Setup and Deployment Project FAQ

Setup and Deployment Project FAQ found on MSDN Forums.

There are some small hits in this FAQ:

• How do I create an uninstall link on my shortcut
• How do I deploy a Hybrid VB6 and VB.NET application?

and some more but not a lot..

Passign Parameters to CustomAction

How to Pass Command Line Arguments to MSI Installer Custom Actions

Install the application without user intervention and full logging:

setup.msi /qb /l* log.txt MyCustomParameter=one MyOtherCustomParameter=two

Uninstall the application without user intervention:

msiexec /x {13F62DF0-E078-45C8-B0FB-185D307DB500} /qb

If you use the logging switch on the command line, and then run the setup:

setup.msi /l* c:\setup.log

You will see a list of parameters in the log file. You can specify any of these on the command line:

setup.msi /i <parameter>=<value>

And those should pass into the dialog boxes. I believe the command line you should use would be:

websetup.msi TARGETVDIR=MyVirtualWebSiteDirectory

AJAX-Enabled Web Service

Is there special way to AJAX-enabled Web service ?
Yes, you need to add [System.Web.Script.Services.ScriptService] attibute to the class definition.

Create and Use an AJAX-Enabled Web Service in a Web Site in Visual Studio 2008?

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vs2008/bb821302.aspx

In this video, Rob Windsor shows you how to create an AJAX-enabled Web service and use its methods from client script running in a separate Web application.

Presented by Rob Windsor on October 23, 2007
Length: 12 minutes 40 seconds

Walkthrough: Redirecting an Application to Target a Different XML Web Service at Installation

Walkthrough: Redirecting an Application to Target a Different XML Web Service at Installation

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/5k10s063(VS.80).aspx

shows how to make CustomAction dll, Add new Form in setup and pass value from that form to CustomAction. Then this value is saved in web.config/appSettings element.