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Convert APPLICATION to VDP

Can you convert APPLICATION to VDP?
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Is it possible to convert APPLICATION to VDP?
No - not a direct conversion.

Spurious legacy database pairing (software_count 0); .vdp is unrelated and there is no meaningful conversion from a ClickOnce deployment manifest.

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Converting APPLICATION to VDP

A .APPLICATION file and a .VDP file hold different kinds of data, so there is no direct way to turn one into the other.

A full step-by-step guide for this conversion is on the way; the information above is drawn straight from our database.

About these formats

.APPLICATION ClickOnce Deployment Manifest

A .application file is a Microsoft ClickOnce deployment manifest - a small signed XML file that tells Windows where to download and launch a .NET program. It is not the program itself. On…

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.VDP Microsoft Visual Studio deployment project file

A .VDP file is associated with Microsoft Visual Studio deployment project, a developer file.

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