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How to exclude ASP.NET web site code-behind files from compile?


I am refactoring a stack of ASP.NET pages. I'd like to compile and test the ones I've completed. However, Visual Studio won't let me run the Web Site with compile errors on the non-refactored pages. How can I temporarily exclude them without removing them from the project itself? Can you do so through configuration of some sort?


Solution

  • On Visual studio 2010 or later, you can achieve the functionality in two ways.

    1)Right click the file, select 'Exclude From Project'

    2)Right click the file, select 'Properties' --> select 'Configuration Properties' --> select 'General' --> choose 'Yes' from drop down menu for option 'Excluded From Build'