when i publish my web app i have multiple DLL's which is hurd tu update my production sever.and so on.

How like Community Server 2.0 can i deployd or create a web app in a single DLL or inside a DLL project like they doo.

thank you

1) From the Menu click Website > Start Options. When the box appears click MSBuildOptions.

2) Uncheck Allow this precompiled site to be updatable (this removes any html design code)

3) Then check the "Use fixed..." box. This option compile your class files and website into a single dll. Remove it to break the dll into sperate pieces. This is a good option when you are deploying add ons or working in a group enviroment.

4) Check the Output Folder and change/remember the path. This is were the resulting website will be published too. After building the site this is the folder you will deploy to the website/host.

5) Then deploy using the Build > Publish Website in the Menu. Copy over the website.

This is for VS only 

see this for Visual Web Developer

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/1y1404zt(VS.80).aspx

Yes thank you that work!! nicely.

Web Application Deployment Project

When you use Web SEtup project (there is no web application deployment project), how do I know exactly which files to copy over? 

On your website solution, right click add web development project,  right click to that new webproject for properties.

 and from there you will see all options to compile in a single DLL

 after compilation, look in the BIN folder to copy all of them back to the webserver with all ASPX and ASCX files

copy paste what you change or everything back

There is no such 'web development project'.   There is an 'asp.net web application' project.  And, there is no options to compile into a single DLL.  When I right click on that new application it brings up a window with 7 tabs (Application, Compile, References, Resources, Settings, Signing, and Web.)  And on each of those tabs, there is no option to compile into a single DLL.  Is there some other type of project that I need to use?

I've noticed that there is a 'new website' option.  That contains the 'use fixed naming and single page assemblies.' option which supposedly compiles the site into one .dll.  But, you still have to publish the solution to get the files you need, correct?  You can't just build the solution and then copy over everything except the .vb source files?  I don't think that will work? Also, why use a 'website' as opposed to an 'asp.net web application' project?  Are these the same?  I see totally different menu options for each, but why use 'website' as opposed to asp.net web app?

 Also, one quick question:

I noticed that everytime you create a new solution, it tries to save into the following directory:

'My Documents\visual studio 2005\projects\projectname\projectname.sln

Can I just save the .sln file in the same directory as the actual projects, instead of having 2 different locations for the .sln and actual source?