[...]... Code Debugging ClickOnce Applications 256 Debug in Zone 242 255 256 Attaching the Debugger to a ClickOnce Application 257 Using Debugger.Break to Debug ClickOnce Startup Code 260 Deploying Unmanaged Applications with ClickOnce 261 Reg-Free COM 264 Deploying ClickOnce Applications with Firefox 266 Launching a ClickOnce Application Programmatically 267 Pushing ClickOnce Installations to the Client Machine... will need to master to use ClickOnce to deploy real-world smart client applications It starts with the basics in the first chapter, giving you a high-level view of ClickOnce and the surrounding context of smart client applications Then it steps through deploying and updating applications, with all the associated options It then focuses on more of the infrastructure for ClickOnce deployment, including how... Extensible Plug-In Applications with ClickOnce Managing Application Files with Mage 157 Managing Data Files Through Visual Studio 160 Dealing with Data Files on the Client 161 Data File Update Process 164 Deploying a Client Database with Your Application 167 Migrating SQL Compact Edition Database Files 168 Where Are We? 174 6 ClickOnce Security 177 ClickOnce Security Overview 177 ClickOnce Deployment- Time...x Contents Deploying the Application with ClickOnce Creating an Updated Application Version Publishing the Update 23 24 Applying the Update from the Client HelloWorld Wrap Up 20 25 26 Software Requirements for ClickOnce Client Requirements 27 Server Requirements 26 27 What to Deploy (and What Not to Deploy) with ClickOnce ClickOnce Versus Other Deployment Technologies 30 Smart Client Architecture... deploy with the Bootstrapper xxix xxx Preface Chapter 8: Advanced ClickOnce Topics This chapter covers a variety of additional questions that often come up for ClickOnce applications to address specialized scenarios The chapter discusses using command line parameters, debugging ClickOnce applications, deploying non-.NET applications with ClickOnce, working with the Firefox Web browser, and deploying. .. the high-level features of ClickOnce, and then walks you through a sample deployment and update of a client application using ClickOnce This chapter wraps up describing the system requirements for ClickOnce, how it relates to other deployment technologies, when to use it and when not to, and a quick discussion of smart client architecture Chapter 2: Initial Deployment with ClickOnce This chapter covers... Protections ClickOnce Runtime Protections 179 178 151 xiii Contents ClickOnce Size Limitations for Online-Only Applications ClickOnce Tamper Protections 186 186 Internet Explorer Security Settings Affecting ClickOnce Configuring ClickOnce Security Permissions 189 188 Configuring ClickOnce Security Permissions with Visual Studio Calculating Permissions with Visual Studio 190 194 Configuring ClickOnce Security... ClickOnce, working with the Firefox Web browser, and deploying COM components with your application, to name a few Appendix A: ClickOnce Deployment of WPF Applications The appendix covers the differences in using ClickOnce with Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) applications For the most part ClickOnce works the same with WPF, but there are some subtle differences The appendix covers the Web Browser... xxxiii This page intentionally left blank 1 Introduction to ClickOnce I been easier to build rich, interactive, stateful applications than it is today with Windows Forms and the NET Framework 2.0 With the combination of the Windows Forms features and controls and the Visual Studio 2005 design and coding capabilities, you can build rich client applications quicker and better than ever before However,... embarked on a smart client journey that is even more relevant and interesting today I mean, think about it There is a reason we switched to building Web applications in the late 90s/early 00s—and that reason was the pain of COM-based Windows application deployments and the ease of Web-based deployments Deployment is also the single most important ingredient to the success of the smart client revolution . to ClickOnce 1 What Is a Smart Client Application? 2 Smart Clients Are Rich Client Applications 3 Smart Clients Are Typically Distributed Applications 4 Smart Clients Run Securely on the Client. Data Noyes, Brian. Smart client deployment with ClickOnce : deploying Windows Forms applications with ClickOnce / Brian Noyes. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 0-321-19769-0 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. ClickOnce. Madrid Capetown • Sydney • Tokyo • Singapore • Mexico City Smart Client Deployment with ClickOnce Deploying Windows Forms Applications with ClickOnce Brian Noyes Many of the designations used by