BusinessObjects Enterprise SDK for .NET (Windows Forms)

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Post Author: Hemal Mehta

CA Forum: .NET

Hi,

Is it possible to use BO enterprise SDK for .NET in the windows forms (Client/Server) applications? I am asking this because the documentation completely talks about the developing web applications.

Thanks

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Post Author: Argan

CA Forum: .NET

It is possible, but not supported. All samples are web samples and any issues would have to be reproduced in a web app.

Deploying the runtimes for Enterprise would be a huge pain for windows applications across multiple users. You need to use the Enterprise CD to deploy the runtimes since there is no msi or merge modules for it.

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Post Author: Hemal Mehta

CA Forum: .NET

Hi Argan,

Thanks for your reply.

I know there will be issues if I wish to do this in Windows Forms, but what I was thinking to do is to have all the BusinessObjects processing related code in a code library project and have it deployed as a COM+ component and only have the GUI as windows forms. The former will run in the server where BusinessObjects .NET SDK and server components are installed and the later would be distributed as a windows forms project.

How does this sound?

Thanks

Hemal