How to: Include a Data File in a ClickOnce Application

Murray Gordon — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 23:44:00 GMT

How to: Include a Data File in a ClickOnce Application

How to: Include a Data File in a ClickOnce Application.

How to add Desktop Shortcut to ClickOnce Deployment Application

Murray Gordon — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 23:04:00 GMT

Here's a great post on how to add a desktop shortcut to ClickOnce Deployed Application. (Scott Schecter's post)
http://blog.scottschecter.net/TheZenOfTheClickOnceDeployedApplicationDesktopShortcut.aspx

Here's the version of this solution in VB. (Julia Lerman's post)
http://blog.ziffdavis.com/devlife/archive/2006/07/28/42695.aspx

If you don't want to follow the link, here's the code:

/// <summary>

/// This will create a Application Reference file on the users desktop

/// if they do not already have one when the program is loaded.

// If not debugging in visual studio check for Application Reference

// #if (!debug)

// CheckForShortcut();

// #endif

/// </summary

void CheckForShortcut()

{

ApplicationDeployment ad = ApplicationDeployment.CurrentDeployment;

if (ad.IsFirstRun)

{

Assembly code = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();

string company = string.Empty;

string description = string.Empty;

if (Attribute.IsDefined(code, typeof(AssemblyCompanyAttribute)))

{

AssemblyCompanyAttribute ascompany = (AssemblyCompanyAttribute)Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(code,

typeof(AssemblyCompanyAttribute));

company = ascompany.Company;

}

if (Attribute.IsDefined(code, typeof(AssemblyDescriptionAttribute)))

{

AssemblyDescriptionAttribute asdescription = (AssemblyDescriptionAttribute)Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(code,

typeof(AssemblyDescriptionAttribute));

description = asdescription.Description;

}

if (company != string.Empty && description != string.Empty)

{

string desktopPath = string.Empty;

desktopPath = string.Concat(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop),

"\\", description, ".appref-ms");

string shortcutName = string.Empty;

shortcutName = string.Concat(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Programs),

"\\", company, "\\", description, ".appref-ms");

System.IO.File.Copy(shortcutName, desktopPath, true);

}

Hope it helps out.

Thanks,
Murray

Visual Dev - Client Application Development

How to: Include a Data File in a ClickOnce Application

How to add Desktop Shortcut to ClickOnce Deployment Application