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Set web.config value with build number

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Phil Dye

14 Jul, 2016 12:33 PM

What's the best approach to get the build number into a specific web.config value? I want to use it for cachebusting some CDN assets.

Phil

1. Support Staff 1 Posted by Feodor Fitsner on 14 Jul, 2016 11:48 PM

   

   Hi Phil,

   You can make a simple PS script updating web.config during the build, something like: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sonam_rastogi_blogs/2014/08/18/upd...

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2. 2 Posted by Phil Dye on 18 Jul, 2016 12:40 PM

   

   Thanks Feodor, that's worked brilliantly.

   For completeness, here's what I'm using;

   appveyor.yml

   before_build:
   - ps: .\ModifyAppSetting.ps1 $env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER\Site.Web\web.config 'CdnPackageVersion' $env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_VERSION
   

   ModifyAppSetting.ps1

   Param($config, $key, $value)
   $doc = New-Object System.Xml.XmlDocument
   $doc.Load($config)
   $node = $doc.SelectSingleNode('configuration/appSettings/add[@key="' + $key + '"]')
   $node.Attributes['value'].Value = $value
   $doc.Save($config)
   

   Phil

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3. Phil Dye closed this discussion on 18 Jul, 2016 12:41 PM.