Archives
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Summary Comparison of Publish Options in WebMatrix
WebMatrix currently offers 3 methods for publishing: Web Deploy, FTP, and FTPS. What’s different and how can you decide between them?
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SMO (SQL Server Management Objects) Errors in Web Deploy UI
In order to enable certain database functionality in the “Refresh” (v1.1) release of the Web Deployment Tool the Web Deploy UI in inetmgr took on a new dependency related to SQL Server Management Objects (“SMO”). In RTW (v1.0) you could do dbFullSql operations in the UI on a remote server when remote managing as long as the remote server had SMO installed, but with Refresh Web Deploy UI, SMO must be installed locally to do dbFullSql operations.
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Offer Multiple Data Storage Options in the Same Package
The Web Platform Installer (WebPI) and the Web Deployment Tool (Web Deploy) UI in inetmgr both provide a way for packages to support offering multiple data storage options (such as a choice between SQL and MySQL) in the same package. Package creators can use parameter tagging to access this functionality, which is then surfaced to the end-user as a drop-down choice.
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SQLCMD scripts in Web Deploy (MSDeploy) v1.1
New in the v1.1 release of the Web Deployment Tool (MSDeploy) is the ability to deploy .sql scripts which use SQLCMDs such as “:setvar” (a.k.a. TS Data scripts). Additionally, when using such scripts during the import or export of a package in the UI, :setvar variables will be automatically parameterized.
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Code Download and the Web Deployment Tool (MSDeploy) - Remote Management options
Outlining how the Web Deployment Tool works for remote management using Inetmgr and what has changed between the v1.0 RTW release and the recent v1.1 “refresh” release.