Click once and exe.config file

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Greg

I'm about to release a application to a customer. This app uses a
config file to store connection settings. I'd like to be able to create
a "Click Once" installer, as this will remove lots of dependency issues
that are likely to arise with this app. However, my understanding of
click once is that the application is installed to a obscure location,
thus making it difficult for the customer to locate the config file in
order to edit the settings.

Is there an easy way around this, or given the requirements, would I be
best advised to create a traditional installer package?

I'd be grateful for any comments, as its vital I get this working
correctly!

Greg.
 
No matter how you install, you can set up custom installers that can edit
files, like the config file. Set up the custom installer as a wizard and ask
the user to identify his server. You can also bootstrap the SQL Express
product, if they do not already have a database.

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Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

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Thanks for the advice.

The user will actually need to be able to edit the config file
occasionally once the product is installed, so enabling the installer
to edit the files isn't going to help me here unless the user
re-installs their product to acquire the new settings.

Regards,

Greg.
 
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