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i want to deploy mvc web site that build with visual studio,to the specific folder location. how can it done with project post-build event command. enter image description here

when project build should publish website to the specific folder location.

madusankaDBdharmarathne
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I am assuming project is building successfully & has resolved all external references.

1. First set Target Location for a Directory like below image in web project:

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this is optional but better than change debug/release from build path again & again.

2. Add something like below in Post-build events:

copy "$(ProjectDir)\bin\*.*" "c:\check\"

Hope it helps.

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Is this asp.Net mvc Web project or website? Web project can set output path to bin as in step 1. If you don't want that command in step 2 need path of compiled code as first parameter & path where you need to copy as second parameter, wherever they are. It uses copy command which is as old as DOS & Linux. Refer https://technet.microsoft.com/en-in/library/bb490886.aspx for copy command.

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Pranav Singh
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    bin doesn't contain relevant publish stuff.need to get publish contain.want to publish that web site. bin folder doesn't contain view scripts etc.. relevant items that use for publish a website – madusankaDBdharmarathne Jan 10 '18 at 10:12
  • bin doesn't contain relevant publish stuff.need to get publish contain.want to publish that web site. bin folder doesn't contain view scripts etc.. relevant items that use for publish a website.as i mention in the question i want to publish website to the folder when debug or build the project. – madusankaDBdharmarathne Jan 10 '18 at 10:19
  • Is this asp.Net mvc Web project or website? Web project can set output path to bin as in step 1. If you don't want that command in step 2 need path of compiled code as first parameter & path where you need to copy as second parameter, wherever they are. – Pranav Singh Jan 10 '18 at 15:14
  • asp.net mvc web project. Output path set to bin but that doesn't containing stuff that need to publish the site.i want to get all stuff need to publish a web. – madusankaDBdharmarathne Jan 11 '18 at 03:51
  • Just try putting path of compiled project there whether it is debug or release accordingly for source. – Pranav Singh Jan 11 '18 at 06:58
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Two steps:

  1. Create a publishing profile for your project using deploy to file system as a publishing method
  2. On your postbuild event call the msbuild.exe with the DeployOnBuild=true parameter specifying you publishing profile.
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  • hi i done that one but thing is when build the project it doesn't stop the build after firing post-build event.it is hanging and not finish the build.have to cancel the build manually. – madusankaDBdharmarathne Jan 10 '18 at 10:28
  • call "$(MSBuildBinPath)\msbuild.exe" "$(ProjectDir)test.csproj" /p:DeployOnBuild=true /p:Configuration=Debug /p:Platform=AnyCPU /p:PublishProfile=Pub – madusankaDBdharmarathne Jan 10 '18 at 10:29
  • doesn't end up the build process when start the build – madusankaDBdharmarathne Jan 10 '18 at 10:30
  • You might have some resource still locked esclusively from the visual studio build. But I must say that the scenario is not very common... I mean, using the publish a release version for any build requested. Not the standard behaviour anyway. Plus, it is a redundant build (one for Debug followed by one for release). It might be more sensible to create an external tool pointing to an msbuild command. – Ionut Ungureanu Jan 10 '18 at 10:35