C# Installer , Setup file

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I have A C# 2010 Windows application that uses Sql Server 2008 R2 as Database and
.Net Framework 4.0
Now I wanna Make an installer / Make setup file for my App which including my database file
and the setup attaches the .mdf file to sqlserver automatically
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I mean i don't wanna the customer attach the .mdf file by him self
and wanna all prerequisites be included in my app like : .Net Framework and Crystal report and so on
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In General i wanna my setup file of my app do all the configurations by it self without any help from the customer

Posted 29-May-13 15:36pm

Ahmad Alweshahi

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lukeer · Answer 1 · 2013-05-29T20:13:00

Looks like you want to add another project to your solution. It will be a class library. Within that project, derive a custom class from System.Configuration.Install.Installer[^]. Decorate it with the RunInstaller Attribute[^] and override those of the OnBeforeInstall()[^], OnBeforeRollback()[^], OnAfterRollback()[^], OnAfterInstall()[^], OnBeforeUninstall()[^] and OnAfterUninstall()[^] methods that you need.

You trigger them like described here[^]. The link also tells you how to pass parameters to your custom action methods.