Visual Studio Setup Project - exclude web.config file if exist

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How can I exclude web.config (or app.config) file in visual studio installer if it already exist on target machine (and folder)?

Normally, web.config and app.config file contains configuration information related to the particular customer. If they just install setup, their config files will be overwritten. I want to check for existence of configuration file before overwriting them. If config file is already there, I do not want to overwrite it.

Can you be a little more explicit – Ciprian Nov 24 '11 at 13:30 — Ciprian, Nov 24 '11 at 13:30
I have added more information. – Chintan Shah Nov 25 '11 at 04:27 — Chintan Shah, Nov 25 '11 at 04:27

score 6 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 30 '12 at 14:17

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This is pretty simple. From the installer right click on the content from/primary output from project and there is an option of exclude filter. In that just create a new filter and add the files you want to exclude.Then you are done.

Now check your folder where you have installed and you will not find the excluded files there.

For more :http://dataerror.blogspot.in/2010/06/creating-web-setup-project-for-aspnet.html

Hope this helps you.

edited Oct 30 '12 at 14:17

Jeff LaFay

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answered Oct 12 '12 at 10:16

choudhury smrutiranjan parida

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I'm not sure this covers everything. What if you want to preserve a previously existing config but want the config file to copy to the app folder for fresh new installs? I would think an exclude filter would prevent the config file from being copied in both cases. – Jeff LaFay Oct 30 '12 at 14:21

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 25 '11 at 07:03

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You can use searches to determine if the files already exist, and then condition the installation of the components that contain the files in the package

answered Nov 25 '11 at 07:03

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Visual Studio Setup Project - exclude web.config file if exist

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