I have a solution containing 4 projects (plus a setup/deployment) that I originally created in VS 2003. I decided to check out the new features of 2005 with the express editions. I imported the solution and all of the projects came in fine but the setup/deployment did not import at all. Not a big problem that it did not import because I would like to use click-once to handle the future setup/deployment.
I can deploy an individual project but have not found a way to deploy the whole solution. Is this possible
Also, is there a way to change the startmenu items that get added when the programs are installed They seem to get put in a generic folder and always get the name of the executable as the shortcut name.
Thanks In Advance!
click-once for multiple projects in 1 solution
casgo
1. Express editions of Visual Studio do not have Setup projects, so that is why your VS 2003 Setup project was not migrated. Standard SKUs and up of Visual Studio have Setup projects.
2. If the project that you're deploying references the project output of the other projects in your solution (provided that output is a dll), then when you publish you'll notice that the dlls from those projects are included in the publish output. That's the extent of the multi-project support in ClickOnce. Other non-assembly files (like content files) from the other projects will have to be added to the project that you're publishing.
3. To change the product and publisher name showing in your And & Remove programs and the start menu, open the project designer in VS, go to the publish tab, select the Options button. On the Publish options dialog, you will see fields for 'Publisher Name' and 'Product Name'
Cheers,
-Patrick