I added 3 html files to my project and the change is reflected in my csproj file.
But to deploy this on to a web server, is it enough if I drop these 3 files in the appropriate directory? Or is there any build/assembly deploy needed because of csproj change?
Html files do not require build, just copy the files
IF you have code behind for aspx files then you need to deploy the dll.
Add the file to your project.
Set the build action to "content".
Set "copy to output directory" to "copy always".
The file should be included in the same folder as the rest of your deployment. You should be able to see it by building it and looking in the \bin\release or the \bin\debug folder. If it's not there, click on the Application Files button and see if it shows up there.
Deploying the HTML files to your web server simply requires you copy the HTML files to the appropriate directory.
The resulting change in your .csproj was really only made to keep track of the files within your IDE but no, you wouldn't need to rebuild/redeploy the resulting DLL just for static files.
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I am trying to add an entire folder in the publication files, I have found several configurations but none of them work for me, for example
ASP.NET Core: Exclude or include files on publish
But it does not work for me, the folder I want to add is in the root of my project.
And I want to see it in the publication archives in this way
I have tried to add the folder to the publication in this way
I am using .NET CORE 2.1 and Visual Studio 15.7.5
What am I doing wrong?
Assuming the files are located in or below the wwwroot folder, just set the Build Action to Content (for each file) and it will get copied when publishing.
(My project only uses files below wwwroot, so I can't comment on a different folder.)
There is no need to manually edit the csproj.
If the folder/files is above the wwwroot folder, then right-click on the file and select "properties". In the properties window/pane, set "Copy to Output Directory" to "Copy Always" or "Copy if newer". This will post the folders and files in the right directory during the "Publish" process.
I have website project with a publish profile set up to publish to ~\www\Website (the project source folder is ~\Website)
There is an .xml file in ~\Website\bin that is included in the project (it's the only file from the \bin folder that is) which is required for the CMS (Sitecore).
Looking at the included file's properties menu, Build Action is set as Content and Copy To Output directory is set as Copy Always.
When I run the publish, the file is not copied to ~\www\Website\bin but instead is placed in ~\www\Website\bin\bin.
I've tried changing the "Items to deploy" in the projects Package/Publish properties to "All files in this project" as describe here but the result does not change.
This is quite vexing and I've not been able understand why it occurs. Does anyone have any insight? Thanks.
The basic logic behind "Copy always/if newer" is that the subdirectory structure is preserved when the files are copied to the output directory. Files that are located in subdirectories of your project are copied into the output directory in the same subdirectory structure.
ProjectDir\a.txt -> OutputDir\a.txt
ProjectDir\Subdir\b.txt -> OutputDir\Subdir\b.txt
By default, the bin-directory is the output directory of a web application. So if you put the file into the bin-subdir then it will be copied into bin\bin as you describe.
In order to solve this, move the file to the project directory. It will be copied to the output directory (bin) without a subdirectory.
Let's say you create a C# console application, in Visual Studio, and within the application you create a folder called "Content". How would you force the project to include this folder during the build?
What I mean by this, is I want this "Content" folder to be present in /bin/Debug when I build the project. Currently, this new "Content" folder is not being outputted/created in the /bin/Debug folder.
Right click on the project, select Properties > Build Events, then put the following script in the Post-build event command line:
xcopy /E "$(ProjectDir)\Content" "$(TargetDir)\Content\*"
Screenshot:
This script is stored in your .csproj file, so the build will work in the TFS Build Agent as well.
For each file within your Content folder, you should be able to set the Copy to Output Directory property to Copy Always, in the Properties panel.
I don't think you can apply this property to a folder directly, so if you're only looking to include blank folder, it might just be easier to get the console app to create the blank folder you require at runtime.
If you have files in the folder, you would just set "Copy to Output Directory" to "Copy Always". If you don't really have any files, I usually just add a ReadMe.txt
I´m deploying a project in c# windows forms project, that have a file in bin\Release folder that is needed to run correctly the app(it has some configurations to the use of a dll). when i run the app everything is ok. but if I try to deploy using visual studio, and add the file to the Apllication Folder, doens´t work. (no error messages, it happens exactilly the same if take that file from the bin\Release folder)
How can I deploy the project correctlly ?
config files for DLLs are not used in deployed applications. If you need to tweak the configuration of your dll, copy the corresponding sections to the exe config file.
Only the main assembly configuration is taken.
First, you will need to include the file in your solution.
Then, you need to set the Copy To Output Folder property to "Copy Always" or "Copy if Newer".
I have various files in my Visual Studio Solutions that have to be copied to the bin/Debug folder if I change it.
I tried to set Copy to Output Directory - Copy always but it doesnt work. So how can i make sure that when building these files are copied to bin/debug?
Here a screenshot from one example:
Make sure the build action for the files are marked as content, otherwise they will not be copied while building.
Content - The file is not compiled, but is included in the
Content output group. For example,
this setting is the default value for
an .htm or other kind of Web file.
Are you using the Debug profile? The build section of your properties has an output path which is set to bin/debug if you are using this profile.