Deploying WCF app on a computer without .NET 3.0 installed

Question

I try to figure out how to install and run WCF appliaction on a computer without the .NET 3.0 installed. I know that the WCF app uses app.config file which requires some goo in machine.config. How to achieve this? Do I need to instal the entire .NET 3.0 on all my clients? Or maybe there is only some redistributable WCF instal. If so how can I do it in a Click-Once appllication?

Thanks in advance,
Marcin Celej

Answer 1

Hi Marcin,

 

as far as I know, you need to install the .net framework 3.0 redistributable on the client running the service. There is no "WCF-only" redistributables.

 

Regards

 

Régis Baccaro

 

Answer 2

.net framework 3.0 is basically .NET2.0 + WCF ... Unless you got a few spare months to cut WPF and WF out. Then again the clients may need tehse down the track.  Also the complete release is heavily compressed.

 

Regards,

 

Ben

Answer 3

hi mercin

I dont think any such redistributable wcf install is available. But the question is whether you have separate client application that is consuming WCF service from a Server or you have both client and wcf app on same machine.

In first case you need .net 3.0 fx on client system only if your client application is using any .net 3.0 component like

WPF. In second case you do need to install .net 3.0 in all system. In this case u can always set prerequsite (to install .net 3.0) in the clickonce project.

 

 

Om

 

Answer 4

IIRC, you'll also need to make your ClickOnce app require FullTrust too, since WCF in .NET 3.0 doesn't have APTCA (AllowPartiallyTrustedCallersAttribute). .NET 3.5's WCF does have APTCA.