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Include folder in ClickOnce application

I created a Windows C # project and made it as a ClickOnce Application (publish function in project properties) for installation. I want to include a folder in which there are Crystal Report (rpt) files. In my application, I gave the path to the rpt file as the installation location. How to include this folder during publication. So I do not need to copy the folder manually.

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You need to add elements to the project and mark them as "Content" (select the element in the solution explorer, right-click, properties, set "Build action").

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So, Tom explained how to add a file. You say you want to add a folder to your ClickOnce application after publishing it. Suppose you have a folder located at the root of your solution called Dependencies , which contains the Reports folder, which contains all of your RPT files. Here's how you can make sure your deployed application contains all the contents of the Dependencies folder:

  • Right-click your project in Visual Studio and select "upload project."
  • Right-click and select to edit the csproj file.

  • Before the closing </Project> add this:

    <ItemGroup>
    <Content Include="$(SolutionDir)Dependencies\**\*">
    <Link>%(RecursiveDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)</Link>
    <Visible>false</Visible>
    </Content>
    </ItemGroup>

  • This will add everything from the Dependencies folder to the project. We use the syntax \**\* at the end of Include and %(RecursiveDir) to ensure that the Reports folder is present in the published version as well as in the report files. By setting <Visible>false</Visible> , you will not see elements cluttering up the solution explorer.

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Suppose we have two projects: main - ProjectA and some other ProjectB that reference ProjectA . In ProjectB , we have a FolderB folder with some files that should be included in the publication (pdf, rpt, etc.) of ProjectA .

Once we build ProjectA , all the files and folders that are referenced are in the bin . But when we publish the solution using the ClickOnce tool, the folders from the referenced ProjectB will not be included in the installer, and you will not see them in the Application Files window in the project publishing settings.

The solution for this is to create a new folder named FolderB in ProjectA and add the existing form of FolderB elements in ProjectB to this new folder in ProjectA using the Add as a link option. Then all files, including files associated with ProjectB folders, will be included in the publication.

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It has been a long time with OP, but when I add a folder to my solution, add Crystal Report to this folder and mark it as “Content” (for Tom), then publish and install - the folder and report are added to the ClickOnce installation location. So Tom solution worked for me.

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Barry has the best solution, really solves everything I need! No need to include the same files in multiple projects, just set up a pre-build event that copies the files to debugging for local functionality and debugging. Solves my problem using rdlc (reports) in one place and uses them in several projects.

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