Deployment Properties
The following properties are available when a deployment project is selected in the Solution Explorer. The actual properties available at any given time are dependent on the project type.
List of Properties
Property |
Description |
|---|---|
AddRemoveProgramsIcon |
Specifies an icon to be displayed in the Add/Remove Programs dialog box on the target computer. For more information, see AddRemoveProgramsIcon Property. |
Author |
Specifies the name of the author of an application or component. For more information, see Author Property. |
ASPNetVersion |
Specifies the ASP.NET version number that will be set in Internet Information Services (IIS) for each Web folder in the project. For more information, see ASPNETVersion Property. |
Description |
Specifies a free-form description for an installer. For more information, see Description Property (Windows Installer). |
DetectNewerInstalledVersion |
Specifies whether to check for newer versions of an application during installation. For more information, see DetectNewerInstalledVersion Property. |
FriendlyName |
Specifies the public name for a .cab file in a CAB project. |
InstallAllUsers |
Specifies whether an application will be installed for all users of a computer, or just for the current user. For more information, see InstallAllUsers Property. |
Keywords |
Specifies keywords used to search for an installer. For more information, see Keywords Property (Windows Installer). |
Localization |
Specifies the locale for string resources and the run-time user interface. For more information, see Localization Property. |
Manufacturer |
Specifies the name of the manufacturer of an application or component. For more information, see Manufacturer Property. |
ManufacturerUrl |
Specifies a URL for a Web site containing information about the manufacturer of an application or component. For more information, see ManufacturerUrl Property. |
ModuleSignature |
Specifies a unique identifier for a merge module. For more information, see ModuleSignature Property. |
PostBuildEvent |
Specifies a command line to be executed after the deployment project is built. For more information, see PostBuildEvent Property (Windows Installer). |
PreBuildEvent |
Specifies a command line to be executed before the deployment project is built. For more information, see PreBuildEvent Property (Windows Installer). |
ProductCode |
Specifies a unique identifier for an application. For more information, see ProductCode Property. |
ProductName |
Specifies a public name that describes an application or component. For more information, see ProductName Property. |
RemovePreviousVersions |
Specifies whether an installer will remove previous versions of an application during installation. For more information, see RemovePreviousVersions Property. |
RestartWWWService |
Specifies whether Internet Information Services will be stopped and restarted during installation. For more information, see RestartWWWService Property. |
RunPostBuildEvent |
Determines when to run the command line specified in the PostBuildEvent property. For more information, see RunPostBuildEvent Property (Windows Installer). |
SearchPath |
Specifies the path that is used to search for assemblies, files, or merge modules on the development computer. For more information, see SearchPath Property (Windows Installer). |
Subject |
Specifies additional information describing an application or component. For more information, see Subject Property. |
SupportPhone |
Specifies a phone number for support information for an application or component. For more information, see SupportPhone Property. |
SupportUrl |
Specifies a URL for a Web site containing support information for an application or component. For more information, see SupportUrl Property. |
TargetPlatform |
Specifies the platform that the packaged application or component is targeting. For more information, see TargetPlatform Property. |
Title |
Specifies the title of an installer. For more information, see Title Property. |
UpgradeCode |
Specifies a shared identifier that represents multiple versions of an application. For more information, see UpgradeCode Property. |
Version |
Specifies the version number of an installer, merge module, or .cab file. For more information, see Version Property (Windows Installer). |
WebDependencies |
Specifies dependencies for a selected CAB project. For more information, see WebDependencies Property (Cab Projects). |
See Also
Reference
Properties for the File System Editor
Properties for the Registry Editor
Properties for the File Types Editor
Properties for the User Interface Editor
Properties for the Custom Actions Editor
Properties for the Launch Conditions Editor