Hi

I have been given a batch file by the developer that compiles a website. This works fine when I run it locally on the server, but errors when I run it on my machine. The offending line seems to be as follows:

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_compiler.exe -v
/PortalWebApp.csproj -p V:\MyApp\PortalWebApp\PortalWebApp -u -f .\TempBuild
Dir\ -keyfile "V:\MyApp\Shared Assets\Corp.snk" -errorstack
Utility to precompile an ASP.NET application
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

error ASPRUNTIME: Could not load file or assembly 'App_Licenses, Version=0.0.0.0
, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies. The paramete
r is incorrect. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070057 (E_INVALIDARG))

[ArgumentException]: The parameter is incorrect. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007
0057 (E_INVALIDARG))

[FileLoadException]: Could not load file or assembly 'App_Licenses, Version=0.0.
0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies. The param
eter is incorrect. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070057 (E_INVALIDARG))
   at System.Reflection.Assembly._nLoad(AssemblyName fileName, String codeBase,
Evidence assemblySecurity, Assembly locationHint, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, Boo
lean throwOnFileNotFound, Boolean forIntrospection)
   at System.Reflection.Assembly.nLoad(AssemblyName fileName, String codeBase, E
vidence assemblySecurity, Assembly locationHint, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, Bool
ean throwOnFileNotFound, Boolean forIntrospection)
   at System.Reflection.Assembly.InternalLoad(AssemblyName assemblyRef, Evidence
 assemblySecurity, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, Boolean forIntrospection)
   at System.Reflection.Assembly.InternalLoad(String assemblyString, Evidence as
semblySecurity, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, Boolean forIntrospection)
   at System.Reflection.Assembly.Load(String assemblyString)
   at System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.LoadLicensesAssemblyIfExists()
   at System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.Initialize()
   at System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.InitializeBuildManager()
   at System.Web.HttpRuntime.HostingInit(HostingEnvironmentFlags hostingFlags)

[HttpException]: Could not load file or assembly 'App_Licenses, Version=0.0.0.0,
 Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies. The parameter
 is incorrect. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070057 (E_INVALIDARG))
   at System.Web.Compilation.ClientBuildManager.EnsureHostCreated()
   at System.Web.Compilation.ClientBuildManager.PrecompileApplication(ClientBuil
dManagerCallback callback, Boolean forceCleanBuild)
   at System.Web.Compilation.ClientBuildManager.PrecompileApplication(ClientBuil
dManagerCallback callback)
   at System.Web.Compilation.Precompiler.Main(String[] args)

I'm running Visual Studio 2008 (v9.0.30729.1) and Microsoft Web Deployment Projects 2008 (v9.0.21022) on Vista. The server is running Windows Server 2008 with the same versions of VS and Web Deployment Projects.

Can anyone give me any advice about traoubleshooting this?

Julia

If the same command works on one machine but not another, it probably means there are differences in how the machine are set up.

Check the version of .NET installed on both machines, and also the file version of System.Web.dll. It is something like 2.0.50727.3053, and it depends on the OS and what service packs you have installed.