Is add-in developed in .net 2003 machine dependent?

[sss]

Is add-in developed in .net 2003 machine dependent meaning if i want to
package it with VSTO framework 1.1 and try to install the *.exe on another
machine can i do that? I am a BA and my developers telling me that add-ins
developed in .NET 2003 are machine dependent. Any input is greatly
appreciated.

 

[XL-Dennis]

Hi,

Hm, in what way would a managed COM add-in be machine dependent?

As far as I know there are certain condition to be met in order to run it:
1. .NET Framework version 1.1 is installed
2. Relevant version of the Office PIA, for instance PIA for Office 2003 is
installed.

 

[Cindy M.]

Hi =?Utf-8?B?c3Nz?=,

Is add-in developed in .net 2003 machine dependent meaning if i want to
package it with VSTO framework 1.1 and try to install the *.exe on another
machine can i do that? I am a BA and my developers telling me that add-ins
developed in .NET 2003 are machine dependent.

No, that's not true. They can be tricky to distribute as all the
pre-requisite's must be there AND you have to set full trust on the target
machine. But they aren't machine-dependent. Nor must an Add-in be installed
so that it runs for all users on the machine. An Add-in can be set up to be
installed only for the user who's installing it (in case that's what your
"developers" are concerned about).

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[XL-Dennis]

Cindy,

... there AND you have to set full trust on the target machine...

How can this be applied to managed COM add-ins created with the Share add-in
in VB.NET and 'shimmed' with the COM Shim wizard?

I've only been able to achieve it by using a strong name for the assembly
and a digital codesign for the standard COM DLL.

 

[sss]

But the preoblem is when i run the setupfile on another machine, i am not
seeing the menu item in the tool bar. What could be the reason? I see the
entry for the add-in the registry but is not visible in WORD.

 

[Cindy M.]

Hi =?Utf-8?B?c3Nz?=,

But the preoblem is when i run the setupfile on another machine, i am not
seeing the menu item in the tool bar. What could be the reason? I see the
entry for the add-in the registry but is not visible in WORD.

Under Word's Help menu there's an entry "About..." And in this dialog box a
button labelled "Disabled items". Is your Addin listed here?

When you look at the Registry entry for the Addin, what value is given for
"Load"?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[XL-Dennis]

sss,
You have already received several suggestions in Your previous post 'add-in
for word 2003'. Check them out and post back.