Where is Release mode

[INeedADip]

How do I compile things in release mode...
I have only done a web projects in Visual Studio 2005, and I go "Publish Web
Site" when it's time to release that.

But now I have created a Windows Service that I am ready to release. In the
2003 version I would just change the dropdown from "Debug" to "Release",
compile it, then use the installutil to install it. How do I do this in
2005? I keep getting all the debuggin files everytime I compile it... (
*.pdb files from my other libraries).
I tried the "Publish" option from the Build menu item, and it appears to
make an installation for the project, but when I run it, it just installs it
like a normal appliation and I get an error saying that the service isn't
installed.....

I just want the .exe and all .dll's without the .pdb's.
Any help would be appreciated.

[Peter Bromberg [C# MVP]]

Add a Deployment Project to your solution (in Release configuration).
To install your service, you will need a custom action that runs
installutil /i yourservice.exe after installation.
Peter

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"INeedADip" wrote:

How do I compile things in release mode...
I have only done a web projects in Visual Studio 2005, and I go "Publish Web
Site" when it's time to release that.

But now I have created a Windows Service that I am ready to release. In the
2003 version I would just change the dropdown from "Debug" to "Release",
compile it, then use the installutil to install it. How do I do this in
2005? I keep getting all the debuggin files everytime I compile it... (
*.pdb files from my other libraries).
I tried the "Publish" option from the Build menu item, and it appears to
make an installation for the project, but when I run it, it just installs it
like a normal appliation and I get an error saying that the service isn't
installed.....

I just want the .exe and all .dll's without the .pdb's.
Any help would be appreciated.