Asp.net core 2 - Files are not published

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For info, I'm developping on macOS using VS Code

I'm trying to include files in my publish process ( Currently cshtmlthat represents my email templates ).

I follow this thread on github but seems that their solutions don't work for me.

Here my csproj to add an unique cshtml file :

  <Target Name="PrepublishScript" BeforeTargets="PrepareForPublish">
    <ItemGroup>
      <EmailFile Include="$(ProjectDir)/EmailTemplates/OrderCompleteEmail.cshtml" />
    </ItemGroup>
    <Copy SourceFiles="@(EmailFile)" DestinationFolder="$(PublishDir)" SkipUnchangedFiles="false" />
  </Target>

look for msbuild info. EmailFile is not a default variable/property in msbuild. Check this question links https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1452962/list-of-msbuild-built-in-variables — Cleptus, Mar 23 '18 at 07:51
Have you tried to set the file to copy to the output folder? Right click -> Properties -> Build Action = None, Copy To Output Directory = Copy If Newer. When I try this with a text file it is published along with everything else — Simply Ged, Mar 23 '18 at 08:34
why don't use [CopyToPublishDirectory](https://stackoverflow.com/a/42713770/2833802) property? — Set, Mar 23 '18 at 08:59

Dominik · Accepted Answer · 2018-11-09T15:35:19.070

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Your solution was almost correct, you have to use AfterTargets="Publish":

<Target Name="CopyCustomContentOnPublish" AfterTargets="Publish">
  <ItemGroup>
    <EmailFile Include="EmailTemplates/OrderCompleteEmail.cshtml" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <Copy SourceFiles="@(EmailFile)" DestinationFolder="$(PublishDir)" />
</Target>

You can also copy all your email templates in a single Target to the same folder like:

  <Target Name="CopyCustomContentOnPublish" AfterTargets="Publish">
    <ItemGroup>
      <EmailTemplates Include="EmailTemplates\*.cshtml" />
    </ItemGroup>
    <Copy SourceFiles="@(EmailTemplates)" DestinationFolder="$(PublishDir)%(EmailTemplates.RelativeDir)" />
  </Target>

edited Nov 09 '18 at 15:35

answered Jul 03 '18 at 02:37

Dominik

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Yes I did it like that some times ago ^^ – OrcusZ Jul 03 '18 at 07:28
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Nice, solution, though be careful, there is a strange discrapancy between dotnet publish and VS 2017 (15.8.4) Publish - VS won't work with `AfterTargets="AfterPublish"` but will with `AfterTargets="Publish"`. The later works with both - VS and dotnet publish. – the berserker Oct 08 '18 at 09:27
Thank you for you comment @theberserker, I updated my answer based on it. – Dominik Nov 09 '18 at 15:36
Apparently you can also use globs with the `` approach – ssmith Nov 14 '19 at 15:52

Asp.net core 2 - Files are not published

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