Web Application Project - Copy to output directory config files not transformed. about slow-cheetah

[nixkuroi]

This is happening to me too. I have an app.config in another project that is supposed to be copied on compile and it appears that it is being copied before the transform occurs. I've even tried copying in a post build event and it's not done transforming then either. When I look at the file in the Release folder, it's been transformed, so my guess is that the copy is firing before the transform or replacement is complete.

vs2012 .net 4 MVC3

[sphuphanich]

For me publishing locally transforms just fine but on the TeamBuild 2012 server nothing happens for web applications. I have a separate web.config and entlib.config. Console applications transform just fine. Please add a web application to your sample apps.

[sayedihashimi]

I'm not sure everyone here is talking about the same thing or not. It sounds in this thread there are the following things being discussed:

1. Web App Project doesn't transform non-web.config on publish (kennethito)
2. How to copy the transformed file in a post-build event (nixkuroi)
3. The transform is not getting invoked in my Team Build 2012 server (seanp789)

Based on the title of this issue lets focus on Web App Project doesn't transform non-web.config on publish. Guys for the other items, if you are still having problems, please open a new issue with more details.

@kennethito are you sure that you are using the latest version of SlowCheetah (version 2.4.1 available here).

I just tried it with the latest version and things look to work. Checkout this video: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/40134810/SlowCheetah/issue-30.wmv.

If you have the latest version but it is still not working, on the original file (i.e foo.xml in the video example) right-click and select Add Transform again. I fixed up some code in that handler so that may do the trick.

@seanp789 checkout the video I linked above. I will add a sample web app to the samples as well. I'd like it to be a bit more functional than what I have in the video though. I've created issue #32 to track this.

[kennethito]

@sayedihashimi Took a look at the video. The xml file needs to be set to copy to the output directory (bin). The copy that goes into the bin is not transformed, while the copy sitting at the original location is.

[derrysmith]

@nixkuroi I have came across the exact same issue and was just wondering if you were able to find a resolution for it.

[nixkuroi]

I believe I eventually just wrote a batch file that I run after publish that copies the transformed file to the correct locations. I never did get it to copy into the right folders during publish, but the transform did happen, so in that it was worth it. Two steps, but still far less manual than before.

On Oct 5, 2012, at 3:00 PM, kamor16 [email protected] wrote:

@nixkuroi I have came across the exact same issue and was just wondering if you were able to find a resolution for it.

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[derrysmith]

thanks. I was actually able to get it to work by updating the .csproj file
to run a copy statement using AfterTargets="TransformAllFiles" instead of a
post build event. on my phone now but when I get back to a computer I can
send along the link I followed.

thanks again for your reply.

On Saturday, October 6, 2012, nixkuroi wrote:

I believe I eventually just wrote a batch file that I run after publish
that copies the transformed file to the correct locations. I never did get
it to copy into the right folders during publish, but the transform did
happen, so in that it was worth it. Two steps, but still far less manual
than before.

On Oct 5, 2012, at 3:00 PM, kamor16 <[email protected]<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', '[email protected]');>>
wrote:

@nixkuroi I have came across the exact same issue and was just wondering
if you were able to find a resolution for it.

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[sayedihashimi]

@kamor16 you are correct. If you need to execute any action after files are transformed you should use the technique which you described. Create a target and then add AfterTargets="TransformAllFiles". As you stated a post-build event will not work as it's not specific enough.

I will investigate the issue where non-web.config files are not being transformed when getting into the bin folder. I've slotted it for the next release. I will keep you all posted.

/cc @nixkuroi

[nixkuroi]

Are you copying it to all other project bin folders from the original project? Is there a way to do that without specifying each of them, or do I need to do it in each csproj copying it to its own bin?

On Oct 6, 2012, at 9:55 AM, kamor16 [email protected] wrote:

thanks. I was actually able to get it to work by updating the .csproj file
to run a copy statement using AfterTargets="TransformAllFiles" instead of a
post build event. on my phone now but when I get back to a computer I can
send along the link I followed.

thanks again for your reply.

On Saturday, October 6, 2012, nixkuroi wrote:

I believe I eventually just wrote a batch file that I run after publish
that copies the transformed file to the correct locations. I never did get
it to copy into the right folders during publish, but the transform did
happen, so in that it was worth it. Two steps, but still far less manual
than before.

On Oct 5, 2012, at 3:00 PM, kamor16 <[email protected]<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', '[email protected]');>>
wrote:

@nixkuroi I have came across the exact same issue and was just wondering
if you were able to find a resolution for it.

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[glerler]

I am probably in error but I cannot get a web app config file to transform when published to a directory. I can preview the transform OK but it does not get published to the folder specified in the profile. Thx

[sayedihashimi]

Can someone give specific step-by-step directions here? Its not clear what us not working.

[sayedihashimi]

FYI I just tried the following and it looks like its working.

1. Create a new project
2. Add transform details to web.debug.config/web.release.config
3. Add foo.xml
4. Add Transform on foo.xml
5. Add transform details to foo.debug.config/foo.release.config
6. Publish to an Azure Web Site using MSDeploy

From what I can see it looks like its working

[glerler]

Thanks for taking the time to response.

2.5 version of SC

VS 2012

I have not been using MSDeploy, I publish to the file system. Issue??

1.   .NET web project
   

2.  Create external files for the web.config, such as “appsettings.config”.  web.config uses the configsource to direct to the external file.
   

3.  Add transformations for the external files for release/debug
   

4.  I can preview the transformations OK.
   

5.  Use VS profiles to publish to the files system.  The transforms don’t seem to make it to the target folder.  The transforms seem make it to the bin folder though.
   

Any clue ?

Thanks

Glenn

From: Sayed Ibrahim Hashimi [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 9:17 PM
To: sayedihashimi/slow-cheetah
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Subject: Re: [slow-cheetah] Web Application Project - Copy to output directory config files not transformed. (#30)

FYI I just tried the following and it looks like its working.

1. Create a new project
2. Add transform details to web.debug.config/web.release.config
3. Add foo.xml
4. Add Transform on foo.xml
5. Add transform details to foo.debug.config/foo.release.config
6. Publish to an Azure Web Site using MSDeploy

From what I can see it looks like its working

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[sayedihashimi]

File System publish for web only supports extensibility from the command line. When publishing from VS the same extensibility doesn't exist in the UI. So there is nothing SlowCheetah can do here. For this the best thing to do is open a bug at connect.microsoft.com.

If you publish from the command line with the profile can be achieved with msbuild.exe /p:DeployOnBuild=true /p:Profile=

[glerler]

Thanks,

I will give it a shot.

I have something else to add to the list of MS “oh by they way’s”

G

From: Sayed Ibrahim Hashimi [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 12:21 PM
To: sayedihashimi/slow-cheetah
Cc: glerler
Subject: Re: [slow-cheetah] Web Application Project - Copy to output directory config files not transformed. (#30)

File System publish for web only supports extensibility from the command line. When publishing from VS the same extensibility doesn't exist in the UI. So there is nothing SlowCheetah can do here. For this the best thing to do is open a bug at connect.microsoft.com.

If you publish from the command line with the profile can be achieved with msbuild.exe /p:DeployOnBuild=true /p:Profile=

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[sayedihashimi]

If you open the bug I'll do my best to get it implemented.

I'm going to close this item now.