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Assembly

During assembly, the files that make up a CA Gen .NET Application are placed into an MSI file. Later, the MSI file is invoked and installed using standard Windows tools. The following diagram shows how this is accomplished.

Once the Cascade Library and Load Modules to be assembled into an MSI file have been selected, select Action, Assemble or click the Assemble toolbar icon to open the MSI .NET Assemble Details dialog.

Note: You must not select the DDL module.

1. The MSI .NET Assemble Details dialog allows you to specify the properties of the MSI file including its name.

   If an ASP.NET Web Client has been selected for assembly, you can specify the client's properties.

   For a detailed explanation of this dialog, see MSI Assembling in the Build Tool Guide.

2. The Build Tool executes a script that performs the following tasks:
   • The files of the selected CA Gen ASP.NET Web Clients and/or CA Gen .NET Servers are placed into the MSI file.
   • The generated configuration files are updated with information from the MSI .NET Assemble Details dialog.

   Upon completion, the CA Gen–generated .NET Application is ready for installation on the target system. If necessary, copy the MSI file to the target system.

3. Activating the MSI file will cause the installation to be performed. The installation automatically creates the IIS virtual directory needed to invoke the CA Gen .NET Servers as well as register the CA Gen .NET Servers with COM+. After the installation has completed, the application is ready for execution.