InPlaceHostingManager Class

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Deployment.Application

Assembly:: System.Deployment.dll

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Install or update a ClickOnce deployment on a computer.

public ref class InPlaceHostingManager : IDisposable

public class InPlaceHostingManager : IDisposable

type InPlaceHostingManager = class
    interface IDisposable

Public Class InPlaceHostingManager
Implements IDisposable

Inheritance: Object
InPlaceHostingManager

Implements: IDisposable

Examples

The following code example shows how to use InPlaceHostingManager to install a ClickOnce application programmatically on a client computer.

InPlaceHostingManager iphm = null;

public void InstallApplication(string deployManifestUriStr)
{
    try
    {
        Uri deploymentUri = new Uri(deployManifestUriStr);
        iphm = new InPlaceHostingManager(deploymentUri, false);
    }
    catch (UriFormatException uriEx)
    {
        MessageBox.Show("Cannot install the application: " + 
            "The deployment manifest URL supplied is not a valid URL. " +
            "Error: " + uriEx.Message);
        return;
    }
    catch (PlatformNotSupportedException platformEx)
    {
        MessageBox.Show("Cannot install the application: " + 
            "This program requires Windows XP or higher. " +
            "Error: " + platformEx.Message);
        return;
    }
    catch (ArgumentException argumentEx)
    {
        MessageBox.Show("Cannot install the application: " + 
            "The deployment manifest URL supplied is not a valid URL. " +
            "Error: " + argumentEx.Message);
        return;
    }

    iphm.GetManifestCompleted += new EventHandler<GetManifestCompletedEventArgs>(iphm_GetManifestCompleted);
    iphm.GetManifestAsync();
}

void iphm_GetManifestCompleted(object sender, GetManifestCompletedEventArgs e)
{
    // Check for an error.
    if (e.Error != null)
    {
        // Cancel download and install.
        MessageBox.Show("Could not download manifest. Error: " + e.Error.Message);
        return;
    }

    // bool isFullTrust = CheckForFullTrust(e.ApplicationManifest);

    // Verify this application can be installed.
    try
    {
        // the true parameter allows InPlaceHostingManager
        // to grant the permissions requested in the applicaiton manifest.
        iphm.AssertApplicationRequirements(true) ; 
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        MessageBox.Show("An error occurred while verifying the application. " +
            "Error: " + ex.Message);
        return;
    }

    // Use the information from GetManifestCompleted() to confirm 
    // that the user wants to proceed.
    string appInfo = "Application Name: " + e.ProductName;
    appInfo += "\nVersion: " + e.Version;
    appInfo += "\nSupport/Help Requests: " + (e.SupportUri != null ?
        e.SupportUri.ToString() : "N/A");
    appInfo += "\n\nConfirmed that this application can run with its requested permissions.";
    // if (isFullTrust)
    // appInfo += "\n\nThis application requires full trust in order to run.";
    appInfo += "\n\nProceed with installation?";

    DialogResult dr = MessageBox.Show(appInfo, "Confirm Application Install",
        MessageBoxButtons.OKCancel, MessageBoxIcon.Question);
    if (dr != System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK)
    {
        return;
    }

    // Download the deployment manifest. 
    iphm.DownloadProgressChanged += new EventHandler<DownloadProgressChangedEventArgs>(iphm_DownloadProgressChanged);
    iphm.DownloadApplicationCompleted += new EventHandler<DownloadApplicationCompletedEventArgs>(iphm_DownloadApplicationCompleted);

    try
    {
        // Usually this shouldn't throw an exception unless AssertApplicationRequirements() failed, 
        // or you did not call that method before calling this one.
        iphm.DownloadApplicationAsync();
    }
    catch (Exception downloadEx)
    {
        MessageBox.Show("Cannot initiate download of application. Error: " +
            downloadEx.Message);
        return;
    }
}

/*
private bool CheckForFullTrust(XmlReader appManifest)
{
    if (appManifest == null)
    {
        throw (new ArgumentNullException("appManifest cannot be null."));
    }

    XAttribute xaUnrestricted =
        XDocument.Load(appManifest)
            .Element("{urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1}assembly")
            .Element("{urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2}trustInfo")
            .Element("{urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2}security")
            .Element("{urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2}applicationRequestMinimum")
            .Element("{urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2}PermissionSet")
            .Attribute("Unrestricted"); // Attributes never have a namespace

    if (xaUnrestricted != null)
        if (xaUnrestricted.Value == "true")
            return true;

    return false;
}
*/

void iphm_DownloadApplicationCompleted(object sender, DownloadApplicationCompletedEventArgs e)
{
    // Check for an error.
    if (e.Error != null)
    {
        // Cancel download and install.
        MessageBox.Show("Could not download and install application. Error: " + e.Error.Message);
        return;
    }

    // Inform the user that their application is ready for use. 
    MessageBox.Show("Application installed! You may now run it from the Start menu.");
}

void iphm_DownloadProgressChanged(object sender, DownloadProgressChangedEventArgs e)
{
    // you can show percentage of task completed using e.ProgressPercentage
}

    Dim WithEvents iphm As InPlaceHostingManager = Nothing

    Public Sub InstallApplication(ByVal deployManifestUriStr As String)
        Try
            Dim deploymentUri As New Uri(deployManifestUriStr)
            iphm = New InPlaceHostingManager(deploymentUri, False)
            MessageBox.Show("Created the object.")
        Catch uriEx As UriFormatException
            MessageBox.Show("Cannot install the application: " & _
                            "The deployment manifest URL supplied is not a valid URL." & _
                            "Error: " & uriEx.Message)
            Return
        Catch platformEx As PlatformNotSupportedException
            MessageBox.Show("Cannot install the application: " & _
                            "This program requires Windows XP or higher. " & _
                            "Error: " & platformEx.Message)
            Return
        Catch argumentEx As ArgumentException
            MessageBox.Show("Cannot install the application: " & _
                            "The deployment manifest URL supplied is not a valid URL." & _
                            "Error: " & argumentEx.Message)
            Return
        End Try

        iphm.GetManifestAsync()
    End Sub

    Private Sub iphm_GetManifestCompleted(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As GetManifestCompletedEventArgs) Handles iphm.GetManifestCompleted
        ' Check for an error.
        If (e.Error IsNot Nothing) Then
            ' Cancel download and install.
            MessageBox.Show("Could not download manifest. Error: " & e.Error.Message)
            Return
        End If

        ' Dim isFullTrust As Boolean = CheckForFullTrust(e.ApplicationManifest)

        ' Verify this application can be installed.
        Try
            ' the true parameter allows InPlaceHostingManager
            ' to grant the permissions requested in the application manifest. 
            iphm.AssertApplicationRequirements(True)
        Catch ex As Exception
            MessageBox.Show("An error occurred while verifying the application. " & _
                            "Error text: " & ex.Message)
            Return
        End Try

        ' Use the information from GetManifestCompleted() to confirm 
        ' that the user wants to proceed.
        Dim appInfo As String = "Application Name: " & e.ProductName
        appInfo &= ControlChars.Lf & "Version: " & e.Version.ToString()
        appInfo &= ControlChars.Lf & "Support/Help Requests: "

        If Not (e.SupportUri Is Nothing) Then
            appInfo &= e.SupportUri.ToString()
        Else
            appInfo &= "N/A"
        End If

        appInfo &= ControlChars.Lf & ControlChars.Lf & _
            "Confirmed that this application can run with its requested permissions."

        ' If isFullTrust Then
        '    appInfo &= ControlChars.Lf & ControlChars.Lf & _
        '        "This application requires full trust in order to run."
        ' End If

        appInfo &= ControlChars.Lf & ControlChars.Lf & "Proceed with installation?"

        Dim dr As DialogResult = MessageBox.Show(appInfo, _
            "Confirm Application Install", MessageBoxButtons.OKCancel, MessageBoxIcon.Question)
        If dr <> System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then
            Return
        End If

        ' Download the deployment manifest. 
        ' Usually, this shouldn't throw an exception unless 
        ' AssertApplicationRequirements() failed, or you did not call that method
        ' before calling this one.
        Try
            iphm.DownloadApplicationAsync()
        Catch downloadEx As Exception
            MessageBox.Show("Cannot initiate download of application. Error: " & downloadEx.Message)
            Return
        End Try
    End Sub

#If 0 Then
    Private Function CheckForFullTrust(ByVal appManifest As XmlReader) As Boolean
        Dim isFullTrust As Boolean = False

        If (appManifest Is Nothing) Then
            Throw New ArgumentNullException("appManifest cannot be null.")
        End If

        Dim xaUnrestricted As XAttribute
        xaUnrestricted = XDocument.Load(appManifest) _
            .Element("{urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1}assembly") _
            .Element("{urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2}trustInfo") _
            .Element("{urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2}security") _
            .Element("{urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2}applicationRequestMinimum") _
            .Element("{urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2}PermissionSet") _
            .Attribute("Unrestricted")  ' Attributes never have a namespace


        If xaUnrestricted Then
            If xaUnrestricted.Value = "true" Then
                Return True
            End If
        End If

        Return False
    End Function
#End If

    Private Sub iphm_DownloadProgressChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As DownloadProgressChangedEventArgs) Handles iphm.DownloadProgressChanged
        ' you can show percentage of task completed using e.ProgressPercentage
    End Sub

    Private Sub iphm_DownloadApplicationCompleted(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As DownloadApplicationCompletedEventArgs) Handles iphm.DownloadApplicationCompleted
        ' Check for an error.
        If (e.Error IsNot Nothing) Then
            ' Cancel download and install.
            MessageBox.Show("Could not download and install application. Error: " & e.Error.Message)
            Return
        End If

        ' Inform the user that their application is ready for use. 
        MessageBox.Show("Application installed! You may now run it from the Start menu.")
    End Sub

Remarks

You can use InPlaceHostingManager to write programs that install ClickOnce applications programmatically. For example, you can use this class in a controlled system management software (SMS) environment or in situations where you need a complex installation that performs a number of pre-installation or post-installation operations on the local computer. Generally, you will want to use the members of this class in a specific order:

Create a new instance of InPlaceHostingManager.
Download the deployment manifest by using GetManifestAsync.
Check that the application can be run with the appropriate permissions by using AssertApplicationRequirements.
Download and install the application by using DownloadApplicationAsync.

If you call any of these parameters out of order, they will throw an exception.

InPlaceHostingManager can install a ClickOnce application, but cannot execute it. Some methods in this class, such as Execute, are reserved for use when downloading a Windows Presentation Foundation-based application that runs inside a Web browser.

To use InPlaceHostingManager to download and install applications, you must make sure that the certificate for signing the ClickOnce applications you plan to install is already installed on client computers as a trusted publisher. For more information on trusted publishers, see Trusted Application Deployment Overview.

Note

There is currently a product limitation that prevents InPlaceHostingManager from working correctly when you debug your code using Visual Studio. If you debug your application in Visual Studio by using the F5 key, the sample will throw mysterious exceptions when you call DownloadApplicationAsync. To debug using Visual Studio, start the application without debugging, and then attach the debugger. Alternatively, you can use another debugger, such as WinDbg.

Constructors

InPlaceHostingManager(Uri, Boolean)	Creates a new instance of InPlaceHostingManager to download and install the specified application, which can be either a stand-alone Windows Forms-based application or an application hosted in a Web browser.
InPlaceHostingManager(Uri)	Creates a new instance of InPlaceHostingManager to download and install the specified browser-hosted application.

Methods

AssertApplicationRequirements()	Determines whether the ClickOnce application has the appropriate permissions and platform dependencies to run on the local computer.
AssertApplicationRequirements(Boolean)	Determines whether the ClickOnce application has the appropriate permissions and platform dependencies to run on the local computer.
CancelAsync()	Cancels an asynchronous download operation.
Dispose()	Releases all resources used by the InPlaceHostingManager.
DownloadApplicationAsync()	Downloads an application update in the background.
Execute()	Launches the ClickOnce application, if and only if it is a Windows Presentation Foundation-based application running in a Web browser.
GetManifestAsync()	Downloads the deployment manifest of the ClickOnce application in the background, and raises an event when the operation has either completed or encountered an error.
UninstallCustomAddIn(String)	Removes a previously installed user-defined component of an application.
UninstallCustomUXApplication(String)	Removes a ClickOnce application that includes the <customUX> element.

Events

DownloadApplicationCompleted	Occurs when the application has finished downloading to the local computer.
DownloadProgressChanged	Occurs when there is a change in the status of an application or manifest download.
GetManifestCompleted	Occurs when the deployment manifest has been downloaded to the local computer.

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