VS2005 deployment problem with virtual directories 1

[TeaAddictedGeek]

I'm following this article on how to deploy an ASP.NET web project:

http://www.15seconds.com/Issue/030806.htm

According to it, I should get to the wizard and be able to input the name of the virtual directory and the port. Instead, I am getting a different dialog saying that it will install the app to the following "web location" and it gives me a dropdown with existing virtual directories within IIS and the option to create a web site underneath.

Have I created the deployment project incorrectly, or is there something wrong with the way IIS is installed on the box? I need to be able to have this implemented the same way as it shows in the article.


Thanks in advance!

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[ca8msm]

What version of Visual Studio are you using?


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[TeaAddictedGeek]

VS 2005.

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[ca8msm]

In that case, I'd use the Publish Website option. If you create a directory on your web server, use IIS to create a virtual directory for it and set the port, then when you select the Publish Website option simply type the target path in and click OK.


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[TeaAddictedGeek]

Would the Publish Website option create files that I can store onto a portable storage space (say a CD) and install onto the computer?

Where I am installing this application is not in the same building let alone network, hence this is an important question.

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-Joseph Weizenbaum

 

[ca8msm]

Yes, it will create the necessary files for your site to run.


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[TeaAddictedGeek]

Awesome, thank you!

Just one quick question: would I be able to publish the files to a CD, put them on the server, then be able to just create the virtual directory and have them point to the files I put on the server? The last time I did something like this was with VS 2003 and I have no idea if they changed how easily this was managed.

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-Joseph Weizenbaum

 

[ca8msm]

I can't see that being a problem.


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[TeaAddictedGeek]

Thank you, I've tested your solution on a local server and it works--you just saved me a lot of headaches!

"The computer programmer is a creator of universes for which he alone is responsible. Universes of virtually unlimited complexity can be created in the form of computer programs."
-Joseph Weizenbaum