AFAIK you can&#39;t really use ClickOnce end-to-end to deploy a service; there are issues with both the file locations (ClickOnce installs into a user&#39;s profile) and installation (ClickOnce is **largely** side-effect free).

You can, however, write a service as an exe that can self-install/uninstall from the services list, [like so][1]; basically, you write it as as a console exe and handle some command line args, using `AssemblyInstaller` to [un]install from the current assembly. Another advantage is that the same approach can be used to help debugging, since you can run it from the command line.


  [1]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/255056/install-a-net-windows-service-without-installutil-exe

I guess NO according to [Choosing Between ClickOnce and Windows Installer][1]


  [1]: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms973805.aspx

Instead of ClickOnce, I like to use the approach using Inno Setup, like in here https://stackoverflow.com/a/1450051/396200

You have more control over what and how will be copied and executed.

As Marc Gravell said in his answer, I create a exe that self install my service, and then use Inno Setup to pack and deploy it. After Inno setup installed, it automatically run the exe and then my exe install my service.

I&#39;m currently building a MS Reporting Services Report that gets rendered to excel. I&#39;m trying to figure out how to set up the report so that it creates multiple Worksheets (Tabs) of the data on the report. I understand that entering a page break in the report gives you a new worksheet, however, is there a way to name each tab instead of it default to (worksheet 1, worksheet 2) etc.

Anyone know how this is done?

Thanks in advance!

Reporting Services export to Excel with Multiple Worksheets

I&#39;ve been using Vim for a while, and I can&#39;t get proper HTML indentation working in PHP files.

For example, what I want is for each child to be indented one tab more than it&#39;s parent, as shown below.

	&lt;?php
	if(isset($sports)) {
		//Do something
	?&gt;
	&lt;div&gt;
		&lt;label&gt;Uniform Size&lt;/label&gt;
		&lt;ul&gt;
			&lt;li class=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;label for=&quot;s&quot; class=&quot;small&quot;&gt;S&lt;/label&gt;&lt;input type=&quot;radio&quot; name=&quot;size[]&quot; value=&quot;S&quot; id=&quot;s&quot; class=&quot;radio&quot; /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
			&lt;li class=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;label for=&quot;m&quot; class=&quot;small&quot;&gt;M&lt;/label&gt;&lt;input type=&quot;radio&quot; name=&quot;size[]&quot; value=&quot;M&quot; id=&quot;m&quot; class=&quot;radio&quot; /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
			&lt;li class=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;label for=&quot;l&quot; class=&quot;small&quot;&gt;L&lt;/label&gt;&lt;input type=&quot;radio&quot; name=&quot;size[]&quot; value=&quot;L&quot; id=&quot;l&quot; class=&quot;radio&quot; /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
			&lt;li class=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;label for=&quot;xl&quot; class=&quot;small&quot;&gt;XL&lt;/label&gt;&lt;input type=&quot;radio&quot; name=&quot;size[]&quot; value=&quot;XL&quot; id=&quot;xl&quot; class=&quot;radio&quot; /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
		&lt;/ul&gt;
	&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;?php
	}
	?&gt;


Using the [PHP-correct-Indent][1] script, the code results in being formatted as follows:
	

    &lt;?php
    if(isset($sports)) {
    	//Do something
    ?&gt;
    &lt;div&gt;
    &lt;label&gt;Uniform Size&lt;/label&gt;
    &lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li class=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;label for=&quot;s&quot; class=&quot;small&quot;&gt;S&lt;/label&gt;&lt;input type=&quot;radio&quot; name=&quot;size[]&quot; value=&quot;S&quot; id=&quot;s&quot; class=&quot;radio&quot; /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li class=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;label for=&quot;m&quot; class=&quot;small&quot;&gt;M&lt;/label&gt;&lt;input type=&quot;radio&quot; name=&quot;size[]&quot; value=&quot;M&quot; id=&quot;m&quot; class=&quot;radio&quot; /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li class=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;label for=&quot;l&quot; class=&quot;small&quot;&gt;L&lt;/label&gt;&lt;input type=&quot;radio&quot; name=&quot;size[]&quot; value=&quot;L&quot; id=&quot;l&quot; class=&quot;radio&quot; /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li class=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&lt;label for=&quot;xl&quot; class=&quot;small&quot;&gt;XL&lt;/label&gt;&lt;input type=&quot;radio&quot; name=&quot;size[]&quot; value=&quot;XL&quot; id=&quot;xl&quot; class=&quot;radio&quot; /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;/ul&gt;
    &lt;/div&gt;
    &lt;?php
    }
    ?&gt;

Even with indented HTML which I then add PHP code to, the indentation is ignored, moving new lines of HTML code without any indentation at all.

So, is there any way that I can get the indentation format that I want working with HTML within PHP files, using Vim?


  [1]: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1120

Correct indentation of HTML and PHP using Vim

Is it possible to deploy a Windows Service using ClickOnce? If so, how do you achieve this?

Currently we have to use a Deployment project, and the installation process could be simplified greatly by using ClickOnce.



ClickOnce deploy a Windows Service?

<p>Is it possible to deploy a Windows Service using ClickOnce? If so, how do you achieve this?</p>
<p>Currently we have to use a Deployment project, and the installation process could be simplified greatly by using ClickOnce.</p>


I am currently writing a small framework that will be used internally by other developers within the company.

I want to provide good Intellisense information, but I am not sure *how* to document thrown exceptions.

In the following example:

    public void MyMethod1()
    {
        MyMethod2();

        // also may throw InvalidOperationException
    }

    public void MyMethod2()
    {
        System.IO.File.Open(somepath...); // this may throw FileNotFoundException

        // also may throw DivideByZeroException
    }

I know the markup for documenting exceptions is:

    /// &lt;exception cref=&quot;SomeException&quot;&gt;when things go wrong.&lt;/exception&gt;

What I don&#39;t understand is how to document exceptions thrown by code **called by** `MyMethod1()`?


* Should I document exceptions thrown by `MyMethod2()`
* Should I document exceptions thrown by `File.Open()` ?


What would be the best way to document possible exceptions?

How to document thrown exceptions in c#/.net

I&#39;m looking for a function that will convert a standard IPv4 address into an Integer.  Bonus points available for a function that will do the opposite.

Solution should be in C#.

How to convert an IPv4 address into a integer in C#?

I&#39;m making a call:

    myResult = MakeMyCall(inputParams, out messages);

but I don&#39;t actually care about the messages.  If it was an input parameter I didn&#39;t care about I&#39;d just pass in a null.  If it was the return I didn&#39;t care about I&#39;d just leave it off.  

Is there a way to do something similar with an out, or do I need to declare a variable that I will then ignore?

How to explicitly discard an out argument?

In .Net (C# or VB: don&#39;t care), given a file path string, FileInfo struct, or FileSystemInfo struct for a real existing file, how can I determine the icon(s) used by the shell (explorer) for that file?

I&#39;m not currently planning to use this for anything, but I became curious about how to do it when looking at [this question][1] and I thought it would be useful to have archived here on SO.


  [1]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/462232/what-is-the-best-vb-net-control-standard-custom-for-displaying-list-of-files

Get File Icon used by Shell

I read in the Essential C# 3.0 and .NET 3.5 book that:

&gt;GetHashCode()’s returns over the life of a particular object should be
constant (the same value), even if the object’s data changes. In many
cases, you should cache the method return to enforce this.

Is this a valid guideline?

I have tried a couple built-in types in .NET and they didn&#39;t behave like this.



GetHashCode Guidelines in C#

Is there any sort of plug-in or tool available for Visual Studio 2008 to alphabetize methods?  Ideally I&#39;d like a tool that will alphabetize a selection, or specified type (i.e. only methods, not member variables), either automatically or on-demand.

Alphabetizing methods in Visual Studio

I&#39;d like to automate the script generation in SQL Server Management Studio 2008.

Right now what I do is :

 - Right click on my database, Tasks, &quot;Generate Scripts...&quot;
 - manually select all the export options I need, and hit select all on the &quot;select object&quot; tab
 - Select the export folder
 - Eventually hit the &quot;Finish&quot; button

Is there a way to automate this task?

Edit : I want to generate **creation** scripts, not change scripts.

How can I automate the &quot;generate scripts&quot; task in SQL Server Management Studio 2008?

Gah! This is really causing me hassle today. Suddenly without warning &#39;@&#39; (at symbol) and &#39;&quot;&#39; (double quote) are trading places on my keyboard but ONLY in Visual Studio 2008! 

I can&#39;t seem to find anything in help or online to explain/remedy this. Is there some keyboard shortcut I am inadvertently executing? 

I rebooted my PC and it went away for an hour or two and then suddenly came back.

Oh, the insanity :(


Visual Studio appears to randomly adopt American keyboard layout


I have a Visual Studio 2008 solution into which I have imported a number of pre-existing projects.  The projects are mixed-language sample code (C#, VB, C++/CLI).  They currently have multiple configurations, but I want each project only to have only a single &quot;Debug&quot; configuration.

In the configuration manager, I deleted the other configurations (e.g. &quot;Release&quot;), but as I did so there was a warning message to tell me that they would not be deleted from the individual projects.

And indeed when I navigate to an individual project, it still has &quot;Release&quot; and other configurations, even though at the solution level there is only &quot;Debug&quot;.

How can I best remove these extra configurations from each project?  Am I overlooking some way to do this in the GUI, or should I just edit the project files directly?




How do I remove a project configuration in Visual Studio 2008?

I&#39;m scripting the checkout, build, distribution, test, and commit cycle for a large C++ solution that is using [Monotone][1], [CMake][2], Visual Studio Express 2008, and custom tests.  

All of the other parts seem pretty straight-forward, but I don&#39;t see how to compile the Visual Studio solution without getting the GUI.  

The script is written in Python, but an answer that would allow me to just make a call to: os.system would do.

  [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotone_%28software%29
  [2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMake


How do I compile a Visual Studio project from the command-line?

I have a service written in C# (.NET 1.1) and want it to perform some cleanup actions at midnight every night. I have to keep all code contained within the service, so what&#39;s the easiest way to accomplish this? Use of `Thread.Sleep()` and checking for the time rolling over?

How might I schedule a C# Windows Service to perform a task daily?

When I try to start a service I created in Visual Studio I receive the following error:

    System error 5 has occurred.
    
    Access is denied.

I am running the command line with elevated privileges, so it&#39;s not that problem. Is there any place I can look to see what error is occuring.

System error 5 Access is denied when starting a .NET service

What is the easiest language to build Windows services in?

Easiest in this case would be defined as least amount of code, and lowest point of entry into the language.


Easiest language for creating a Windows service

Looking into possibility of making an USB distributed application&lt;br/&gt;
that will autostart on insertion of an USB stick and shutdown when removing the stick&lt;br/&gt;

Will use .Net and C#.&lt;br/&gt;
Looking for suggestion how to approach this using C#?

&lt;hr/&gt;
Update: Two possible solutions implementing this as a service.&lt;br/&gt;
- override WndProc&lt;br/&gt;
or&lt;br/&gt;
- using WMI query with ManagementEventWatcher


Detecting USB drive insertion and removal using windows service and c#

I&#39;ve created a very simple .NET Windows Service and installed it using InstallUtil.exe utility.

In the service I have a piece of code as such:

    if (File.Exists(&quot;test_file.txt&quot;))
    {
       // Do something clever
    }

I&#39;ve created a file called test_file.txt in the same directory as the service but the commented part of the code is never being executed...?


What directory does a Windows Service run in?

When one user tries to run the application, our ClickOnce application is reporting:

&gt; Unable to install or run the application. The application requires stdole Version 7.0.3300.0 in the GAC.

It&#39;s interesting to note that the [GAC][1] (C:\Windows\assembly) does not have stdole installed in it. How do I get it there?

We are using .NET 3.5, and it has been installed on this computer.

  [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Assembly_Cache


Error message &quot;Unable to install or run the application. The application requires stdole Version 7.0.3300.0 in the GAC&quot;

I&#39;ve used [ClickOnce][1] a lot over the years, but I have run up against a lot of its limitations. What alternatives are there for web deployment?

So far the only one I&#39;ve been able to turn up is [ClickThrough][2], which is part of [WiX][3] now on the back burner. Are there others that have had success?

  [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ClickOnce
  [2]: https://web.archive.org/web/20151226075116/http://blogs.msdn.com:80/b/robmen/archive/2005/11/08/490448.aspx
  [3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WiX


What alternatives are there to ClickOnce?

I have a windows forms application that is deployed to two different locations.

* Intranet - ClickOnce
* Internet - Installed on a citrix farm through Windows installer

I display ClickOnce version number for click-once deployed version`ApplicationDeployment.IsNetworkDeployed`.

	if (ApplicationDeployment.IsNetworkDeployed)
	        return ApplicationDeployment.CurrentDeployment.CurrentVersion;

But for the non-click application, I am not sure how to retrieve clickonce version unless I hardcode the version number in assembly info.

Is there an automatic way of retrieve ClickOnce version number for non-clickonce deployed version?


How to display ClickOnce Version number on Windows Forms

Getting this error on ALL ClickOnce application launches for a certain user.  This started happening after a version upgrade (but happens to no one else).

I&#39;ve tried subsequently changing the version number, add/remove, registry scrub, clearing Local Settings\Apps folder, etc...  Still no luck.

[This article][1] points to a user profile corruption, but I recreating this user isn&#39;t an option.  Are there any other ideas on cleaning this up?

     PLATFORM VERSION INFO
    	Windows 			: 5.1.2600.196608 (Win32NT)
    	Common Language Runtime 	: 2.0.50727.3082
    	System.Deployment.dll 		: 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)
    	mscorwks.dll 			: 2.0.50727.3082 (QFE.050727-3000)
    	dfdll.dll 			: 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)
    	dfshim.dll 			: 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)
    
    SOURCES
    	Deployment url			: file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/&lt;username&gt;/Start%20Menu/Programs/&lt;programname&gt;/&lt;programname&gt;.appref-ms%7C
    
    ERROR SUMMARY
    	Below is a summary of the errors, details of these errors are listed later in the log.
    	* Activation of \\NDP13\C\Documents and Settings\&lt;username&gt;\Start Menu\Programs\&lt;programname&gt;\&lt;programname&gt;.appref-ms| resulted in exception. Following failure messages were detected:
    		+ Value does not fall within the expected range.
    
    COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION FAILURE SUMMARY
    	No transaction error was detected.
    
    WARNINGS
    	There were no warnings during this operation.
    
    OPERATION PROGRESS STATUS
    	* [7/22/2009 10:35:30 AM] : Activation of \\NDP13\C\Documents and Settings\&lt;username&gt;\Start Menu\Programs\&lt;programname&gt;\&lt;programname&gt;.appref-ms| has started.
    
    ERROR DETAILS
    	Following errors were detected during this operation.
    	* [7/22/2009 10:35:30 AM] System.ArgumentException
    		- Value does not fall within the expected range.
    		- Source: System.Deployment
    		- Stack trace:
    			at System.Deployment.Internal.Isolation.IsolationInterop.GetUserStore(UInt32 Flags, IntPtr hToken, Guid&amp; riid)
    			at System.Deployment.Internal.Isolation.IsolationInterop.GetUserStore()
    			at System.Deployment.Application.ComponentStore..ctor(ComponentStoreType storeType, SubscriptionStore subStore)
    			at System.Deployment.Application.SubscriptionStore..ctor(String deployPath, String tempPath, ComponentStoreType storeType)
    			at System.Deployment.Application.SubscriptionStore.get_CurrentUser()
    			at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.PerformDeploymentActivation(Uri activationUri, Boolean isShortcut, String textualSubId, String deploymentProviderUrlFromExtension, BrowserSettings browserSettings, String&amp; errorPageUrl)
    			at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.ActivateDeploymentWorker(Object state)
    
    COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION DETAILS
    	No transaction information is available. 


  [1]: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winformssetup/thread/9d937bb0-4c1b-4a0d-bd5d-d0d15222c534

ClickOnce error: Value does not fall within the expected range

I need to write a file in the same folder where a console ClickOnce `.application` (executable file) resides. The folder where it launches from.

I tried using `Application.StartupPath` &amp; `Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location)`
but the path is pointing to a subfolder under `c:\Documents &amp; Settings`. How do I get the path where the `.application` resides in?


Content Type	Original Author	Original Content on Stackoverflow
Question	NoizWaves	View Question on Stackoverflow
Solution 1 - C#	Marc Gravell	View Answer on Stackoverflow
Solution 2 - C#	OrElse	View Answer on Stackoverflow
Solution 3 - C#	Guilherme de Jesus Santos	View Answer on Stackoverflow

ClickOnce deploy a Windows Service?

C# Problem Overview

C# Solutions

Solution 1 - C#

Solution 2 - C#

Solution 3 - C#

Correct indentation of HTML and PHP using Vim

Reporting Services export to Excel with Multiple Worksheets

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