First test with the Wix Installer, writes a shortcut to the Start Menu and drops the exe into the Program Files (x86) folder.

AdvertsingProfitControl.sln

@@ -1,26 +1,44 @@
 
 Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
-# Visual Studio 14
+# Visual Studio 15
-VisualStudioVersion = 14.0.25420.1
+VisualStudioVersion = 15.0.26403.3
 MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "AdvertsingProfitControl", "AdvertsingProfitControl\AdvertsingProfitControl.csproj", "{4A45C665-5D02-4724-9CC5-C0C50CA44760}"
 EndProject
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "StringInputParseTester", "StringInputParseTester\StringInputParseTester.csproj", "{2663661B-3D90-4D42-B05E-8038923A2891}"
 EndProject
+Project("{930C7802-8A8C-48F9-8165-68863BCCD9DD}") = "SetupProject", "SetupProject\SetupProject.wixproj", "{EB640D80-1A1E-4835-90B3-83A688419321}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
+		Debug|x86 = Debug|x86
 		Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU
+		Release|x86 = Release|x86
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
 		{4A45C665-5D02-4724-9CC5-C0C50CA44760}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
 		{4A45C665-5D02-4724-9CC5-C0C50CA44760}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{4A45C665-5D02-4724-9CC5-C0C50CA44760}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{4A45C665-5D02-4724-9CC5-C0C50CA44760}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
 		{4A45C665-5D02-4724-9CC5-C0C50CA44760}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{4A45C665-5D02-4724-9CC5-C0C50CA44760}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{4A45C665-5D02-4724-9CC5-C0C50CA44760}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{4A45C665-5D02-4724-9CC5-C0C50CA44760}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 		{2663661B-3D90-4D42-B05E-8038923A2891}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
 		{2663661B-3D90-4D42-B05E-8038923A2891}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{2663661B-3D90-4D42-B05E-8038923A2891}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{2663661B-3D90-4D42-B05E-8038923A2891}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
 		{2663661B-3D90-4D42-B05E-8038923A2891}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{2663661B-3D90-4D42-B05E-8038923A2891}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{2663661B-3D90-4D42-B05E-8038923A2891}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{2663661B-3D90-4D42-B05E-8038923A2891}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{EB640D80-1A1E-4835-90B3-83A688419321}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|x86
+		{EB640D80-1A1E-4835-90B3-83A688419321}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|x86
+		{EB640D80-1A1E-4835-90B3-83A688419321}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|x86
+		{EB640D80-1A1E-4835-90B3-83A688419321}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|x86
+		{EB640D80-1A1E-4835-90B3-83A688419321}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|x86
+		{EB640D80-1A1E-4835-90B3-83A688419321}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|x86
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE

AdvertsingProfitControl/AdvertsingProfitControl.csproj

@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Taxable.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TextFormat.cs" />
     <Compile Include="BackPageGenerator.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="DatabaseVersionControl.cs" />
     <Compile Include="FrmAddRecord.cs">
       <SubType>Form</SubType>
     </Compile>

AdvertsingProfitControl/DatabaseVersionControl.cs

@@ -1,197 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Data;
-using System.Data.Common;
-using System.Data.OleDb;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using System.Windows.Forms;
-
-namespace AdvertsingProfitControl
-{
-    internal class DatabaseVersionControl
-    {
-        FrmLogConsole _console = FrmLogConsole.GetStaticInstance;
-
-        public string GetDatabaseVerionNumber(string connectionString)
-        {
-            var versionNumber = "0.0.0.0";
-            var oleDbCommand = new OleDbCommand
-            {
-                CommandText = "SELECT VersionNumber FROM Version"
-            };
-            var connection = new OleDbConnection(connectionString);
-            oleDbCommand.Connection = connection;
-
-            try
-            {
-                connection.Open();
-                var reader = oleDbCommand.ExecuteReader();
-                while(reader != null && reader.Read())
-                {
-                    versionNumber = reader[0].ToString();
-                }
-            }
-            catch (OleDbException e)
-            {
-                //Due to primitive nature of the original database (v0.3.0.0), which did not contain a Version table, an error 
-                //will be kicked out trying to extract the version number from the database. So, just assume this isn't an 
-                //OleDb error of some type.
-                _console.WriteToLog(FrmLogConsole.Level.Warning, "Testing for the database's version yielded an error.\nVersion number will be assumed to be 0.3.0.0.");
-                _console.WriteToLog(FrmLogConsole.Level.Debug, e.Message);
-                versionNumber = "0.3.0.0";
-            }
-            finally
-            {
-                connection.Close();
-            }
-
-            return versionNumber;
-        }
-
-        public bool UpdateVersionPointFive(string connectionString, out string versionNumber)
-        {
-            var updated = false;
-            //Create a backup of the database
-            File.Copy(Application.StartupPath + "\\APCDatabase.accdb", Application.StartupPath + "\\APCDatabase.bak", true);
-            var connection = new OleDbConnection(connectionString);
-            var oleDbCommand = new OleDbCommand
-            {
-                CommandText = "SELECT FK_AdItemID, FK_DateID, FK_GroupID FROM APC",
-                Connection = connection
-            };
-
-            using (connection)
-            {
-                connection.Open();
-                var apcReturnTable = new List<string>();
-
-                using(var reader = oleDbCommand.ExecuteReader())
-                {
-                    //Each record's structure is as follows (index based):
-                    // 0 - FK_AdItemID, 1 - FK_DateID and 2 - FK_GroupID
-                    var groupID = 0;
-                    var rowAttribute = 0;
-                    var adItemID = "";
-                    var dateID = "";
-                    while(reader != null && reader.Read())
-                    {
-                        apcReturnTable.Add(reader[0] + "," + reader[1] + "," + reader[2]);
-                    }
-                    reader?.Close();
-                    //Update the FK_GroupID's data type.
-                    //oleDbCommand.CommandText = "ALTER TABLE APC ALTER COLUMN FK_GroupID NUMBER";
-                    //oleDbCommand.ExecuteNonQuery();
-                    //Insert the new columns into the APC table.
-                    oleDbCommand.CommandText = "ALTER TABLE APC ADD COLUMN RowPosition NUMBER, RowAttribute NUMBER";
-                    oleDbCommand.ExecuteNonQuery();
-
-                    //Change the object to update mode
-                    oleDbCommand.CommandText =
-                        "UPDATE APC SET RowAttribute = ?, RowPosition = ?, FK_GroupID = ? WHERE FK_AdItemID = ? AND FK_DateID = ?";
-
-                    var rowPosition = 1;
-                    foreach (var splitRow in apcReturnTable.Select(row => row.Split(',')))
-                    {
-                        if (splitRow[1] != dateID)
-                        {
-                            rowPosition = 1;
-                        }
-                        groupID = 0;
-                        rowAttribute = 0;
-                        if (splitRow.Length == 3)
-                        {
-                            adItemID = splitRow[0];
-                            dateID = splitRow[1];
-                            var splitGroupIDs = splitRow[2].Split('|');
-                            if (splitGroupIDs.Length == 2)
-                            {
-                                if (splitGroupIDs[1] != "")
-                                {
-                                     groupID = int.Parse(splitGroupIDs[1]);
-                                }
-                                if (splitGroupIDs[0] != "")
-                                {
-                                    rowAttribute = int.Parse(splitGroupIDs[0]);
-                                }
-                                
-                            }
-                            else if (splitGroupIDs.Length == 1)
-                            {
-                                //Try parsing the value to an int and check how big it is.
-                                //Less then three (3) means either a header or member row identifier, whereas a three (3) or greater means an ad special row.
-                                var parsedVal = 0;
-                                if (int.TryParse(splitGroupIDs[0], out parsedVal))
-                                {
-                                    if (parsedVal > 2)
-                                    {
-                                        groupID = parsedVal;
-                                    }
-                                    else if (parsedVal < 3)
-                                    {
-                                        rowAttribute = parsedVal;
-                                    }
-                                }
-                            }
-                        }
-                        else
-                        {
-                            adItemID = splitRow[0];
-                            dateID = splitRow[1];
-                        }
-
-                        //Update the new row with the information.
-                        oleDbCommand.Parameters.Clear();
-                        if (rowAttribute == 0)
-                        {
-                            oleDbCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("RowAttribute", OleDbType.Empty);
-                        }
-                        else
-                        {
-                            oleDbCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("RowAttribute", rowAttribute);            
-                        }
-                        oleDbCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("RowPosition", rowPosition);
-                        if (groupID == 0)
-                        {
-                            oleDbCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("RowAttribute", OleDbType.Empty);
-                        }
-                        else
-                        {
-                            oleDbCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("GroupID", groupID);
-                        }    
-                        oleDbCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("AdItemID", adItemID);
-                        oleDbCommand.Parameters.AddWithValue("DateID", dateID);
-
-                        if (oleDbCommand.ExecuteNonQuery() != 1)
-                        {
-                            MessageBox.Show("An error has occurred trying to upgrade the database", "Fatal Error");
-                            break;
-                        }
-
-                        rowPosition++;
-                    }
-                    //Update the FK_GroupID's data type.
-                    oleDbCommand.Parameters.Clear();
-                    oleDbCommand.CommandText = "ALTER TABLE APC ALTER COLUMN FK_GroupID NUMBER";
-                    oleDbCommand.ExecuteNonQuery();
-                    oleDbCommand.CommandText = "ALTER TABLE APC ALTER COLUMN ProjectionSold TEXT";
-                    oleDbCommand.ExecuteNonQuery();
-                    //Apply an update patch for version 0.3.0.0 database by adding a version table and inserting the version number into the database.
-                    oleDbCommand.CommandText = "CREATE TABLE Version (ID AUTOINCREMENT PRIMARY KEY, VersionNumber TEXT)";
-                    oleDbCommand.ExecuteNonQuery();
-                    //Insert the version number into the new table
-                    oleDbCommand.CommandText = "INSERT INTO Version (VersionNumber) VALUES ('0.5.0.0')";
-                    oleDbCommand.ExecuteNonQuery();
-
-                    versionNumber = "0.5.0.0";
-
-                    updated = true;
-                }
-            }
-
-            return updated;
-        }
-    }
-}

AdvertsingProfitControl/FrmLogConsole.cs

@@ -96,10 +96,6 @@ namespace AdvertsingProfitControl
             try
             {
                 message = $"{level}: {message}";
-                if (level != Level.Info)
-                {
-                    GlobalClasses.WriteToLog(DateTime.Now + ": " + message + Environment.NewLine);   
-                }
                 logListView.Items.Add(message);
                 logListView.Items[index].ForeColor = color;
             }

AdvertsingProfitControl/FrmManageAdItems.Designer.cs

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
         /// </summary>
         private void InitializeComponent()
         {
+            System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager resources = new System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager(typeof(FrmManageAdItems));
             this.adItemsListView = new System.Windows.Forms.ListView();
             this.addUpdateItemButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
             this.removeAdItemButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@
             this.Controls.Add(this.addUpdateItemButton);
             this.Controls.Add(this.adItemsListView);
             this.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.Fixed3D;
+            this.Icon = ((System.Drawing.Icon)(resources.GetObject("$this.Icon")));
             this.Name = "FrmManageAdItems";
             this.StartPosition = System.Windows.Forms.FormStartPosition.CenterScreen;
             this.Text = "Manage Ad Items";

AdvertsingProfitControl/FrmManageSuppliers.Designer.cs

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
         /// </summary>
         private void InitializeComponent()
         {
+            System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager resources = new System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager(typeof(FrmManageSuppliers));
             this.suppliersListBox = new System.Windows.Forms.ListView();
             this.descriptionTextBox = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
             this.descriptionLabel = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@
             this.Controls.Add(this.deleteSupplierButton);
             this.Controls.Add(this.registerSupplierButton);
             this.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.Fixed3D;
+            this.Icon = ((System.Drawing.Icon)(resources.GetObject("$this.Icon")));
             this.MaximizeBox = false;
             this.MinimizeBox = false;
             this.Name = "FrmManageSuppliers";

AdvertsingProfitControl/FrmRegisterAdSpecial.Designer.cs

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
         /// </summary>
         private void InitializeComponent()
         {
+            System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager resources = new System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager(typeof(FrmRegisterAdSpecial));
             this.registerAdSpecialButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
             this.deleteAdSpecialButton = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
             this.newAdSpecialLabel = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@
             this.Controls.Add(this.deleteAdSpecialButton);
             this.Controls.Add(this.registerAdSpecialButton);
             this.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.Fixed3D;
+            this.Icon = ((System.Drawing.Icon)(resources.GetObject("$this.Icon")));
             this.MaximizeBox = false;
             this.MinimizeBox = false;
             this.Name = "FrmRegisterAdSpecial";

AdvertsingProfitControl/NewModifyRecord.Designer.cs

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
         /// </summary>
         private void InitializeComponent()
         {
+            System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager resources = new System.ComponentModel.ComponentResourceManager(typeof(NewModifyRecord));
             this.mainLayoutPanel = new System.Windows.Forms.TableLayoutPanel();
             this.mainMenuStrip = new System.Windows.Forms.MenuStrip();
             this.FileMainMenu = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
@@ -952,6 +953,7 @@
             this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
             this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(1821, 980);
             this.Controls.Add(this.mainLayoutPanel);
+            this.Icon = ((System.Drawing.Icon)(resources.GetObject("$this.Icon")));
             this.MinimumSize = new System.Drawing.Size(1000, 1000);
             this.Name = "NewModifyRecord";
             this.Text = "Modify Record";

SetupProject/Product.wxs

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi">
+	<Product Id="*" Name="SetupProject" Language="1033" Version="1.0.0.0" Manufacturer="Garritt McCune" UpgradeCode="a416a558-d7c0-4f24-8b1e-2d01761ad15f">
+		<Package InstallerVersion="200" Compressed="yes" InstallScope="perMachine" />
+
+		<MajorUpgrade DowngradeErrorMessage="A newer version of [ProductName] is already installed." />
+    <!--Not set by default, EmbedCab="yes" embeds the cabinet file into the installer-->
+		<MediaTemplate EmbedCab="yes"/>
+
+		<Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="AdvertisingProfitControl" Level="1">
+			<ComponentGroupRef Id="ProductComponents" />
+      <ComponentRef Id="ApplicationShortcut" /> 
+		</Feature>
+	</Product>
+    
+	<Fragment>
+    <!--Install Directory-->
+		<Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
+			<Directory Id="ProgramFilesFolder">
+				<Directory Id="INSTALLFOLDER" Name="Advertising Profit Control" />
+			</Directory>
+      <!--Define shortcut-->
+      <Directory Id="ProgramMenuFolder">
+        <Directory Id="ApplicationProgramsFolder" Name="Advertising Profit Control"/>
+      </Directory>
+     <!--App data folder-->
+        <Directory Id="LocalAppDataFolder">
+            <Directory Id="AppDataFolder" Name="APC" />
+        </Directory>    
+		</Directory>
+	</Fragment>
+ <!--Define the shortcut-->
+  <Fragment>
+    <DirectoryRef Id="ApplicationProgramsFolder">
+      <Component Id="ApplicationShortcut" Guid="*">
+          <Shortcut Id="ApplicationStartMenuShortcut" 
+                    Name="Advertising Profit Control"
+                    Description="Profit Control Recording Software"
+                    Target="[#AdvertsingProfitControl.exe]"
+                    WorkingDirectory="APPLICATIONROOTDIRECTORY"/>
+          <RemoveFolder Id="CleanUpShortCut" Directory="ApplicationProgramsFolder" On="uninstall"/>
+          <RegistryValue Root="HKCU" Key="Software\Microsoft\AdvertsingProfitControl" Name="installed" Type="integer" Value="1" KeyPath="yes"/>
+      </Component>
+    </DirectoryRef>
+  </Fragment>
+  
+	<Fragment>
+		<ComponentGroup Id="ProductComponents" Directory="INSTALLFOLDER">
+			<!-- TODO: Remove the comments around this Component element and the ComponentRef below in order to add resources to this installer. -->
+			<Component Id="AdvertisingProfitControl.exe">
+      <File Source="$(var.AdvertsingProfitControl.TargetPath)" />
+		  </Component>
+		</ComponentGroup>
+	</Fragment>
+</Wix>

SetupProject/SetupProject.wixproj

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" DefaultTargets="Build" InitialTargets="EnsureWixToolsetInstalled" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
+    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">x86</Platform>
+    <ProductVersion>3.10</ProductVersion>
+    <ProjectGuid>eb640d80-1a1e-4835-90b3-83a688419321</ProjectGuid>
+    <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
+    <OutputName>SetupProject</OutputName>
+    <OutputType>Package</OutputType>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|x86' ">
+    <OutputPath>bin\$(Configuration)\</OutputPath>
+    <IntermediateOutputPath>obj\$(Configuration)\</IntermediateOutputPath>
+    <DefineConstants>Debug</DefineConstants>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|x86' ">
+    <OutputPath>bin\$(Configuration)\</OutputPath>
+    <IntermediateOutputPath>obj\$(Configuration)\</IntermediateOutputPath>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="Product.wxs" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\AdvertsingProfitControl\AdvertsingProfitControl.csproj">
+      <Name>AdvertsingProfitControl</Name>
+      <Project>{4a45c665-5d02-4724-9cc5-c0c50ca44760}</Project>
+      <Private>True</Private>
+      <DoNotHarvest>True</DoNotHarvest>
+      <RefProjectOutputGroups>Binaries;Content;Satellites</RefProjectOutputGroups>
+      <RefTargetDir>INSTALLFOLDER</RefTargetDir>
+    </ProjectReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(WixTargetsPath)" Condition=" '$(WixTargetsPath)' != '' " />
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\WiX\v3.x\Wix.targets" Condition=" '$(WixTargetsPath)' == '' AND Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\WiX\v3.x\Wix.targets') " />
+  <Target Name="EnsureWixToolsetInstalled" Condition=" '$(WixTargetsImported)' != 'true' ">
+    <Error Text="The WiX Toolset v3 build tools must be installed to build this project. To download the WiX Toolset, see http://wixtoolset.org/releases/" />
+  </Target>
+  <!--
+	To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it.
+	Other similar extension points exist, see Wix.targets.
+	<Target Name="BeforeBuild">
+	</Target>
+	<Target Name="AfterBuild">
+	</Target>
+	-->
+</Project>

SetupProject/obj/Debug/SetupProject.wixproj.BindBuiltOutputsFileListnull.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+C:\Users\Crypto\Documents\Source Control\AdvertisingProfitControl\SetupProject\bin\Debug\SetupProject.msi
+C:\Users\Crypto\Documents\Source Control\AdvertisingProfitControl\SetupProject\bin\Debug\SetupProject.wixpdb

SetupProject/obj/Debug/SetupProject.wixproj.BindContentsFileListnull.txt

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+C:\Users\Crypto\Documents\Source Control\AdvertisingProfitControl\AdvertsingProfitControl\bin\Debug\AdvertsingProfitControl.exe

SetupProject/obj/Debug/SetupProject.wixproj.BindOutputsFileListnull.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+C:\Users\Crypto\Documents\Source Control\AdvertisingProfitControl\SetupProject\bin\Debug\SetupProject.msi
+C:\Users\Crypto\Documents\Source Control\AdvertisingProfitControl\SetupProject\bin\Debug\SetupProject.wixpdb

SetupProject/obj/Debug/SetupProject.wixproj.FileList.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+C:\Users\Crypto\Documents\Source Control\AdvertisingProfitControl\SetupProject\bin\Debug\SetupProject.msi
+C:\Users\Crypto\Documents\Source Control\AdvertisingProfitControl\SetupProject\bin\Debug\SetupProject.wixpdb
+obj\Debug\Product.wixobj
+obj\Debug\SetupProject.wixproj.BindContentsFileListnull.txt
+obj\Debug\SetupProject.wixproj.BindOutputsFileListnull.txt
+obj\Debug\SetupProject.wixproj.BindBuiltOutputsFileListnull.txt