Logo Questions Linux Laravel Mysql Ubuntu Git Menu
HTML CSS JAVASCRIPT SQL PYTHON PHP BOOTSTRAP JAVA JQUERY R React Kotlin
 

How do I create an EXE file from Windows Forms? [closed]

Tags:

c#

winforms

I have a simple project in C#. It's a Windows Forms application.

I want to be able to make this into an EXE file to be able to give this out to some of my friends. I am using Visual Studio 2015.

Before you say that there is an application file in the bin/debug folder, yes, I know that. The thing is that I want to be able to create this into just one file where they won't be able to access the code.

like image 935
kris594 Avatar asked Dec 13 '15 20:12

kris594

People also ask

How do I make a Windows Form application executable?

Step6:- Now this is main step to create the step. Open Solution Explorer->Click on 'solution'test'('project)->Add New Project->Select other project types from left window->Select visual studio Installer->Select the setup Wizard-> write your setup name in below(mysetup)->click OK.

How do you create a setup file .exe file in Windows Forms application in Visual Studio 2019?

Go to Extensions > Manage Extensions > Online > Search, find, download and install Microsoft Visual Studio Installer Projects extension. 2). Add a new Setup Project in your solution > right-click Application Folder > Add > Project Output… > choose the corresponding Project > select Primary output > OK.

1 Answers

Very simple steps:

  1. Compile the application in Release mode:
  • Visual Studio:
    enter image description here
  • .NET Framework MSBuild: msbuild.exe ConsoleApp1.sln /t:Build /p:Configuration=Release
  • .NET Core CLI: dotnet build -c Release (you may need to configure the project to output EXE)
  1. Open the solution folder
  2. Open the application project folder
  3. Open the Bin folder
  4. Open the Release folder
  5. Copy the .exe file
  6. Share it.
like image 143
Camilo Terevinto Avatar answered Oct 24 '22 18:10

Camilo Terevinto
Sign in to Comment

Related questions

How to turn if, else if logic into a ternary operator?
Binding a WPF Button CommandParameter to the Button itself in DataTemplate
Cannot implement type XYZ with a collection initializer because it does not implement 'System.Collections.IEnumerable'
Simulate keyboard input in C#
C# Print list of string array
Asp.Net Core 2.0-2.2 Kestrel not serving static content
How to iterate over two arrays at once?
Determine version of SQL Server from ADO.NET
Convert or map a list of class to another list of class by using Lambda or LINQ?
What is the difference between a static class and a namespace? (in C#)
Convert string to array in without using Split function
How do I convert a 12 hour time string into a C# TimeSpan?
Run as administrator: requireAdministrator & ClickOnce + emulating system time
How to check if a string contains any element of a List<string>?
How can I parse HTTP urls in C#?
Determining checked Radiobutton from groupbox in WPF following MVVM
Why am I getting "The name Regex does not exist in the current context" from my C# code?
Skip null values with custom resolver
Insert string into a filepath string before the file extension C#
How to convert base64 value from a database to a stream with C#

Donate For Us

If you love us? You can donate to us via Paypal or buy me a coffee so we can maintain and grow! Thank you!