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sirrocco
sirrocco

Reputation: 8055

ReplacableToken_ when using web.config transform?

I have a web.config with 2 transforms - for debug and release.

web.config:

<connectionStrings>
    <clear />
    <add name="StrName" connectionString="data source=.\sqlexpress;User Id=sa;Password=pass;Database=SocialBot;"
                providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
</connectionStrings>

I just copied the example given and replaced the name with StrName. I end up with :

<add name="StrName" connectionString="$(ReplacableToken_SocialBotConnectionString-Web.config Connection String_0)"
                providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />

What the hell is ReplacableToken_ ?

I have another project and it works with no problem there.

Upvotes: 97

Views: 22018

Answers (2)

Iain Hunter
Iain Hunter

Reputation: 5057

If, like me, you're running up against this problem while trying to automate your build process using msbuild from the command line. Specifically, the parameter you need to set is:

/p:AutoParameterizationWebConfigConnectionStrings=False

This is most likely what VS is doing on your behalf when you publish to the filesystem

Upvotes: 163

Andre Albuquerque
Andre Albuquerque

Reputation: 1941

If you want to build with Visual Studio 2010, add the following line to your configuration PropertyGroup in your .csproj:

<AutoParameterizationWebConfigConnectionStrings>False</AutoParameterizationWebConfigConnectionStrings>

More details here: How to get rid of "$(ReplacableToken...)" in web.config completely

Upvotes: 34

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