Unable to create directory error about partsunlimited HOT 4 CLOSED

Could you give me a little more information. To which tutorial are you referring? Are you using the ASP.NET 4.6 MVC 5 version of the website or the ASP.NET 5 MVC 6 version of the website?

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Oh sorry, I thought this thread was for the HOL located at this URL

https://github.com/Microsoft/PartsUnlimited/blob/hands-on-labs/docs/HOL_PartsUnlimited_WebSite_Continuous_Integration/HOL_PartsUnlimited_WebSite_Continuous_Integration_with_Visual_Studio_Online_Build.md

I am pretty much following the steps exactly using an ASP.NET 4.6 MVC 5 version project.

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Chiliyago - The HOL for Continuous Integration has, in my opinion, a type-o. The author looks to me to be using a custom build server thus creating a share folder on the build server for drops. If you are using the Hosted Build Agent, then substitute the following commands in the MSBuild Arguments:

/p:DeployOnBuild=true
/p:WebPublishMethod=Package
/p:PackageAsSingleFile=true
/p:SkipInvalidConfigurations=true
/p:PackageLocation="$(build.stagingDirectory)"

Then in the "Publish Build Artifacts" build task, place the following in the Path to Publish:
$(build.stagingDirectory)

That should work for you.

Thanks,

Brian

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Thanks for the response Brian. Brian is correct that the $(Build.StagingDirectory) is an often recommended location to store the build and to put it into the argument. This is better than the currently listed local path and I will update the HOL. The best place to put the path is $(BuildConfiguration). All variables can be found here FYI: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/Library/vs/alm/Build/scripts/variables

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