Hi,
I'm developing small windows application for my customer by using Microsoft
Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition(free version)
and i create sql database in it.
my question is:
1. what should i install in customer's PC before deploying windows
application?
2. and i want to know, if i have to install SQL or visual basic before
deploying, can i install (free versions) in customer's pc?
I can't help you with the licensing terms of the products because I
don't know the rules, and I'm not going to pretend to. With that said
the rest of this post assumes you will legally be able to use Visual
Basic Express, the .Net Framework 2.0, and Sql Server 2005 Express in
all manners:
It is not necessary to install Visual Basic Express on the client's
computer. The application you created will just need the .net
framework 2.0 installed, which I would say 80% or better of PCs
already have this installed. The second thing you will need is to have
the Sql Server 2005 engine installed, which is generally installed
only by request - not by default like the framework.
I'm not too familiar with the Express editions, but I am relatively
certain they include the ClickOnce deployment wizard. Creating a
ClickOnce setup project will allow you to specify prerequisites for
your application, such as .Net Framework 2.0 and Sql Server 2005. When
the customer tries to run this ClickOnce application, it will inspect
the client's pc for the prerequisites and if they are not found it
will download them from the vendor's website if possible (the
framework and Sql Server should download fine). So if you deploy the
application using ClickOnce the only thing you need to make sure the
client has is an internet connection and the necessary system
requirements. Also, if the client does not have an internet
connection, or a slow one, you can download the redistributable
versions of the framework and Sql Server 2005 and install them prior
to running the ClickOnce application.
Thanks,
Seth Rowe
