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Rob K.
Rob K.

Reputation: 691

Old Asp.Net Web Site Project - No Project file?

So I have an Asp.Net website that i'm responsible for. I'm having a build issue, that as far as I can tell, may be either MacAfee or some other random cause.

But thinking back, I want to say the problem started when I added a "Test.aspx" form to the site, did some testing, then removed the Test.aspx form from the site.

I'm using TFS 2010 as my source control as well. Which I don't know if it applies or not.

My question is, is there some hidden location where all files to be included in publishing a website is maintained?

Is there a Project file for a Web Site app and if so where is it?

I've built the site using MSBUILD and notice some metaprj project file in the output but I can't seem to find any such file.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1248

Answers (1)

Jason Nesbitt
Jason Nesbitt

Reputation: 740

Web Site apps aren't meant to be built into a dll file. There is a conversion wizard to make it a web project but it doesn't always work well. My advice would be to continue to work with it as a Web Site app. The code files are compiled at at runtime on first use. You can run from Visual Studio or setup a site in IIS. Nothing is hidden in a Web Site app and there is no project file. So, you shouldn't have a build issue because you shouldn't be building. Try to run the app as is and if you get an error let us know what the specific message is.

Upvotes: 1

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