Distribution of an app

[shickey]

Hi

Can anyone tell me what app files are installed when you distribute an VB.NET app ?

Meaning, do all the files in the BIN directory go, what about all the forms or are they all compiled, what prevents users from modifying any forms or code ?

Thanks
shickey da newbie

[Phil Weber]

Generally just the .exe, possibly a .config and any .dlls in the \bin directory. If you use any COM components or third-party .NET components that are registered in the GAC, they must be distributed and installed as well.

[arjonesiii]

The DLL or EXE code you'll distribute is MSIL, not source, and so is not *easily* modifiable by most people. However it is modifiable by some knowledgable programmers. You can purchase or download code obfuscators that make the files far more difficult to modify.