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XML Transform for App.Config Files

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msellers

29 Dec, 2015 06:57 AM

I have an application that as an artifact I would like to handle an XML Transform, just like what is done with the Web.config files for ASP.NET projects. I had it working locally by manually including the ASP.NET Stuff to do it, but that fails in AppVeyor.

Do you have any suggestions?

1. Support Staff 1 Posted by Feodor Fitsner on 29 Dec, 2015 07:17 AM

   

   Usually, web.config transform occurs during app publishing (packaging in AppVeyor).
   Could you please clarify what you're trying to do? What do you mean under "manually including stuff"?

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2. 2 Posted by msellers on 29 Dec, 2015 07:19 AM

   

   I am looking to do the same transforms, but on an executable. (Specifically a Console Application)

   I've found a few workarounds, but they cause errors in AppVeyor builds.

   Mitchel Sellers
   Microsoft C# MVP, DNN MVP

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3. Support Staff 3 Posted by Feodor Fitsner on 29 Dec, 2015 07:21 AM

   

   How do you do those transforms locally?

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4. 4 Posted by msellers on 29 Dec, 2015 07:24 AM

   

   The local attempt, was to pull in the Web Transform tasks that were used by the ASP.NET solution. But that resulted in an error message in AppVeyor about a missing Publish Profile.

   I'm open to options

   Mitchel Sellers
   Microsoft C# MVP, DNN MVP

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5. Support Staff 5 Posted by Feodor Fitsner on 29 Dec, 2015 07:28 AM

   

   You can disable automatic packaging and use command to package app and publish artifact: https://gist.github.com/FeodorFitsner/e33f629c8a10becd1efd

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6. 6 Posted by msellers on 29 Dec, 2015 07:31 AM

   

   I don't want to change the way the Web projects work, they work wonderfully.

   This is for another project, as part of the total solution, that is a separate artifact.

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7. Ilya Finkelshteyn closed this discussion on 25 Aug, 2018 02:03 AM.