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.NET Forum / Languages / C# / January 2008zero footprint
How would you develop a zero footprint application, is the smart client application a zero footprint application? Thanks. > How would you develop a zero footprint application, is the smart > client application a zero footprint application? I'd first ask you to define "zero footprint application". What's that? The only applications that consume no resources are the applications that are not running at all. Do you mean "web application"? Or perhaps "one-click installation"? Or perhaps "application that requires no installation"? Or "application that doesn't store any files"? Or...  SignatureJ. > > How would you develop a zero footprint application, is the smart > > client application a zero footprint application? [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > -- > J. sorry for the vague question. I think 'zero footprint' means client box should not have any content of your application or the application has to run in 'low' security, I am not sure??? I would like to know in the following situations. Lets say if I had to create a 'smart client' application, which is installed through 'click once' and it consumes some files that are not in its data folder to do some 'file upload'. I know you could create click once application to work as connected mode only and disconnected mode also. If you were to run the click once app in disconnected mode then it is not zero foot print. But if this application would be a connected mode only, will the app be a 'zero footprint' application, meaning no app or data is kept on client box? What I know about connected mode also the application has to be installed and I think it will get installed in a temp folder or some (I not sure) and the content is not kept in definite place like other offline programs. Second part, if I have a web application what makes a zero footprint, I thought by default, web apps are zero foot print apps. Does it mean, you are not supposed to have any activex components or something like it? > meaning no app or data is kept on client box? ClickOnce pretty-much always downloads itself and runs locally (even in online mode) - it just hides itself away in a system folder in the user's profile. Strictly speaking there are some things you can do in the manifest to delay-load parts of it, but mot times it isn't worth the pain. If you use a settings file, then that will also save locally (unless you customise it, perhaps using the new Orcas features). Any other data is up to you to store, so only you can answer. Zero-touch is an exe typically run directly from a local network share; but by default the system won't trust this exe - hence it requires pre-configuration (caspol) - and (as per other post) might shadow-copy anyway (but not permenantly). Browser apps I would suggest fit your description, and yes: they shouldn't install their own ActiveX without a good reason ('cos it won't work on many browsers or platforms - Win/IE only). Marc >>> How would you develop a zero footprint application, is the smart >>> client application a zero footprint application? [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > sorry for the vague question. I think 'zero footprint' means client Is this a client requirement? If it is I would ask you to go back to the client and ask what they mean about it. I've seen similar questions and discussions when talking to sales people that have to respond to bidding documents containing vague and under-documented criteria. Try answering a question in a bidding document asking if the application has "Fast R/M Support". If you don't know what it means, and we don't know what it means, it will be impossible for us to help you and impossible for you to tell us how we can help you. Basically, unless you know what the question means, it's impossible to know if an answer fits. But on the off chance I might be right: The answer is 42. SignatureLasse Vågsæther Karlsen mailto:lasse@vkarlsen.no http://presentationmode.blogspot.com/ PGP KeyID: 0xBCDEA2E3 > >>> How would you develop a zero footprint application, is the smart > >>> client application a zero footprint application? [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Lasse, Thanks and I thought the answer is 27 :) I will do what you have asked. > > >>> How would you develop a zero footprint application, is the smart > > >>> client application a zero footprint application? [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > > - Visa citerad text - Nope, check out SoftGrid, 0 installation, but it takes up some space and cost $$$ to manage and package. its 26.99999999999 they just roundet it up... but what was the q again.. and stole chr$(12) those b*stards >> How would you develop a zero footprint application, is the smart >> client application a zero footprint application? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > perhaps "application that requires no installation"? Or "application > that doesn't store any files"? Or... Perhaps it's an application that doesn't leave dirty footprints in your house. You never know :) SignatureLasse Vågsæther Karlsen mailto:lasse@vkarlsen.no http://presentationmode.blogspot.com/ PGP KeyID: 0xBCDEA2E3 Well, first define zero footprint (do you mean zero-touch?). A typical smart-client, however, could still be deployed in a number of ways: ClickOnce, zero-touch, an installer or xcopy. All of these except zero-touch will require space on the local disk. Zero-touch typically requires first configuring the local computer to silently trust the source (perhaps via caspol) - which is often quite problematic in itself, and even *then* it might cache locally first, again taking disk space. Web-based (browser) apps might be described as zero footprint; potentially (if not encrypted) it might take cache space in the temp internet area, but that isn't long-term storage. Marc Free MagazinesGet these publications absolutely FREE for up to 12 months. There are no hidden fees and no obligation. Simply choose a title, complete the application form and submit it. Read more ...
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