How to compile C# Webapplication without VS?

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Is it possible to publish a web application without visual studio ?

If i got all my file on a compiling server without visual studio, is it possible to compile my files with command promp or something like that ?

Compiling and publishing are two separate things. Which are you trying to do? — D'Arcy Rittich
– D'Arcy Rittich, Commented Sep 15, 2010 at 14:31
When you say web app, do you mean that the project is defined as a web app as opposed to a web site (in other words, that it uses a project file)? — Steven Sudit
– Steven Sudit, Commented Sep 15, 2010 at 14:44
I got a code generator, whoe generate my web site, and i generate a web site (without cs.proj) — Cédric Boivin
– Cédric Boivin, Commented Sep 15, 2010 at 16:19

Insomniac · Accepted Answer · 2010-09-15 14:37:42Z

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You will need ASP.NET Compilation Tool (Aspnet_compiler.exe)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms229863%28VS.80%29.aspx

answered Sep 15, 2010 at 14:37

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Steven Sudit Over a year ago

This is correct if the goal is to precompile the code-behinds. Whether that's the goal is a bit unclear, though. And, even so, it still uses csc.exe (for C# code).

Insomniac Over a year ago

I thought of Web application as of a project is compiled into a single assembly. I've used this kind in VS 2003 or VS 2005, then you have an assembly with a business logic and all that stuff you usually put in App_Code in web site. Then you just call aspnet_compiler.exe on the directory and get a distributable fully compiled output. But it was a long time ago and I can be wrong.

Steven Sudit Over a year ago

I don't think you're wrong (so I'm not sure why you were downvoted), but I do think the original question is somewhat ambiguous.

Insomniac Over a year ago

Yep, a bit more of details would definitely helped to answer.

Kirk Woll · Accepted Answer · 2010-09-15 14:39:39Z

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Build:

msbuild .\Project.sln

Publish:

msbuild .\Project.Web.csproj /p:AllowUntrustedCertificate=True /t:MsDeployPublish /p:MsDeployServiceUrl=yourdomain.com;DeployIisAppPath="YourIISSiteName";username=YourAdminUser;password=YourAdminPassword

(msbuild.exe is located in your .NET framework location. i.e. C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319)

answered Sep 15, 2010 at 14:39

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Steven Sudit Over a year ago

Will this work equally well for web apps and web sites (the two project types, I mean).

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