Determining whether sqlclient is installed, and installing it

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Rod Early

In my Windows CE.NET 4.0 application (written in VB.NET), I have two
needs regarding sqlClient.

1. Determine whether sqlClient has been installed on the device.

2. If sqlClient has not been installed, then install it automatically.

2.a. From a startup batch file, can I have sqlClient.cab install
itself silently during the device boot process?

Can this be done, and if so, how?

Thanks,
Rod
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the only thing to do is to make a reference to System.Data.SqlClient in your project (tab project > reference), and when you will deploy the application, Visual Studio will copy it to your device. If it is already installed, VS wont install it.
 
Hi Rod,

Rather than having a batch file run, have a read of this:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnnetcomp/h
tml/netcfdeployment.asp

It describes how easy it is to build an installer package for your
application.

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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| In my Windows CE.NET 4.0 application (written in VB.NET), I have two
| needs regarding sqlClient.
|
| 1. Determine whether sqlClient has been installed on the device.
|
| 2. If sqlClient has not been installed, then install it automatically.
|
| 2.a. From a startup batch file, can I have sqlClient.cab install
| itself silently during the device boot process?
|
| Can this be done, and if so, how?
|
| Thanks,
| Rod
| (e-mail address removed)
|
 
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