How to return all aspnet_compiler errors (not just those in first directory)

Question

Hi there!

Is there a way to get the aspnet_compiler to go through all views and return all errors, rather than just the errors in the current view directory?

For example, lets say I have a project that has a bunch of folders...

• Views
  • Folder1
  • Folder2
  • Folder3
  • Folder4

Two of them (Folder2 and Folder3) have errors. aspnet_compiler will run, and only return the errors it comes across in Folder2. It won't return those in Folder3 at the same time. Once I fix the errors in Folder2 and run it again, it'll then pick up the ones in the Folder3. I fix those. And then have to run the tool again, and again until it's all fixed.

This is getting annoying!!

For reference, here's the command I use:

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_compiler -v / -p "C:\path\to\project"

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Hmmm ... rather than doing this via command prompt you can have your project build settings to do this for you automatically. Edit your project file in a text editor and add this settings in there if not already ...

<Target Name="AfterBuild" Condition="'$(MvcBuildViews)'=='true'"> 
<AspNetCompiler VirtualPath="temp" PhysicalPath="$(ProjectDir)..\$(ProjectName)" />
</Target>

This should compile all your views and return any compile time errors if any. Additionally for ASP.NET MVC projects, you might want to enable the MvcBuildViews property by setting it to true as it is disabled by default.

...
<MvcBuildViews>true</MvcBuildViews>
...

Hope this helps.