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I have created a project in vb.net which uses mappoint 2004. I am now at the stage where I would like to distribute it using the built in setup project in Visual Studio 2003.

Can anyone tell me how I go about doing this. Ideally I want the setup project to automatically install the components needed for mappoint 2004, after first checking if mp2004 already exists.

Many thanks

I can't believe that after one year nobody has answered this poor blokes post.

I empthasise with the man because I too have stumbled across this awful problem.

I have created a Windows setup project and have included the primary output from my C# windows project. This project uses both the MapPointControl and the MapPoint Library DLLs. Since you can't include the two references directly because the MapPoint Control installs its own version of the MapPoint type library (which unfornunately does not contain all the functionality from the 'normal' MapPoint library)..read this http://support.microsoft.com/kb/302898/EN-US/

Anyways...when you add the primary output I have the following assemblies placed into the setup project...

1. AxInterop.MapPoint.dll (control)
2. Interop.MapPoint.dll (the controls own version of the mappoint library)
3. MapPointApp.dll (the renamed original MapPoint library)
4. MPEU82.tlb (type library)

1, 2 and 3 are marked as vsdraDoNotRegister. 4 (the type lib) is marked as vsdrfCOM.

I have installed the project on a client machine which has a full legal copy of MapPoint installed. The installation is fine, however when you attempt to run the program it throws an exception (an exception I cant handle). Anybody else had similar problems...or is this post doomed to go stagnate one year on!

Hi,

I certainly hope not !

Thanks for your feedback. I hope someone jumps in to get the answer I'm interested in it too.

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You cannot distribute the MapPoint dlls and expect your application to run correctly. Your customers will need MapPoint installed already in order for your application to work.

The only Dll's you may want to consider bundling with your application is the Interop.MapPoint.dll file.