Installer Project with Custom Action for Application Configuration

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How to do custom action in a Install Project that asks for database
conectivity and set these information in the web.config or app.config ?

To be more generic, how to do a dialog that receives custom information and
store then in the configuration file (web.config or app.config) ?

Can I run a custom .NET program in this Custom Action to, for example,
encrypt the datase password or insert other configurations, like in
AppSettings section ?
 
Hi Lucas,
To be more generic, how to do a dialog that receives custom
information and store then in the configuration file
(web.config or app.config) ?
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I am afraid the VS2005 is not a full functional setup project development
environment, it is difficult to customize the installation UI dialog within
the VS2005 IDE.
How to do custom action in a Install Project that asks for database
conectivity and set these information in the web.config or app.config?
Can I run a custom .NET program in this Custom Action to,
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yes, you can wrap those operations in a .NET application and execute it as
an Custom Action during the installation process:

1. Select your installer project in Solution Explorer. On the View menu,
point to Editor, and the click Custom Actions.

2. In the Custom Actions Editor, select the Custom Actions | Install node.
On its context menu, choose Add Custom Action.

3. In the Select item in Project dialog box, double-click the Application
Folder, then select Add File... to add the .NET application (which would do
the application configuration stuffs). Click OK to add that .NET
application to the Install custom action nodes.

If your configuration application needs some command line arguments, you
can specify it in the correspond custom action item's Properties window,
select the CustomActionData property and add /Args="your commandline args".
Include the quotation marks.

I hope the above information helps, if you have any questions or concerns,
please do not hesitate to let me know. I am standing by to help you.


Thanks!

Best regards,

Gary Chang
Microsoft Online Community Support
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Hi Gary, thanks for your reply

The fact that is possible to launch other applications facilitates the work.

But I have some questions about it:

1 - If I run another application, the
System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager (that I'll use to make
configuration stuffs) will point to this specific app, not the production
APP. How to connect this config app to the configuration files of the
producion application ?

Best Regards.

--
Lucas Ponzo
..NET Solutions Architect/Engineer
Override Software


"Gary Chang[MSFT]" said:
Hi Lucas,
To be more generic, how to do a dialog that receives custom
information and store then in the configuration file
(web.config or app.config) ?
Click to expand...

I am afraid the VS2005 is not a full functional setup project development
environment, it is difficult to customize the installation UI dialog within
the VS2005 IDE.
How to do custom action in a Install Project that asks for database
conectivity and set these information in the web.config or app.config?
Can I run a custom .NET program in this Custom Action to,
Click to expand...

yes, you can wrap those operations in a .NET application and execute it as
an Custom Action during the installation process:

1. Select your installer project in Solution Explorer. On the View menu,
point to Editor, and the click Custom Actions.

2. In the Custom Actions Editor, select the Custom Actions | Install node.
On its context menu, choose Add Custom Action.

3. In the Select item in Project dialog box, double-click the Application
Folder, then select Add File... to add the .NET application (which would do
the application configuration stuffs). Click OK to add that .NET
application to the Install custom action nodes.

If your configuration application needs some command line arguments, you
can specify it in the correspond custom action item's Properties window,
select the CustomActionData property and add /Args="your commandline args".
Include the quotation marks.

I hope the above information helps, if you have any questions or concerns,
please do not hesitate to let me know. I am standing by to help you.


Thanks!

Best regards,

Gary Chang
Microsoft Online Community Support
==================================================
Get notification to my posts through email? Please refer to
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Engineer within 1 business day is acceptable. Please note that each follow
up response may take approximately 2 business days as the support
professional working with you may need further investigation to reach the
most efficient resolution. The offering is not appropriate for situations
that require urgent, real-time or phone-based interactions or complex
project analysis and dump analysis issues. Issues of this nature are best
handled working with a dedicated Microsoft Support Engineer by contacting
Microsoft Customer Support Services (CSS) at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/support/default.aspx.
==================================================
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Click to expand...
 
Hi Lucas,
How to connect this config app to the configuration files
of the producion application ?
Click to expand...

In .NET 2.0 Framework, there is a ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration
method which could be used to open a specified client configuration file. I
suggest you can check the following link for it:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.configuration.configurationm
anager.openexeconfiguration.aspx


Thanks!

Best regards,

Gary Chang
Microsoft Online Community Support
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Thank you very much ... I think it resolves my problem ... I'll try to craf
this installer.

Best Regards.

--
Lucas Ponzo
..NET Solutions Architect/Engineer
Override Software


"Gary Chang[MSFT]" said:
Hi Lucas,
How to connect this config app to the configuration files
of the producion application ?
Click to expand...

In .NET 2.0 Framework, there is a ConfigurationManager.OpenExeConfiguration
method which could be used to open a specified client configuration file. I
suggest you can check the following link for it:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.configuration.configurationm
anager.openexeconfiguration.aspx


Thanks!

Best regards,

Gary Chang
Microsoft Online Community Support
==================================================
Get notification to my posts through email? Please refer to
http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/managednewsgroups/default.aspx#notif
ications.
==================================================
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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