express & compiler ? WHERE ?

[horazio]

Hi I'm new to VB.net
I read here and there that's on the free/express edition you can also compile EXEs but I can't find the option anywhere.
Did I read wrong ? am I missing something or did I look in the wrong places ?

[ident]

You need to build your project.

[horazio]

Ok I found it.
I made just one form with one button in it.

The result was:

one setup.exe
one folder with the windows app and two other files
The windows app that can be only run on a specific folder otherwise it wont work...

Is this how vb.net works ? So much for a simple form & a button with no code at all ?

[jmcilhinney]

No that's not how it works. An EXE compiled from a VB.NET project can be run from basically anywhere. If you have an installer then you haven't followed instructions. ident said "build", not "publish". Publishing will first build the EXE and then it will create a ClickOnce installer for that EXE. If all you want is the EXE then just build, exactly as instructed.

[horazio]

thanks !