I am upgrading a 2003 solution to 2005 and am using Web Application add-in but, I am afraid that the set up of a team build that includes web tests is not clear to me. In addition to that deploying the app to multiple servers seems as easy as a 500 page soduku puzzle.

Anyway, the build I have set up fails when trying to run the web tests. When I recorded the web test, it was done using on the built in IIS at localhost:2435. I went ahead and created a web site on the build server to run on port 2435, but when the test task runs the web test receives a 404 error because the web application was not deployed. Shouldn't the script deploy the site prior to running the tests? Do I have to customize the build type file in order to deploy the web application?

Also, the application runs in the root directory of the IIS website but all of the examples I have read describe using a virtual directory to install the app. How does one install the app in the root of website?

Team Build does not deploy websites out of the box. I believe the typical solution here is to use a web deployment project - check out http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/teamsystem/reference/technotes/team_build/wdp.aspx for more information on this topic. The web deployment project add-in can be downloaded here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/asp.net/reference/infrastructure/wdp/.

-Aaron

I think you should be OK with one build - the deployment will happen, via the deployment project, as part of the compilation phase of the build (which comes before the testing phase).

-Aaron

the deployment will happen, via the deployment project, as part of the compilation phase of the build

Right now I am working on a Win 2003 server and am running a web application under its own web root and AFAICT the wizard that configures the deployment script does not allow one to create new sites but rather is limited to working with virtual directories on the default web site. Am I understanding this incorrectly?

Ok. Using Copy task...

<Target Name="BeforeTest" >

<Message Text="I am running before the test"/>

<CreateItem Include="e:\autobuild\TestProject\BVT\Binaries\Mixed Platforms\Debug\_PublishedWebsites\MigrationSample\**\*.*">

<Output TaskParameter="Include" ItemName="FilesToMove"/>

</CreateItem>

<Copy SourceFiles="@(FilesToMove)"

DestinationFolder="e:\IIS websites\MigrationSample\%(FilesToMove.RecursiveDir)"

</Target>