Set Publish Website Command in Visual Web Developer Express 2008

Visual web developer Express 2008 does not have the facility to publish a website. The following steps will help you to embed this command in Visual Web Developer 2008:

1. Launch Visual Web Developer Express 2008.


2. Select Tools, then External Tools which will display the External Tools dialog. In the Title box, enter Publish &Website(non-overwrite).


3. Click the browse button next to the Command box and browse to aspnet_compiler.exe which will be located in c:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727.


4. Click Open to add the command line for aspnet_compiler.exe.

Now that you've got the correct command line for the aspnet_compiler.exe, it's time to add the arguments that will correctly pre-compile your application. This is where you'll see the true power of the External Tools dialog.

1. Type -p " in the Arguments box. (That's an opening double-quote after the p.)


2. Click the right-facing arrow next to the Arguments box and select Project Directory.


3. Add a trailing double-quote to the Arguments box.


4. Press the spacebar to add a space at the end of the existing arguments.


5. Type -v / " after the space you just entered.


6. Click the right-facing arrow next to the Arguments box and select Project Directory.


7. Type \..\CompiledApp" after the existing arguments.


8. At this point, the Arguments box should contain the following:
   -p "$(ProjectDir)" -v / "$(ProjectDir)\..\CompiledApp"


9. Type -u.
   -p "$(ProjectDir)" -v / "$(ProjectDir)\..\CompiledApp" -u

Hope this will help you guyz to work with VS developer express 2008.

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Amit Kumar Dhiman
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