How does clickonce find the local application?
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From: Yash Ganthe on 5 Dec 2009 09:47 Hi, The shortcut file created by clickonce deployment having an extension .appref-ms only has a link that looks like: http://127.0.0.1/ClickOnceDemo/ClickOnceDemo.application#ClickOnceDemo.application, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=27d66f1bda5f165d, processorArchitecture=msil The file http://127.0.0.1/ClickOnceDemo/ClickOnceDemo.application has the name and version number of the executable assembly. When ClickOnce application is invoked, the framework compares the version of the locally installed app against the version in the deployment manifest. My question is, how does the framework know the location of the installed app to be able to compare its version number, or even to start the app? Is this maintained in a registry setting? Thanks, Yash
From: Gregory A. Beamer on 7 Dec 2009 12:50
Yash Ganthe <yashgt(a)gmail.com> wrote in news:6efb9def-64d8-4230-9cae- 05cddc24e613(a)h40g2000prf.googlegroups.com: > My question is, how does the framework know the location of the > installed app to be able to compare its version number, or even to > start the app? It is installed under the user's folders in a predictable location determined when the click once app is created. I don't have specifics on the schema, but you can easily install an app and find its folder. Change the name of the folder and you get a new install instead of an update. I don't believe anything is installed in the registry, but I have not examined that to be sure. Peace and Grace, -- Gregory A. Beamer (MVP) Twitter: @gbworld Blog: http://gregorybeamer.spaces.live.com ******************************************* | Think outside the box! | ******************************************* |