Configure Visual Studio "Setup Project" via code

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In my solution I have added a Setup Project to deploy my application. For some reason I want to configure it pragmatically not through VS wizards, that is, set “Project Output”, needed assemblies etc. via code. Also I need to make final setup file, again via code.

Thanks for your kind help.

Regards, Behzad

Juozas Kontvainis · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-22 10:41:35Z

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Have you looked at WIX? It may take longer to setup what you need initially, but will be more flexible in long term.

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answered Jun 22, 2011 at 10:36

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Marius Kjeldahl · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-22 09:22:23Z

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While not strictly an answer to your question, the Github project CLIDE is a command line utility that simplifies creating and managing Visual Studio projects, and makes it easier to manage and build projects using only the compiler (csc.exe) and msbuild.exe . Use it to create a test project that does what you need, and you should be able to figure out the rest from the files it creates.

https://github.com/remi/clide

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