VB.Net Express

[Dick7Access]

Hey Folks,
Why is it I can't get any help with compiling. Usually I get an answer back, sometimes in the matter of minutes. It has been days and know body can help. I am very very new at VB.Net Express. Can anybody please tell me where I can find instructions on how to compile a program in VB.Net express. I can find nothing in help menus, I have google it for days and come up with nothing. HELP

 

[boblarson]

Hey Folks,
Why is it I can't get any help with compiling. Usually I get an answer back, sometimes in the matter of minutes. It has been days and know body can help. I am very very new at VB.Net Express. Can anybody please tell me where I can find instructions on how to compile a program in VB.Net express. I can find nothing in help menus, I have google it for days and come up with nothing. HELP

Umm, I answered you several days ago. Perhaps we aren't actually meeting on the term compiling. What do you take it to mean? In VB.NET I take it to mean that you are building your EXE or DLL file. That occurs when you click Build > Build Solution. That will compile into the exe file which is located in the BIN > DEBUG folder under your project folder (unless you have gone into the BUILD > Configuration Manager and set the project to RELEASE). If set to RELEASE then it is compiled in the folder BIN > RELEASE under your project folder (wherever you chose to put it when you started your project).

Is that better? I tried to post based on memory from work and this is posted based on actually looking again at the program.

 

[Dick7Access]

Thank you so much for answering. Why is it that I can't find any instructions as you have posted anywhere on the net or help menus. I always search out on my own to try and solve a problem before I come to this or any forum. By compile I mean to make a program “Stand alone” Is that correct meaning for the word compile. That last post you sent me said to go to debug / build, but I could not find a build. I finally right clicked on debug and it showed a build but it doesn’t do anything if click build except check mark it or uncheck mark it. Your current post I am sure will help some. I am very new to VB. I know what a .EXE is, but not sure what a .DDL is. I have figured out from this post that I need to look in my project folder for the build. I will try now to work with what you have sent me. I am amazed that MS doesn’t have anything in help to give me the info you gave me. Thanks.

 

[Dick7Access]

I have gone to project folder/ bin/ debug. Can’t find any build or build solution.
These are the file I have under debug. Nothing under release.

VBNetAddingMachine / Application /31KB
VBNetAddingMachine.pdb / pdb file / 58KB
VBNetAddingMachine.vshost / Application /14KB
VBNetAddingMachine.vshost.exe / MANIFEST FILE / 1KB
VBNetAddingMachine / xml file / 1KB

 

[boblarson]

I have gone to project folder/ bin/ debug. Can’t find any build or build solution.

Apparently you haven't done an Actual Build as it should show:
VBNetAddingMachine.exe

But here are detailed instructions on how to create a setup package for your VB.NET program.

And I can't tell you what to look for under help as I don't have 2005 Express installed. I have 2005 and 2008 Professional. I was going to try to install it under a Virtual Machine but my file server at home is having issues.

 

[Dick7Access]

Hi Boblarson,
Thanks for answering again. I don't have vb.net 2005 either. I should have posted the first time that I have VB.net express 2008. I followed the treads in the link that you sent me, but they are all for 2005, and I do not have a (Setup and deployment project types ) that is listed below. 2008 must be different.
Open your project
now move the cursor to file----->add Project------->New Project
then add project dialog box appears
now select Setup and deployment project types and setup project from templates and mention the name in name text box and the location in location text box, now click ok button.
Then again maybe I am just to stupid to learn this stuff. Ps what does the 2008 Professional cost?

 

[Dick7Access]

ps I just copies the VBNetAddingMachine / Application file and pasted it into my wife's computer and it works. Its not possible that it compiles its self is it? She doesn't have VB.Net express on her computer?

 

[Dick7Access]

Hi again Boblarson,
Thru your help I think I have finally found the problem. VB.Net express 2008 doesn’t have a Setup and Deployment Projects template. Here is a link to the instruction. http://blogs.msdn.com/vbteam/archive/2008/10/02/looking-for-setup-and-deployment-project-templates.aspx
In 2008 you have to right-click the solution name and click Publish, in the solution Explorer. I haven’t tried it yet, but it looks like the answer. Thanks for all you help. My wife has over 30,000 recipes in a Access database I made for her. If you want some or all of the recipes let me know. Thanks again