Missing file or directory after Installshield installation

Question

I'm a web developer building a windows console app for the first time in years. It reads a database, uses ClosedXML to create an Excel workbook, then mails the workbook.

App runs fine on my laptop. I'm using Installshield LE with VS2015. I pointed the "Add Files" dialog to my bin\Release directory, and it got all my .DLLS, .XML, .EXE, etc. I copied the DiskImages\DISK1 directory to my server. It installs without error on my server, but when I RDP and execute from its shortcut, I get a System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null.

I can't tell where the error is popping, but I suspect that since I get a lot of string values from the App.config file, it can't find that file, so it passes an empty string to a MailAddress constructor. Shouldn't app.config be included as part of the .EXE when I "Add Files" in IS?

Also on the "Add Folders" dialog I added a folder named "Documents", but it is nowhere to be found on the server file system. I must be configuring the setup wrong, but I don't know how.

You'll need to add the app.config to the installer as well. An app.config is not part of the .exe. — Broots Waymb, Jan 31 '18 at 01:47
@BrootsWaymb: That was it, thanks very much. If you add your comment to an answer, I'll mark it "answered". — Nolo Problemo, Jan 31 '18 at 17:12

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 31 '18 at 17:21

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The app.config is a separate file from the .exe.
You'll need to add the app.config to the installer as well.

answered Jan 31 '18 at 17:21

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