Deployment

A CLR application might need to be distributed or deployed on a target platform that is different from the platform on which the component was created. The application first must be packaged. It is then said to be ready for distribution. What follows is a discussion of the two activities involved, packaging and distribution.

Packaging

There are two methods by which CLR applications can be packaged, by creating a .cab file and by using Internet Explorer (IE) 5.5 or later.

Packaging CLR Applications by Using .cab Files

There are certain restrictions that come into play when packaging CLR applications using .cab files. They are as follows:

  • Each CAB file can contain only a single CLR file.

  • The CAB file must have the same name as the ...

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