Publish my website with Visual Studio

[esohier]

Hi,

I'm new user on Discount.asp and I appreciate this hosting, but I've a problem when I want to publish my website.

My website is based on dashcommerce.

I try to publish via the "publish the website" command on visual studio, and I use the ftp. Is that the good solution?

I also try to publish by http but I've an error: frontpage extension is disable!!!

Can you help me to publish my website automatically with visual studio?

Very thanks by advance.

-- Eric.

[wisemx]

In VS when you chose to Copy the website local to remote there are 4 options.
From your local system to DASP server you want option #3, FTP Site.
If you chose the 4th option it will require Front-Page extensions. (Bad idea.)
So yes, FTP form VS is your best option.

[esohier]

Ok, very thanks for your answer.

But, I've a problem if I use a ftp solution... vs studio crash (freeze for a long, long time after give the user and password ftp).

Why? What is information that i give to VS studio ?


-- Eric.

[wisemx]

In the FTP dialog for VS, using the information from your Discountasp.net account:

Server: ftp.yoursite.com (ftp://ftp.yoursite.com)
Port: 21
Directory: (Leave this blank)
Passive mode: Un-checked
Anonymouse login: Un-checked
Username: Your DASP username
Password: Your DASP PW


Then click [Open]


Should work, if not post again. http://community.discountasp.net/emoticons/wink.gif

[esohier]

Hi,


Very thanks for your answer, that's perfect!


However, I've another question:


When I connect via ftp dialog window, I transfert all files to my web site. I think that all files doesn't required (vb extension ie). The publish command generate this files and publish them.


How do I proceed to publish only files required with ftp window or publish command?


-- Eric.

[wisemx]

Visual Studio doesn't do a good job of that, yet.
Scott Guthrie told me that Microsoft is working on improving this functionality in VS however.

To get a better handle on file versioning, local to remote synchronization, you need a 3rd party tool.
Visual Studio can show you what it believes are files that are "newer" on local or remote, but not very well.

Use http://google.com and search for FTP file synchronization
Salute,
Mark
PS - There is a 3rd partyFTP addin for VS but I don't remember the URL. http://community.discountasp.net/emoticons/wink.gif

[bruce]

Eric,

Do you mean VS.NET Copy website copies all the unnecessary files like the code files??

Are you using Copy Website option or Publish Website? There's a big difference here.

Bruce

DiscountASP.NET
www.DiscountASP.NET (http://www.DiscountASP.NET)

[esohier]

Hi Bruce,


I've change my strategy because the publish webside doesn't working again...


I publish to my localhsot server (iss), and copy via ftp this files, and, that's ok. But not the better solution.


If you have another idea...


-- Eric.