Overwriting the App_Data directory on publish

[mc]

I've developed a website with which users can update XML files in it's App_Data directory. Currently
when I want to update the live site I have to take a copy of the app_Data directory on the server
and reinstate it after publishing the new content. does anyone have any suggestions for the most
effective way to automate this?

TIA
MC

[Just Me]

Cant you just exclude it from the project.

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I've developed a website with which users can update XML files in it's
App_Data directory. Currently when I want to update the live site I have
to take a copy of the app_Data directory on the server and reinstate it
after publishing the new content. does anyone have any suggestions for the
most effective way to automate this?

TIA
MC

[mc]

Just Me wrote:

Cant you just exclude it from the project.

"mc" <[e-mail] in message
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>>I've developed a website with which users can update XML files in it's
App_Data directory. Currently when I want to update the live site I have
to take a copy of the app_Data directory on the server and reinstate it
after publishing the new content. does anyone have any suggestions for the
most effective way to automate this?

TIA
MC

Thanks for the sugestion However, You can't exclude a directory, so you would need to exclude each
file in the App_Data directory.

I would need to do this before each publish as I still need access to these files whilst debugging
locally.

Next Idea! :-)

Regards

MC

[Mark Rae [MVP]]

"mc" <[e-mail] in message
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You can't exclude a directory

Right-click the App_Data folder in Project Explorer and select Exclude from
Project - does that not work for you...?

FWIW, I never use the Publish feature of VS.NET 2005
Instead, I use Web Deployment Projects
(http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...+Project&meta=)
and FTP...
--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

[Just Me]

;-)

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"mc" <[e-mail] in message
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>You can't exclude a directory

Right-click the App_Data folder in Project Explorer and select Exclude
from Project - does that not work for you...?

FWIW, I never use the Publish feature of VS.NET 2005
Instead, I use Web Deployment Projects
(http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...+Project&meta=)
and FTP...
--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

[mc]

I'm using "Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Developers" and when I right click on a
Directory in "Solution Explorer" (which I assume is the same as Project Explorer?) I don't get the
option to "Exclude from Project". I Do have an "Exclude from project" option for the files just not
directories.

Publish was just nice and easy as I've no knead for FTP as I write files directly to a network
share on the web server.

I will now have a look at Web Deployment Projects!

Just Me wrote:

;-)

"Mark Rae [MVP]" <ma**@markNOSPAMrae.netwrote in message
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>>"mc" <[e-mail] in message
news:46******@mail.hmgcc.gov.uk...

>>>You can't exclude a directory

Right-click the App_Data folder in Project Explorer and select Exclude
from Project - does that not work for you...?

FWIW, I never use the Publish feature of VS.NET 2005
Instead, I use Web Deployment Projects
(http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...+Project&meta=)
and FTP...
--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

[mc]

Looks like the "Remove the App_Data folder from output location" Checkbox does exactly what I need!

Thanks for the tip!

Incidentally since I installed the Web Deployment Projects msi I get an error when I start VS,
"Package Load Failure" for "Microsoft.Workflow.VSDesigner.DesignerPackage ". However, as I'm not
using that at the moment I shall ignore this!

Regards

MC

mc wrote:

I'm using "Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Developers" and
when I right click on a Directory in "Solution Explorer" (which I assume
is the same as Project Explorer?) I don't get the option to "Exclude
from Project". I Do have an "Exclude from project" option for the files
just not directories.

Publish was just nice and easy as I've no knead for FTP as I write
files directly to a network share on the web server.

I will now have a look at Web Deployment Projects!

Just Me wrote:

>;-)

"Mark Rae [MVP]" <ma**@markNOSPAMrae.netwrote in message
news:%2********************@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl. ..

>>"mc" <[e-mail] in message
news:46******@mail.hmgcc.gov.uk...
You can't exclude a directory
Right-click the App_Data folder in Project Explorer and select
Exclude from Project - does that not work for you...?

FWIW, I never use the Publish feature of VS.NET 2005
Instead, I use Web Deployment Projects
(http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...+Project&meta=)
and FTP...
--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net