Question without Zip Folder?

[Nicole]

I am very very new to VB.NET and would like to ask a simple question. I want to create a vb.net program and allow visitors to a website to download this program. However, I prefer not to have visitors download a zip folder. I would like to have a program that just gives a prompt to save in a selected folder, once the saved file is selected it prompts the person to download, and then when finished prompts the person to run the program. The reason is twofold:

1. I don't like the extra step involved with unzipping the file.
and
2. I don't like the visitors having to look for the "main" file program within the new downloaded folder.

So is there any way to have just one file for others to download without having it in a zip folder?

Thanks

Nicole

 

[Untamed]

So you want people to be able to choose, with one file, to either unzip or just launch without it unzipping? Or am I incorrect. This is quite confusing.

 

[Nicole]

Sorry - let me make it less confusing. Do you know how you can download a program (i.e. Visual Basic Express) and its not a zip folder - you just save it and then download it. That's how I want my visitors to download my VB.net program. I don't want my VB.net program to be in a folder - I want it to be just one file.

Thanks
Nicole

 

[Untamed]

Try publishing your program [makes it a setup.exe] instead of just building it.
Or, try looking for an installer that will combine all your files into an installer [most of them cost money].

 

[Nicole]

Thanks! That's good news.

Nicole