How to specify IIS Web Application Name in Parameters.xml used with MSDeploy

Question

I have found out how to set the application pool and default value

<parameter name="applicationPool" defaultValue="MyDefaultValue" >
  <parameterEntry kind="DeploymentObjectAttribute" scope="application"
                  match="application/@applicationPool" />
</parameter>

Does anyone know how to set the "IIS Web Application Name"? It gets generated in the SetParameters.xml file as

<setParameter name="IIS Web Application Name" value="Default Web Site/MySite_deploy" />

I can overwrite the SetParameters.xml file, but I would rather set it up in the Parameters.xml file, but I can't find the parameterEntry type.

Thanks

I dont follow the question, can you explain what steps you are taking and what you would like to happen? — Sayed Ibrahim Hashimi
– Sayed Ibrahim Hashimi, Commented Jan 9, 2013 at 9:18
Basically I want to have a different web site than "Default Web Site", but I would prefer to specify this in the default value of the Parameters.xml file. That way I will not need to overwrite the generated SetParameters.xml file. — What Would Be Cool
– What Would Be Cool, Commented Jan 9, 2013 at 15:33
So you're building a package that you are later publishing with msdeploy.exe? — Sayed Ibrahim Hashimi
– Sayed Ibrahim Hashimi, Commented Jan 9, 2013 at 16:22
Correct. I currently overwrite the SetParameters.xml file before calling the msdeploy cmd file. I would like to just store the default values in parameters.xml file so that I only have one file in each of my solutions. I can set things like AppPool and physical path, but the one thing I apparently can't do is set the IIS web application. Just trying to simplify our deploy process to remove a step. Thanks. — What Would Be Cool
– What Would Be Cool, Commented Jan 9, 2013 at 20:52

Richard Szalay · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-10 11:36:41Z

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You should be able to override the default value stored in the package by defining a DeployIisAppPath property when you generate the package

Alternatively, you can declare DisableAllVSGeneratedMSDeployParameter=true and Visual Studio will no longer automatically generate any parameters for you, you'll have to declare them all yourself.

If you're declaring the web site parameter yourself, the kind will be ProviderPath. The scope will either be iisApp or contentPath depending on what provider is being used. Tear open a package and look in the archive.xml file, the value will be an immediate child of the root manifest element.

edited Jan 10, 2013 at 11:36

answered Jan 10, 2013 at 11:30

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6 Comments

What Would Be Cool Over a year ago

Thanks Richard, both approaches worked. --Project file <PropertyGroup<DisableAllVSGeneratedMSDeployParameter>true</DisableAllVSGeneratedMSDeployParameter></PropertyGroup> ` --Parameters.xml <parameter name="IIS Web Application Name" defaultValue="MySite/MyApp"> <parameterEntry kind="ProviderPath" scope="IisApp" match="@defaultValue" /> </parameter> or --project file <PropertyGroup> ` <DeployIisAppPath>MySite/MyApp</DeployIisAppPath> ` </PropertyGroup> I went with the second approach.

Heinrich Over a year ago

Where do you put <DisableAllVSGeneratedMSDeployParameter>True</DisableAllVSGeneratedMSDeployParameter>? In the Visual Studio project file?

Richard Szalay Over a year ago

@Heinrich Either in a PropertyGroup element or as a command line parameter /p:DisableAllVSGeneratedMSDeployParameter=true

Heinrich Over a year ago

@RichardSzalay If I use a <PropertyGroup> element, which file does it go in? I've tried this in my csproj file and it just gives a compile error about DisableAllVSGeneratedMSDeployParameter. I'm using VS2013.

Richard Szalay Over a year ago

@Heinrich - Your .pubxml would be your best choice, but you can also put it in your csproj. An XML file named ProjectName.wpp.xml would also be shared between all publish profiles.

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