ReplacableToken_ when using web.config conversion?

Question

I have web.config with 2 conversions - for debugging and release.

web.config:

<connectionStrings> <clear /> <add name="StrName" connectionString="data source=.\sqlexpress;User Id=sa;Password=pass;Database=SocialBot;" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" /> </connectionStrings> 

I just copied the above example and replaced the name with StrName. I get:

 <add name="StrName" connectionString="$(ReplacableToken_SocialBotConnectionString-Web.config Connection String_0)" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" /> 

What the hell is a ReplacableToken_?

I have another project and it works without problems.

Answer 1

If, like me, you encounter this problem while trying to automate the build process using msbuild from the command line, the correct answer can be found in this blog post:

http://www.zvolkov.com/clog/2010/05/18/how-to-packagepublish-web-site-project-using-vs2010-and-msbuild/

In particular, the parameter you must set:

/ p: AutoParameterizationWebConfigConnectionStrings = False

This is most likely what VS does on your behalf when you publish to the file system

Answer 2

If you want to build using Visual Studio 2010, add the following line to your PropertyGroup configuration in your .csproj:

 <AutoParameterizationWebConfigConnectionStrings>False</AutoParameterizationWebConfigConnectionStrings> 

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