Publish ASP.NET MVC 2 application from command line and Web.config transformations

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Good day!

I've found this solution here: VS2010 Web Publish command line version of File System deploy

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

But it seems that Web.config transformations are not performed.

May be there is better\cleaner way to duplicate "Publish Web" VS2010 dialog?

Update: The answer which is marked is the shortest command-line to perform publish, that I've found so far. Web.config transformations ARE applied, but connection strings are treated differently, here is a description\workaround

Derek Morrison · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-01 12:10:50Z

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This might work (which I found here):

msbuild solution.sln /p:Configuration=Release;DeployOnBuild=true;DeployTarget=Package;_PackageTempDir=..\publish

However, it gave me the following error when I tried to run it (which I'm still working to fix):

C:\[path]\[config]\csautoparameterize\original\web.config(40): error ASPCONFIG: It is an error to use a section registered as allowDefinition='MachineToApplication' beyond application level. This error can be caused by a virtual directory not being configured as an application in IIS.

answered Mar 1, 2011 at 12:10

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artvolk Over a year ago

It works for me to make a publish (that's the shortest and the cleanest way to get output to separate folder), but Web.config is not transformed, here how my connection string looks after publish

<add name="ExampleConnectionString" connectionString="$(ReplacableToken_ExampleConnectionString-Web.config Connection String_0)" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient"/>

artvolk Over a year ago

update: all my transformations except connection strings are processed!!! Is there any way to get it to work for connection strings? It seems to be by design: forums.asp.net/p/1569934/4043217.aspx

im_nullable · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-24 06:06:00Z

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Excerpt from: http://ashwaniksharma.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!AD160FFA5932F17E!206.entry

MSBuild .\MyProject.csproj /t:TransformWebConfig;/p:Configuration=Release;DeployOnBuild=True;PackageAsSingleFile=False;outdir=c:\_OuputDir\

edited Feb 24, 2011 at 6:06

answered Feb 24, 2011 at 1:01

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artvolk Over a year ago

It looks like it should done what I'm looking for, but I've got the following message and nothing changes:

TransformWebConfigCore: Skipping target "TransformWebConfigCore" because all output files are up-to-date with respect to the input files.

Derek Morrison Over a year ago

It seems the transformed web.config is placed under obj\<config name>\TransformWebConfig\transformed in the MVC app folder when you do this command. Not sure what ties this together and produces the final package as publish in Visual Studio does.

Asier · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-08 08:25:29Z

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My solution for CCNET with the Web.config transformation:

<tasks>
    <msbuild>
        <executable>C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe</executable>
        <workingDirectory>E:\VersionesCC\Trunk_4\SBatz\Gertakariak_Orokorrak\GertakariakMS\Web</workingDirectory>
        <projectFile>GertakariakMSWeb2.vbproj</projectFile>
        <targets>Build</targets>
        <timeout>600</timeout>
        <logger>C:\Program Files\CruiseControl.NET\server\ThoughtWorks.CruiseControl.MSBuild.dll</logger>
        <buildArgs>
            /noconsolelogger /p:Configuration=Release /v:diag
            /p:DeployOnBuild=true
            /p:AutoParameterizationWebConfigConnectionStrings=false
            /p:DeployTarget=Package
            /p:_PackageTempDir=E:\Aplicaciones\GertakariakMS2\Web
        </buildArgs>
        </msbuild>
</tasks>

answered May 8, 2013 at 8:25

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Prutswonder Over a year ago

The parameter "/p:AutoParameterizationWebConfigConnectionStrings=false" was new for me. I've added it to the MSBUILD commandline and it did the trick.

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