How to run an app from another computer

[Puiu]

Hi,

I've created a windows forms application (VS 2005) and i would like to place it on server so that other computers on my network run it from there.

 

I already copied the software on the server, but when i try to run it from another computer it simply says that the application has stopped working.

 

Thanks

[digioz]

Take a look at this article:

 

http://community.prestwood.com/ASPSuite/KB/document_view.asp?qid=100507

 

I think you could benefit from using ClickOnce deployment to have people run / deploy your applications off your server.

 

 

Pete

[joe_pool_is]

I think you could benefit from using ClickOnce deployment to have people run / deploy your applications off your server.

Hi Pete,

I came across this because I need to do something similar. The difference I have is that my application will be run on multiple Citrix servers, and ClickOnce Deployment does not seem to work with Citrix servers.

 

I am curious to hear other solutions, though.

[Nate Bross]

Can you elaborate a little bit more on what your trying to do with Citrix?

 

Are you running an application through Citrix for end users?

 

Or are you trying to start an application on the Citrix server from a remote machine?

[digioz]

Hi Pete,

I came across this because I need to do something similar. The difference I have is that my application will be run on multiple Citrix servers, and ClickOnce Deployment does not seem to work with Citrix servers.

 

I am curious to hear other solutions, though.

 

Maybe I am not understanding the problem correctly, but isn't the whole idea of having a Citrix Server to allow non-windows and windows users alike to run an application off of a main server? If that's the case then all you would have to do is to install your application on the Server itself, and Terminal users would be able to access it.

 

If your setting however is more of a Thin Client type setting however I would recommend that you create a bootstrap application to install and launch your application on the fly.

 

Pete