C# – How to make an installer for the C# application

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I have created an application (C#, Windows Forms) on Visual Studio 2008, and now I want to make installer of this application. How can this be done?

I want my installer to

Copy all the files that my
application is using to a user
chosen path (copy the files to
the chosen, some for the server-side application and
some for the client side).
Also install .NET 3.5
Check for SQL Server or SQL Server Express Edition

How can I do it?

Best Answer

Add a new install project to your solution.
Add targets from all projects you want to be installed.
Configure pre-requirements and choose "Check for .NET 3.5 and SQL Express" option. Choose the location from where missing components must be installed.
Configure your installer settings - company name, version, copyright, etc.
Build and go!

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From an int:

YourEnum foo = (YourEnum)yourInt;

From a string:

YourEnum foo = (YourEnum) Enum.Parse(typeof(YourEnum), yourString);

// The foo.ToString().Contains(",") check is necessary for enumerations marked with an [Flags] attribute
if (!Enum.IsDefined(typeof(YourEnum), foo) && !foo.ToString().Contains(","))
{
    throw new InvalidOperationException($"{yourString} is not an underlying value of the YourEnum enumeration.")
}

Update:

From number you can also

YourEnum foo = (YourEnum)Enum.ToObject(typeof(YourEnum) , yourInt);

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foreach (Suit suit in (Suit[]) Enum.GetValues(typeof(Suit)))
{
}

Note: The cast to (Suit[]) is not strictly necessary, but it does make the code 0.5 ns faster.

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