DX Server Installer By Brendon Muck----------------------------------------------------------Based on some of the comments from Julian's EULA blog, I whipped up a little application to handle deploying DevExpress assemblies to a list of target servers and installing them into the Global Assembly Cache of those target machines.
How it Works:This application uses the Microsoft PsExec tool to invoke console line commands on a remote machine. In this case, it calls the .NET GacUtil executable to install an assembly into the Global Assembly Cache. You select the assemblies you want to install, they are copied to the target server(s), and installed.
How to Use It:Rather than retrieve assemblies from the Global Assembly Cache, I went the lazy way and simply browse a directory for DevExpress dlls. This defaults at start-up to the directory where I have MY DevExpress dlls installed. Browse for a directory, or start typing one in (the ButtonEdit control will autocomplete your path for you--did you know that you can do that?) and click "Load Assemblies". Read more: DevExpress
How it Works:This application uses the Microsoft PsExec tool to invoke console line commands on a remote machine. In this case, it calls the .NET GacUtil executable to install an assembly into the Global Assembly Cache. You select the assemblies you want to install, they are copied to the target server(s), and installed.
How to Use It:Rather than retrieve assemblies from the Global Assembly Cache, I went the lazy way and simply browse a directory for DevExpress dlls. This defaults at start-up to the directory where I have MY DevExpress dlls installed. Browse for a directory, or start typing one in (the ButtonEdit control will autocomplete your path for you--did you know that you can do that?) and click "Load Assemblies". Read more: DevExpress