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Transforming web.config before publishing to server with WebDeploy (TransformXml)
I have a WebAPI / EntityFramework project that I am working on and I publish updates to the server quite often (using WebDeploy).
My setup uses custom defaultConnectionFactory in order to create connection string based on certain criteria.
Every time I push an update to sever, an new connection string is added to my web.config file:
name: MyProject.Lib.Data.DataCon text
value: MyProject.Lib.Data.DataCon text_Conne ctionStrin g
I found a solution (http://stackoverflow.com/ a/3622821/ 573208) that looks like exactly what I am looking for but I could not make it work.
I added this line at the end of my project file
The article states that I need to
That's where I got confused:
- Where should I place the <TransformXml ... /> section and how to I find out which is the "the right ItemGroup"
- How do I "make sure that target gets fired prior to the call to Package"
Any help would be much appreciated
My setup uses custom defaultConnectionFactory in order to create connection string based on certain criteria.
Every time I push an update to sever, an new connection string is added to my web.config file:
name: MyProject.Lib.Data.DataCon
value: MyProject.Lib.Data.DataCon
I found a solution (http://stackoverflow.com/
I added this line at the end of my project file
<UsingTask TaskName="TransformXml" AssemblyFile="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v14.0\Web\Microsoft.Web.Publishing.Tasks.dll" />
right before </Project> closing tag. But could not go any more further.The article states that I need to
place <TransformXml Source="web.config" Transform="web.release.conand thenfig" Destination="$(DeployPath) \web.confi g" /> in the right item group
make sure that target gets fired prior to the call to Package
That's where I got confused:
- Where should I place the <TransformXml ... /> section and how to I find out which is the "the right ItemGroup"
- How do I "make sure that target gets fired prior to the call to Package"
Any help would be much appreciated
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