Run web.config transformation from command-line

asp.net-mvc-2msbuildvisual studio 2010

Good day!

I want to have ability to build ASP.NET MVC 2 project using VS2010 Publish dialog and from command-line.

For command-line I get the following to work:

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe .\SolutionFolder\MyProject.csproj /p:Configuration=Release;DeployOnBuild=True;PackageAsSingleFile=False;outdir=c:\_OutputFolder\

The only problem I have that Web.config transformation are not applied (but added to WebDeploy package). I don't use WebDeploy. Is there any way to apply Web.config transformations?

Thanks!

Best Answer

You can also try using the XDT Transformation Tool:

http://ctt.codeplex.com

I'm using this instead of messing with obscure msbuild targets.

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Publish a Web Application from the Command Line

Save the following script as publishProject.bat

rem publish passed project 
rem params: %configuration% %destDir% %srcDir% %proj%
@echo off
SET DestPath=d:\projects\Publish\%2
SET SrcPath=d:\projects\Src\%3\
SET ProjectName=%4
SET Configuration=%1

RD /S /Q "%DestPath%" rem clear existed directory
:: build project
MSBuild  "%SrcPath%%ProjectName%.vbproj" /p:Configuration=%Configuration%
:: deploy project
::/t:TransformWebConfig
MSBuild "%SrcPath%%ProjectName%.vbproj" /target:_CopyWebApplication /property:OutDir=%DestPath%\ /property:WebProjectOutputDir=%DestPath% /p:Configuration=%Configuration%
xcopy "%SrcPath%bin\*.*" "%DestPath%\bin\" /k /y

echo =========================================
echo %SrcPath%%3.vbproj is published
echo =========================================

I call it from another batch file

@echo off
rem VS2010. For VS2008 change %VS100COMNTOOLS% to %VS90COMNTOOLS%
call "%VS100COMNTOOLS%\vsvars32.bat" 
SET ex=.\publishProject.bat Release

call %ex% KillerWebApp1 KillerWebApp1\KillerWebApp1 KillerWebApp1
call %ex% KillerWebApp2 KillerWebApp2\KillerWebApp2 KillerWebApp2
call %ex% KillerWebApp3 KillerWebApp3\KillerWebApp3 KillerWebApp3
call %ex% KillerWebApp4 KillerWebApp4\KillerWebApp4 KillerWebApp4

EDIT: Code above works for most cases but not for all. I.e. we use another asp .net application and link it as virtual folder in IIS. For this situation VS2008 worked fine with code above but VS2010 also copy files from virtual directory while deploying. The following code works properly also in VS2010 (solution was found here)

Add to your project file (*.csproj, *.vbproj)

<Target Name="PublishToFileSystem" DependsOnTargets="PipelinePreDeployCopyAllFilesToOneFolder">
    <Error Condition="'$(PublishDestination)'==''" Text="The PublishDestination property must be set to the intended publishing destination." />
    <MakeDir Condition="!Exists($(PublishDestination))" Directories="$(PublishDestination)" />

    <ItemGroup>
        <PublishFiles Include="$(_PackageTempDir)\**\*.*" />
    </ItemGroup>

    <Copy SourceFiles="@(PublishFiles)" DestinationFiles="@(PublishFiles->'$(PublishDestination)\%(RecursiveDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)')" SkipUnchangedFiles="True" />
</Target>

Change publishProject.bat to:

rem publish passed project 
rem params: %configuration% %destDir% %srcDir% %proj%
@echo off
SET DestPath=d:\projects\Publish\%2
SET SrcPath=d:\projects\Src\%3\
SET ProjectName=%4
SET Configuration=%1

:: clear existed directory
RD /S /Q "%DestPath%"

:: build and publish project
MSBuild "%SrcPath%%ProjectName%.vbproj" "/p:Configuration=%Configuration%;AutoParameterizationWebConfigConnectionStrings=False;PublishDestination=%DestPath%" /t:PublishToFileSystem

Error MSB3541: Files has invalid value

Try to search the entire solution for the value and remove it from where it occurs, and then delete the obj folder from your project. When you build again it should work.

The obj folders are hidden in Visual Studio. You can see them with a file explorer.

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Error MSB3541: Files has invalid value

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