Deploying an c# project

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HI

I developed an C# application that dynamically creates and opens a newly created .pdf file using Adobe Reader X(Which is my default .pdf reader).

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//Creating the file
Document.CreateFile(FileName);

//Opening the file
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(Filename);

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//File name is the path where the .pdf file is created and stored(Which is the debug folder of my project).

The above code works perfectly in Visual Studio 2010 but not once the project is deployed.
When running the installed project neither does it create the .pdf nor does it opens .pdf.

Please help ????

Posted 25-Nov-13 1:37am

AndreEsau

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Hey

I found my problem. It appears that there is a compatibility issue with either my program or with Windows 8 because it runs as expected on Windows 7 but not Windows 8.

Thank you very much for your time, effort and help.

Posted 28-Nov-13 23:26pm

AndreEsau

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-25T01:45:00

We can't answer that - there are far too many ways that something like this could go wrong. For example, the target computer may not have any file association for PDF files which would prevent them opening. We can't tell - you will have to check.

However, the most likely problem is that you are storing the files in the wrong folder. If you try to keep them in the application folder, or a folder that is inside the application folder, then production code will generally fail as the user does not have the required permissions to access it. (ignoring that it's a silly idea to start with) It works in development, because your app is running under your user and you have access to your application folder (or you couldn't compile a new version) but move it to production, and your are talking about "Program Files/MyApp/xx.pdf" and you haven't got permission.

See here: Where should I store my data?[^] - it suggests some safe places, and shows how to use them.

ZurdoDev · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-25T01:46:00

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System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(Filename);

This code will open it on the server. It will not open it on the client. An easy way to get it to open on the client is to use Response.Redirect(url) or use the Response object and stream the pdf to it.

You're likely getting a permissions issue.

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