Web.config is not transformed when debugging code

c# visual-studio visual-studio-2015 app-config slowcheetah
mameesh picture mameesh · Feb 22, 2016 · Viewed 16k times · Source

I have a main Web.config file, and under that there is a Web.Test.config, Web.Development.Config etc.

When I preview the transformation via SlowCheetah on the Test config, it appears to transform the values correctly.

When I switch my build environment from Development to Testing and try to debug the application, the application runs under whatever values are in the main Web.config file (i.e. it is not transforming anything).

How do I make the build environment pick the correct config when debugging rather than just always using the base Web.config file? Is this possible?

Answer

Ilya Chumakov picture Ilya Chumakov · Feb 22, 2016

You can transform Web.config on build. Add this target to *.csproj file:

<Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v$(VisualStudioVersion)\WebApplications\Microsoft.WebApplication.targets" />
<Target Name="BeforeBuild">
    <TransformXml 
        Source="Web.Base.config" 
        Transform="Web.$(Configuration).config" 
        Destination="Web.config" />
</Target>

Keep the origin configuration in Web.Base.config. It's enough to enable transformation and it works for any XML config file. SlowCheetah is no longer needed at all.

http://sebnilsson.com/a5410281/asp-net-transform-web-config-with-debug-release-on-build/

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