WalkThrough: Deploying ActiveReports WPF Application

Following is a step by step guide to deploy an ActiveReports WPF application.

1. Open ActiveReports WPF application in Visual Studio.

2. Add the following ten assemblies in 'References' for the project and set their 'Copy Local' property to 'true'.

   GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Chart.v7.dll=  
   GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Diagnostics.v7.dll  
   GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Document.v7.dll  
   GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Export.Image.Unsafe.v7.dll  
   GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Export.Image.v7.dll  
   GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Export.Rdf.v7.dll  
   GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Extensibility.v7.dll  
   GrapeCity.ActiveReports.v7.dll  
   GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Viewer.Win.v7.dll  
   GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Viewer.Wpf.v7.dll
   

3. Build the application.

4. Right Click on the project file from the solution explorer and select Properties.
5. Click Publish->Application Files
6. Set zh-CN\WPFToolkit.resources.dll to Exclude as highlighted in the following image:
7. Click OK.
8. Click Save to save the application.
9. Right Click on the project file from the solution explorer and select Publish.
10. Enter the desired location, press Next.
11. Select From a CD- ROM or a DVD-ROM and press Next.
12. Select The Application will not check for updates.
13. Press Finish.
14. Go to the Location where the application was published.
15. Copy the Folder to a machine without ActiveReports installed.
16. Open the Setup File.
17. Press Install.

And the application is deployed!