To Create a Web Setup Project for Web Sites

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In this section, you create a Web Setup Project for Web Sites from the deployment projects that are available in Visual Studio. You must have a completed Web Site that uses Crystal Reports. For an example, see the Project Setup in Setting Up the Development Environment.

  1. In Visual Studio, open your Web Site.

  2. On the File menu, point to Add, and then click New Project.

  3. Navigate to the Project Types panel of the AddNew Project dialog box.

    • If you are using Visual Studio 2005 or 2008, expand Other Project Types and select Setup and Deployment Projects.
    • If you are using Visual Studio .NET 2003, select Setup and Deployment Projects.

  4. In the Templates panel, select Web Setup Project.

  5. Choose an appropriate name for the project and specify its location and then click OK.

For the purposes of this tutorial, the setup project is referred to by the default name WebSetup1.

  1. On the File System tab, click Web Application Folder.

  2. In the Properties window, set the DefaultDocument property to the start page (an ASPX file) for the Web Site.

The VirtualDirectory property of the Web Setup Project has been set to the project name.