ClickOnce Reference

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The following pages describe the structure of the XML files used to represent ClickOnce applications.

In This Section

ClickOnce Application Manifest
Lists and describes the elements and attributes that make up an application manifest.

ClickOnce Deployment Manifest
Lists and describes the elements and attributes that make up a deployment manifest.

Product and Package Schema Reference
Lists product and package file elements.

ClickOnce Unmanaged API Reference
Lists unmanaged public APIs from dfshim.dll.

Reference

ClickOnce Security and Deployment
Provides detailed conceptual information about ClickOnce deployment.

System.Deployment.Application
Provides links to reference documentation of the public classes that support ClickOnce within managed code.

Publishing ClickOnce Applications
Provides walkthroughs and how-to's that perform ClickOnce tasks.