Separate Web.config file for each solution configuration

Question

User1417140358 posted

I have 3 different config files Web.config.Local, Web.config.Dev, Web.config.Prod. Whenever I create a release to deply, I rename respective file to Web.config build it and then deply.

Is there any way where I can have entry in solution configuration for Debug (for Local), Dev, & Prod and the selection itself should decide which config file to select and build the solution?

Or any other simple automated way?

Answer 1

User-1509636757 posted

It is actually web.config transform (from visual studio 2010) that you can think of. Refer this video from Scott: Web Deployment Made Awesome: If You're Using XCopy, You're Doing It Wrong - Scott Hanselman

Also the article will help: Web Deployment: Web.Config Transformation - .NET Web Development and Tools Blog - Site Home - MSDN Blogs

hope it helps./.

Answer 2

User1417140358 posted

Unfortunately my all projects are still in 2005 & 2008. :(

Any thoughts?

Answer 3

User-1509636757 posted

Check out this work around: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2655129/how-to-enable-add-config-transforms-for-old-visual-studio-2008-project

Its about opening the csproj file in notepad and add/remove some elements.. not sure if it work as i never tried it for transformation..

hope it helps./.

Answer 4

User1417140358 posted

Any other suggestion?

Some one told me about Nant. Is it useful?

Answer 5

User71929859 posted

Perhaps MSBuild could do that. Have never done it myself. Give it a try.