InfoPath (Managed Code) Deployment

[vb6dev2003]

I just created a simple IP form within Visual Studio. When you build the
solution, I end up with a XSN file and Dll in the Bin\Debug folder. How do
I deploy the form?

Do I need to use RegForm, like with a plain IP form with JavaScript code?

Thanks

vbdev

 

[G. Tarazi]

I am usually developing the forms in VS.NET/C# + InfoPath 2003, I am
compiling the form, and then publishing the xsn file on a web server or a
shared folder.



The xsn is a compressed cab file, if you rename it, and extract it, you will
see the dll file inside, you don't need to copy the dll again.



Make sure the end user computer have the .NET framework installed, in some
rare cases you may want the end users to have the latest database drivers
(MDAC 2.8).



I am usually signing a form with a certificate issued from Windows 2003,
instead of Regform, I never used that command before.

 

[RickH]

You can use the regform tool with the /msi function and your .xsn file to
create a msi installer package. You can edit the msi file with Orca or with a
full version of Installshield Professional (not Express).
I too am waiting for better support for installation packages since a lot of
my forms are on non-Web accessible machines(Publish doesn't work for that),
so need a full install to be trusted.