Any ClickOnce users that can tell me how to test deployment?

Is it as easy as publishing to alternate location and running from there?

I published (to web) a small application and it is live. I have now made changes, including implementing a new reporting engine, and I want to test the deployment without publishing it to the production site and potentially making unhappy users if I dont have it right.

TIA!

Keith Chisarik

ClickOnce is good.

MSI with AppLife is better.



I've asked Brian Haas from AppLife to blog on the differences between these two approaches. There are pros and cons for each. He will obviously be biased, but I think he will also provide a fair shake to the ClickOnce methodology.



Great summary, Greg. I've forgotten some of the stuff involved in getting a ClickOnce deployment going. Keith, it may look daunting, but once it is in place and working, it really is nice and simple after that. I am still deploying my app via ClickOnce...I do not even think about it anymore. I increment the version and publish. That's it.