"Linda Liu [MSFT]" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have a few questions.
>
> 1. What's the configuration settings you have mentioned? Is it the
> configuration file of the application with the name of appname.exe.config?
>
> The configuration file of a ClickOnce application, i.e appname.exe.config
> will reside in the Application directory after the application is installed
> on a client pc. This directory is where the application's executable (.exe)
> files and assemblies reside. You have mentioned that the "configuration
> settings" is in data folder, which is not the normal place for the
> configuration file.
>
> 2. What is the 'Publish Status' of the xml data file have you set?
>
> If you set the 'Publish Status' of the xml data file to "Data File", this
> file will reside in the Data directory in the end user's Local Settings
> folder after installation. If you set the 'Publish Status' of the xml data
> file to "Include", the file will be output to the Application directory.
>
> To set the 'Publish Status' of an xml data file, you should set the 'Build
> Action' of the xml file to 'Content' first (to do this, right-click the xml
> file in Solution Explorer and select Properties, set the 'Build Action'
> property in the Properties window). Then right-click the project in
> Solution Explorer and choose Properties. In Project Designer, switch to
> 'Publish' tab and click 'Application Files' button. In the Application
> Files window, you can set the 'Publish Status' of the xml file.
>
> 3. Do you mean that you can deploy the same ClickOnce successfully
> including the configuration file and an xml data file to a user's desktop,
> while you couldn't do this on a terminal server? If so, could you tell me
> what the OS is on the terminal server and what software you have installed
> on it?
>
> I look forward to your reply.
>
>
> Sincerely,
> Linda Liu
> Microsoft Online Community Support
>
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"Linda Liu [MSFT]" wrote:

> Hi BParker,
>
> Thank you for your prompt response.
>
> appname.exe.config file contains the values of all application-scoped
> settings and default values of the all user-scoped settings in the project.
> And user.config file contains the current values of user-scoped settings
> which are different from the default values. user.config resides in the
> current user's profile path, e.g. c:\Documents and
> Settings\username\Application Data\MS\appname.guid\version\.
>
> When we publish the application, the user.config file couldn't be packed
> into the ClickOnce package like appname.exe.config, which means the
> user.config file won't be deployed to the user's desktop.
>
> After the application is deployed to a user's desktop via ClickOnce and the
> user changes and saves the value of the user-scoped setting, a user.config
> file is generated to contain the new value in the Data folder.
>
> As for the terminal server, could you tell how you intall the application
> via ClickOnce on the terminal sever? Do you connect to the terminal server
> on a terminal client and then install the application via ClickOnce from a
> url or UNC path on the terminal client?
>
> I am researching on deploy application via ClickOnce on a terminal server
> and will get it back to you ASAP. If I have any misunderstanding, please
> point them out.
>
>
> Sincerely,
> Linda Liu
> Microsoft Online Community Support
>
>

"Linda Liu [MSFT]" wrote:

> Hi BParker,
>
> I set up a Windows application project containing app.config and an xml
> data files. I use Windows XP Remote Desktop Connection to connect to a
> terminal server (Windows 2003 Server) and log on the terminal server as an
> administrator. Then I install the application via ClickOnce using a url on
> the terminal server.
>
> The result of my test is as follows.The appname.exe.config file always
> resides in the application folder where the executable application resides.
> As for the xml data file, when I set the Publish Status of the xml file to
> 'Data File', the xml file resides in the data folder. When I set the
> Publish Status of the xml file to 'Include', the xml file resides in the
> application folder.
>
> What kind of terminal service do you use to connect to the terminal server?
> (You could get Windows XP Remote Desktop Connection software at
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=80111F21-D48D-426E-
> 96C2-08AA2BD23A49&displaylang=en. However, it requires that the terminal
> server runs Windows XP with Remote Desktop enabled .)
>
> What kind of user you log on the terminal server as? Is the user a normal
> user or an administrator?
>
> You may have a try log on the terminal server as an administrator to see if
> the problem still exists.
>
> Hope this helps and I look forward to your reply.
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
> Linda Liu
> Microsoft Online Community Support
>
>