, so when the next time your app is ran, it checks for updates.

the other one is basically a more detailed offline setup. (from my understanding)

[techgnome]

Inno is an install engine... so is ClickOnce... so is WiseInstaller, Install Shield, Windows Installer......In the end, they all do the same thing, they just go about it differently. And at different prices.

-tg

[gautamshaw]

i was having a look at this thread.......what kind of deployment is this?

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=599324

[gautamshaw]

Inno is an install engine... so is ClickOnce... so is WiseInstaller, Install Shield, Windows Installer......In the end, they all do the same thing, they just go about it differently. And at different prices.

-tg

Please define the exact meaning of the term deployment sir.....

Which one of the above is of least cost or,in fact free of cost?

[jmcilhinney]

This question is not related to VB.NET and this site has a forum dedicated to deployment.

[Joacim Andersson]

Please define the exact meaning of the term deployment sir.....

The secret art of creating an installer... Well, it's not so secret but the program mentioned will create an installer for you, a Setup.exe/.msi file that your users can run to install your application on their computer.

[jmcilhinney]

The secret art of creating an installer

That's not quite accurate. Deployment is the act of releasing your application to your users and all that that involves. Creating the installer is only part of that, and not even a mandatory part. If you create a simple application that consists of just an EXE then deployment might consist of simply copying that EXE to another machine, which is known as "XCOPY deployment".

That said, this is the second time in two days I've seen someone ask to have the term deployment explained. I'd suggest that people look first and ask questions later. A quick search on Dictionary.com and Google would provide all the information you need.

[Joacim Andersson]

That's not quite accurate. Deployment is the act of releasing your application to your users and all that that involves. Creating the installer is only part of that, and not even a mandatory part.

Yes, you're of course correct and I'm aware of the fact that I gave a simplified answer, but as I understood the thread the OP really wanted to know what ClickOnce and InnoSetup was used for.

[gautamshaw]

i am extremely sorry jmc....

i have been googling through how to create the setup using the inno....

i installed the inno and got this screen:

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but i cant understand how to go for this......

i had a look at this thread.....

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...52#post3655517

but i cant understand how to create the setup using the PACKAGE AND DEPLOYMENT wizard which i am asked to do......

should i install something to create the setup using PACKAGE AND DEPLOYMENT wizard....or it it refering me to the way of creating the setup as shown in this thread:
http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=599324
please help me out of it...........

[jmcilhinney]

The Package & Deployment Wizard is a VB6 component for creating installers for VB6 apps. Inno is a tool for creating software installers that is not tied to any one IDE or language. Neither have anything specific to do with VB.NET.

If you want help with Inno then I suggest you start by consulting the Inno documentation and any tutorials you can find. It is not a simple drag and drop affair and you need to learn how to write scripts to perform the tasks you want. If you have specific questions that you want to ask at VBForums then they belong in the Deployment forum, not the VB.NET forum.

[gautamshaw]

thanks for the suggestion jmc........

[RobDog888]

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