Msbuild command won't create package but VS can

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I've tried several different commands and versions of MSBuild but I still can't generate a Web deploy package from it. I can, however, create one via Visual Studio 2017 using the same solution and pubxml file.

What I have tried:

I must be missing something in command line but I don't know what. Below are the commands I have tried:

/p:DeployOnBuild=true
/p:PublishProfile=<location of pubxml file>
/p:PackageLocation=<where to put zip>
/T:Package
/p:PackageAsSingleFile=true
/p:WebPublishMethod=Package

and various combinations of those with MSBuild versions from .Net 4.5, VS2017, and VS2015.

Posted 20-Sep-17 5:57am

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Matt Bond · Answer 1 · 2024-03-01T08:20:00

Solution 1

You need a DeployTarget. See Building and Packaging Web Application Projects

Posted 1-Mar-24 8:20am

Matt Bond