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Robert E. Flaherty
I'm in the process of converting a VB6.0 collection of programs to C# 3.5.
The new applications use Crystal Reports 2008, FarPoint spread and some
Telerilk controls.
The suite of applications are used by both my local client plus a few other
client in other parts of the country. Therefore, the ablitiy to provide a
reliable method to upgrade and bug fixs is important.
My current thinking (or maybe just hope) is to have a Widows installer to
install the Crystal Reports, FarPoint spread and Telerik assemblies to a
client's GAC. The frequency of updating any of these assemblies would be
much less than the upgrading of my applicaiton assemblies.
I trust if this is possbile, than I could use ClickOnce as a deployment
method for my assemblies.
My first question is: Is this approach doable and reasonable?
My second question is: If the answer to the first question 'Yes", than how
does one create a Windows Installer to the GAC for these third-party
assemblies? Is it possible to include the vendor's product key in the
Windows Installer? (When a run the Crystal Report distribution run-time on a
client machine, it asks for my product key. I am just not comformable
passing out my product keys to clients.)
The new applications use Crystal Reports 2008, FarPoint spread and some
Telerilk controls.
The suite of applications are used by both my local client plus a few other
client in other parts of the country. Therefore, the ablitiy to provide a
reliable method to upgrade and bug fixs is important.
My current thinking (or maybe just hope) is to have a Widows installer to
install the Crystal Reports, FarPoint spread and Telerik assemblies to a
client's GAC. The frequency of updating any of these assemblies would be
much less than the upgrading of my applicaiton assemblies.
I trust if this is possbile, than I could use ClickOnce as a deployment
method for my assemblies.
My first question is: Is this approach doable and reasonable?
My second question is: If the answer to the first question 'Yes", than how
does one create a Windows Installer to the GAC for these third-party
assemblies? Is it possible to include the vendor's product key in the
Windows Installer? (When a run the Crystal Report distribution run-time on a
client machine, it asks for my product key. I am just not comformable
passing out my product keys to clients.)