Thread: Skip deployment of empty folders

Last post 06-12-2008 3:03 PM by ksingla. 1 replies.

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06-12-2008, 12:46 PM

jnapier
Joined on 09-09-2002, 7:44 PM
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Skip deployment of empty folders

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Is it possible to skip/deployment of or delete empty folders. Im using Asp.net Web Deployment projects which leave behind empty folders after the compilation process if for example that folder contained a bunch of user controls. I would like to not deploy these empty folders to the destination.

Thanks for any help.

06-12-2008, 3:03 PM In reply to

ksingla
Joined on 06-13-2006, 11:02 PM
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Re: Skip deployment of empty folders

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Hi jnapier,

Yes, it is possible to skip empty folders. You can use skip rule and identity empty folders using a xpath expression. You will need a skip rule like suggested below.

-skip:xpath=//dirPath[count(*)=0]

Above rule tells msdeploy to skip any dirPath elements which has 0 child elements.

Thanks,
Kanwal

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