Overwriting the App_Data directory on publish

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mc - 20 Sep 2007 11:00 GMT

I've developed a website with which users can update XML files in it's App_Data directory. Currently
when I want to update the live site I have to take a copy of the app_Data directory on the server
and reinstate it after publishing the new content. does anyone have any suggestions for the most
effective way to automate this?

TIA

MC

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Just Me - 20 Sep 2007 11:49 GMT

Cant you just exclude it from the project.

> I've developed a website with which users can update XML files in it's
> App_Data directory. Currently when I want to update the live site I have
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> MC

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mc - 20 Sep 2007 12:33 GMT

> Cant you just exclude it from the project.
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>>MC

Thanks for the sugestion However, You can't exclude a directory, so you would need to exclude each
file in the App_Data directory.

I would need to do this before each publish as I still need access to these files whilst debugging
locally.

Next Idea! :-)

Regards

MC

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Mark Rae [MVP] - 20 Sep 2007 12:58 GMT

> You can't exclude a directory

Right-click the App_Data folder in Project Explorer and select Exclude from
Project - does that not work for you...?

FWIW, I never use the Publish feature of VS.NET 2005
Instead, I use Web Deployment Projects
(http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&rlz=1T4GGIH_en-GBGB220GB220&q=Web+Deploymen
t+Project&meta=)
and FTP...

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Just Me - 20 Sep 2007 13:05 GMT

;-)

>> You can't exclude a directory
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> (http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&rlz=1T4GGIH_en-GBGB220GB220&q=Web+Deploymen
t+Project&meta=)
> and FTP...

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mc - 20 Sep 2007 13:22 GMT

I'm using "Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Developers" and when I right click on a
Directory in "Solution Explorer" (which I assume is the same as Project Explorer?) I don't get the
option to "Exclude from Project". I Do have an "Exclude from project" option for the files just not
directories.

Publish was just nice and easy as I've no knead for FTP as I write files directly to a network
share on the web server.

I will now have a look at Web Deployment Projects!

> ;-)
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t+Project&meta=)
>>and FTP...

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mc - 20 Sep 2007 14:00 GMT

Looks like the "Remove the App_Data folder from output location" Checkbox does exactly what I need!

Thanks for the tip!

Incidentally since I installed the Web Deployment Projects msi I get an error when I start VS,
"Package Load Failure" for "Microsoft.Workflow.VSDesigner.DesignerPackage". However, as I'm not
using that at the moment I shall ignore this!

Regards

MC

> I'm using "Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Developers" and
> when I right click on a Directory in "Solution Explorer" (which I assume
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>>> (http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&rlz=1T4GGIH_en-GBGB220GB220&q=Web+Deploymen
t+Project&meta=)
>>> and FTP...

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