MSDeploy runCommand using relative path

Question

I am trying to run a command as a part of my packaging/deployment process via MSDeploy. In particular, I am trying to create a custom event log by running installut

Answer 1

You can add definition of DeploymentDir to the .csproj with the action you wrote above:

Release Deployment Dir
Debug Deployment Dir
C:\inetpub\wwwroot
NewTestApp
MyTestApp
$(DeploymentDir)\$(ApplicationName)\bin

Theese conditions will allow to change everything from command line to take full control over the build process in your build system or script.

MSBuild.exe yourproj.proj /p:Configuration=Release /p:DeploymentDir=D:\package /p:ApplivationName=BestAppForever

And inside of your task you can use it

  
    installutil $(ApplicationDeploymentDir)\BusinessLayer.dll