Hi All,

Tried to deploy the application which is working fine on Visual Studio 2010, but when I try to deploy the same application through Visual Studio 2013 it build sucessfully but not able to deploy the application.

I am getting bellow error

    Target _PreprocessBindings:
        Checking syntax of XML file 'C:\Projects\File\Deployment\PortBindingsMaster.xml'...
        Syntax of XML file 'C:\Projects\File\Deployment\PortBindingsMaster.xml' appears to be valid.
        Clearing file attributes for 'File.PortbindingsMaster.xml'.
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Deployment Framework for BizTalk 6.0\Framework\DeployTools\xmlpreprocess.exe" /v /c /i:"C:\Projects\File\Deployment\PortBindingsMaster.xml" /o:"C:\Projects\File\Deployment\File.PortbindingsMaster.xml" /d:CurDir="C:\Projects\File" /s:""
        XmlPreprocess v2.0.18.0
        Copyright (c) 2004-2013 Loren M Halvorson
        XML File Preprocessor
        
        /s:: Argument expects a parameter
        
                
        C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\DeploymentFrameworkForBizTalk\5.0\BizTalkDeploymentFramework.targets(1150,5): error MSB3073: The command ""C:\Program Files (x86)\Deployment Framework for BizTalk 6.0\Framework\DeployTools\xmlpreprocess.exe" /v /c /i:"C:\Projects\File\Deployment\PortBindingsMaster.xml" /o:"C:\Projects\File\Deployment\File.PortbindingsMaster.xml" /d:CurDir="C:\Projects\File" /s:""" exited with code 1. [C:\Projects\File\Deployment\File.Deployment.btdfproj]
    Done building target "_PreprocessBindings" in project "File.Deployment.btdfproj" -- FAILED.

    Done building project ".File.Deployment.btdfproj" -- FAILED.

Build FAILED.

    0 Warning(s)
    1 Error(s)

Time Elapsed 00:00:00.52

What I figure out is it is not able to generate the xml from SettingsFileGenerator.xml (it should create xml files for all the environment present in the SettingFileGenerator.xml).

Did i need to modify anything in btdf file or what I missed here.

Hi,

I guess you have set the wrong value for RequireXmlPreprocessDirectives, can you please make it FALSE and run the deployment process again.

<RequireXmlPreprocessDirectives>false</RequireXmlPreprocessDirectives>

Regards,

Sharad

Hi,

Can you check for InstallWizard.xml file because mainly this error is caused by this file only.

Regards,

Sharad

HI Sagar ,

Try using the latest BTDF from Codeplex https://biztalkdeployment.codeplex.com/

Once installed try generating package from the latest BTDF template and newly build assembly (Schema,map,Orchestration ,external assembly ).

Thanks

Abhishek

• Proposed as answer by Abhishek0127[Abhishek kumar]MVP 3 hours 46 minutes ago
• Marked as answer by Sagar Kakade 5 minutes ago

Hi Sagar,

Same issue is discussed in length on the official site of codeplex.

Refer: http://biztalkdeployment.codeplex.com/discussions/468906

InstallWizard.xml is a file generated unique to each project, ensure you have not copied it from some other project and using it for the current project which you are building.

I tried this but didn't work for me.

Thank you all for your response.

I missed to mentioned that when I create a msi using btdf then that msi works fine but when I try to deploy directly from visual studio then I get this error.

After so much of RnD i found that BizTalkDeploymentFrameworks.targets

 <MSBuild
      Projects="$(MSBuildProjectFullPath)"
      Properties="LoadedPropsFromEnvSettings=True;SkipExportSettings=True;$(PropsFromEnvSettingsDelimited)"
      Targets="$(TargetsAfterLoadPropsFromEnvSettings)"
      UseResultsCache="false" UnloadProjectsOnCompletion="true" />

In above file SkipExportSettings=True which cause me this problem.

This value is hardcoded there I am not sure why this is done but when I set it to False it works fine for me.

Hi Sagar ,

You can have different Environmental setting files for different environment ,Once you create a package through BTDF you just copy the package on different environment and try to deploy with Power shell script.

Thanks
Abhishek