How to create Virtual directory using MSBuild Script?

Question

Hi, Can anyone please help me in converting the below nant script to MsBuild Script?

http://localhost//Tupe path="${triad_web_src_code.dir}\T.csproj" />

If it is not a web solution then I need not map the solution & the msbuild could be like this :

But this is not working for Web project. So please help...

Answer 1

Microsoft.Sdc.Tasks.Web.WebSite.CreateVirtualDirectory
     VirtualDirectoryName="SampleVirtualDirectory"
     Path="$(PhysicalOutputPath)"
     WebSiteName="$(DefaultWebSiteName)" AppCreate="True" /

http://www.dotnetspider.com/resources/29209-MSBuild-Script-Sample-for-deployment-web.aspx

Should be what your looking for

Answer 2

An alternative could be MSBuild Community Tasks it has the WebDirectoryCreate task that accomplishes the same thing.

Answer 3

An alternative the the approaches listed above is to create use Web Deployment Projects (2005 2008) for this. They support creating virtual directories as well a pre-compiliation out of the box.

Answer 4

If you need to create both a virtual directory and an IIS application pool together you can do the following:

<Web.AppPool.Create 
  AppPoolName ="$(AppPoolName)" 
  IdentityType="NetworkService"/>

<Web.WebSite.CreateVirtualDirectory
    VirtualDirectoryName="$(WebServiceVirtualDirectoryName)" 
    Path="$(WebServiceVirtualDirectoryPath)" 
  AppPoolId="$(AppPoolName)"
    WebSiteName="$(WebServiceSiteName)" 
    Condition="!Exists('$(WebServiceVirtualDirectoryName)')"/>