Bundle script file not being rendered.

Question

Script file name:

jquery.transit.min.js

The file is in the Scripts folder,

bundles.Add(new ScriptBundle("~/bundles/jquery")
       .Include("~/Scripts/jquery-{version}.js"));

bundles.Add(new ScriptBundle("~/bundles/jqueryui")
       .Include("~/Scripts/jquery-ui-{version}.js"));

bundles.Add(new ScriptBundle("~/bundles/jqueryval")
       .Include("~/Scripts/jquery.unobtrusive*", "~/Scripts/jquery.validate*"));

bundles.Add(new ScriptBundle("~/bundles/jtransit")
       .Include("~/Scripts/jquery.transit*"));

In my View,

@Scripts.Render("~/bundles/jquery","~/bundles/jtransit")
@Scripts.Render("~/bundles/jqueryui")
@Scripts.Render("~/bundles/jqueryval")

Rendered HTML

<script src="/Scripts/jquery-1.8.3.js"></script>
<script src="/Scripts/jquery-ui-1.9.2.js"></script>
<script src="/Scripts/jquery.unobtrusive-ajax.js"></script>
<script src="/Scripts/jquery.validate.js"></script>
<script src="/Scripts/jquery.validate.unobtrusive.js"></script>

jquery.transit.min.js doesn't get rendered. What am I missing?

score 52 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 16 '13 at 20:36

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I think it will be because you only have the .min version of your file.

From your output I can see that you are running the debug build of your site. I guess as such the bundler is looking for a non-minified file.

If you were to do a Release build, then it would be bundled in OK.

I'd suggest getting a non-minified version of the transit file and including that in your Scripts folder. Failing that, just make a copy of the minified version but without the .min in the filename.

answered Jan 16 '13 at 20:36

ngm

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cannot believe that ASP.NET use that trick. No error, just fail silently!! – Hoàng Long Oct 21 '15 at 10:13
Also, if the bundle virtual path contains a dot, it would work during development but not working for published site. bundles.Add(new ScriptBundle("~/Scripts/jquery.validate").Include("~/../Scripts/jquery.validate.*")); – Tien Dinh May 03 '16 at 03:43
This solved my problem. No clues anywhere, it just didn't include the script! I remoev .min and all good – Nick.Mc May 11 '16 at 11:35
But why did Microsoft decide to ignore bundling min-files? – michaeluskov Jun 06 '16 at 11:52

score 17 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 16 '13 at 21:08

Starting in MVC4, any minimized version of your JavaScript files or CSS files are ignored in Debug mode. As ngm suggests, you need to rename your file from,

jquery.transit.min.js

to,

jquery.transit.js

Alternatively, you could modified the bundles.IgnoreList to allow minimized files to be rendered, as shown here.

score 7 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 10 '14 at 17:42

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I had to do this in Application_Start:

BundleTable.EnableOptimizations = true;

answered Mar 10 '14 at 17:42

Daniel

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score 3 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 09 '17 at 11:38

In my case, I was attempting to use a script bundle and a style bundle with the same name.

BundleConfig.cs:

bundles.Add(new ScriptBundle("~/bundles/custom")
    .Include("~/Scripts/custom.js"));

bundles.Add(new StyleBundle("~/bundles/custom")
    .Include("~/CSS/custom.css"));

_Layout.cshtml:

@Scripts.Render("~/bundles/custom")
@Styles.Render("~/bundles/custom")

This doesn't work. The last bundle added in the config survives, and @Scripts.Render("~/bundles/custom") just renders an empty line.

I am using MVC 5.2.3.

score 2 · Answer 5 · answered Oct 19 '16 at 00:24

If none of the above questions resolve your problem maybe you're missing this line

BundleConfig.RegisterBundles(BundleTable.Bundles);

from the Global.asax.cs file, if you're getting started with bundling take a look of this site: https://www.asp.net/mvc/overview/performance/bundling-and-minification

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Jul 08 '16 at 13:32

In my case Visual Studio 2013 just thought that bundling css files are missing, it showed yellow question mark over the filename in Solution Explorer.

Just double-click all these supposedly missing files and Visual Studio will find them, yellow question will mark dismiss and bundling will start working again like a charm.

score -1 · Answer 7 · answered Feb 02 '15 at 21:49

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and make sure you're not using IE 8. Bundling failed for me in that browser but works fine in Chrome or Firefox.

answered Feb 02 '15 at 21:49

Glade Mellor

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bundles are created at server side, so browser should not make difference – trigras Dec 07 '15 at 21:41

Bundle script file not being rendered.

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