installing web app with windows service and windows aplication at same time 
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 installing web app with windows service and windows aplication at same time

i have a vb .net asp web application project that goes along with a windows
service and windows forms application (both also done in vb .net).  i
currently install the windows apps together at the same time with no
problems.  i want to add the web app into this installation.  here's the
trick.  i install to c:\program files\appname.  i want the web application
to also install to this directory and createa virtual directory to that app.

how can i do this?  i created a web installation, but it defaults to
c:\inetpub\wwwroot for the installation.  this won't work because i have
files in the c:\program files\appname installation directory that are also
referenced by the web application.

this must be possible because i have a C# app using installshield and it
will do just this, but i can't figure out how to do it with the basic
windows setup installer.

please help!

jeff



Sat, 22 Oct 2005 21:40:10 GMT  
 installing web app with windows service and windows aplication at same time

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>Subject: installing web app with windows service and windows aplication at same time
>Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 09:40:10 -0400

>i have a vb .net asp web application project that goes along with a windows
>service and windows forms application (both also done in vb .net).  i
>currently install the windows apps together at the same time with no
>problems.  i want to add the web app into this installation.  here's the
>trick.  i install to c:\program files\appname.  i want the web application
>to also install to this directory and createa virtual directory to that app.

>how can i do this?  i created a web installation, but it defaults to
>c:\inetpub\wwwroot for the installation.  this won't work because i have
>files in the c:\program files\appname installation directory that are also
>referenced by the web application.

>this must be possible because i have a c# app using installshield and it
>will do just this, but i can't figure out how to do it with the basic
>windows setup installer.

>please help!

>jeff

Unfortunately, I don't believe this is possible without first requiring an admin to create a VirtualDirectory on the
target machine which points to the folder you want it to.  The install of the application will then modify the
directory settings for your VirtualDirectory as you specify.

--
Mike Wade, VB Team
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.



Sat, 29 Oct 2005 04:32:10 GMT  
 
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