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2.25.2002

 

Run WinForms app from network



Simple method
Make web page with a link to your EXE. When clicked, runtime will automatically download the exe to the download cache and run from there. Supporting assemblies are downloaded when needed.
Next time the user clicks that same link, runtime does version checking and downloads necessary updates. Runs the app
from the download cache.

Cool method
Write small "stub" exe, that just does a Assembly.LoadFrom( URL ), then run it.
This will similarly get downloaded to download cache and check versions, etc.


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