aspnet_compiler and msbuild.exe question

Question

Hello,

I am pretty new to msbuild and aspnet_compiler.

I am using aspnet_compiler to compile web application project. Now I just saw the MSBuild.exe and noticed that its builds my website into the /mywebsite/precompiledWeb folder. Now why do I need to use MSBuild.exe? Can't I directly use the aspnet_compiler to see if my website can be built properly?

(Not sure if I explained it very well).

Thanks,

Answer 1

You are correct you can manually invoke the aspnet_compiler.exe tool. But better would be to use Web Deployment Projects to help you do this.