Missing _PublishedWebsites directory, global.asax and web.config

Question

I used to write my own msbuild xml configuration file to compile and package my asp applications. Usualy, calling the msbuild target on the solution generates a _PublishedWebsites directory in my OutDir directory.

<Target Name="Compile" DependsOnTargets="Init">
        <MSBuild Projects="$(SolutionFile)" 
             Targets="Rebuild"
             Properties="OutDir=%(BuildDir.FullPath);
             Configuration=$(Configuration);
             Platform=$(BuildPlatform);
             DebugSymbols=$(DebugSymbols);
             DebugType=$(DebugType);
             AllowedReferenceRelatedFileExtensions=$(AllowedReferenceRelatedFileExtensions)" />
</Target>

But for my last projet it does not.

All the code is in the OutDir and the _PublishedWebsites directory is not created... The global.asax and web.config files are also missing.

Do you have any clue?

Answer 1

I was able to retrieve the classical _PublishedWebsite deployment directory adding the following lines to my .csproj web project file :

  <PropertyGroup>
    <VisualStudioVersion Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)' == ''">10.0</VisualStudioVersion>
    <VSToolsPath Condition="'$(VSToolsPath)' == ''">$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v$(VisualStudioVersion)</VSToolsPath>
  </PropertyGroup>

Hope it helps!