Question Windows Application Deployment Question

[ReportsNerd]

Hello, I have a client that has a custom Windows database application installed on a server on the LAN. 3 people in the office use the application by clicking a shortcut icon on their desktops. The icon points to the .EXE on the server and they don’t have a copy of the application on their workstation. Several people can run the app at one time.

My client now wants us to re-write the windows application and add some new features. We use visual Studio 2010 Pro. Are there any setup considerations in Visual Studio when deploying that will allow multiple users to run the single exe at one time? We are planning to use the click once deployment.

Thanks

 

[jmcilhinney]

.NET applications can be run multiple instances by default, so there's nothing special you have to do. It's when you want just a single instance that you have to do extra work. You have to consider in the design phase whether contention for resources could cause issues, e.g. a deadlock might occur if one instance holds one resource and another instance holds another resource and they are both waiting for the other.

 

[ReportsNerd]

I noticed you helped me before. Thank you. It’s great to know I have these options for Windows application deployment.