I created my ClickOnce application witch will install a small windows form application that consists on a WebBrowser control… I need to pass some arguments (this is made per client instalation) in order to open it correctly…
as an example, let's say that I need arg(0) to be the url to open, if I generate a normal Setup I will end up with the .exe file and all I need to do is:
myWebBrowser.exe "http://www.google.com"
but because I'm using ClickOnce method, I'm ending up with
myWebBrowser.appref-ms
if I open it it contains as normal the URL and other parameters
http://www.myWebSite.com/My.WebBrowser/MyWebBrowser.application#My Web Browser.application, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=5f83fa0e3f8a8c2b, processorArchitecture=msil
and I can't pass arguments in it 🙁
What is the trick for this?
added
I do have "Allow parameters" active
(source: balexandre.com)
resources
I found out about this blog post… I will try it and post my findings
Best Answer
You should be able to use query string like normal...
The trick is how your app looks for those arguments (plus it must have url arguments enabled in the publish properties) - you should check
System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationDeployment.IsNetworkDeployed
- if set, look at eitherAppDomain.CurrentDomain.SetupInformation.ActivationArguments.ActivationData
(the first item in the array) or (simpler) theActivationUri
of the current deployment.