How to: Publish a Project That Has a Specific Locale
To create the publishing macro
To open the Macro Explorer, on the Tools menu, point to Macros, and then click Macro Explorer.
Create a new macro module. In the Macro Explorer, select MyMacros. On the Tools menu, point to Macros, and then click New Macro Module. Name the module PublishSpecificCulture.
In the Macro Explorer, expand the MyMacros node, and then open the PublishAllProjects module by double-clicking it (or, from the Tools menu, point to Macros, and then click Macros IDE).
In the Macros IDE, add the following code to the module, after the Import statements:
Module PublishSpecificCulture Sub PublishProjectFirstProjectWithEnLocale() ' Note: You should publish projects by using the IDE at least once ' before you use this macro. Items such as the certficate and the ' security zone must be set. Dim localeString As String = "en" ' Get first project. Dim proj As Project = DTE.Solution.Projects.Item(1) Dim publishProperties As Object = proj.Properties.Item("Publish").Value ' GenerateManifests and SignManifests must always be set to ' True for publishing to work. proj.Properties.Item("GenerateManifests").Value = True proj.Properties.Item("SignManifests").Value = True 'Set the publish language. 'This will set the deployment language and pick up all ' en resource dlls: Dim originalTargetCulture As String = _ publishProperties.Item("TargetCulture").Value publishProperties.Item("TargetCulture").Value = localeString 'Append 'en' to end of publish, install, and update URLs if needed: Dim originalPublishUrl As String = _ publishProperties.Item("PublishUrl").Value Dim originalInstallUrl As String = _ publishProperties.Item("InstallUrl").Value Dim originalUpdateUrl As String = _ publishProperties.Item("UpdateUrl").Value publishProperties.Item("PublishUrl").Value = _ AppendStringToUrl(localeString, New Uri(originalPublishUrl)) If originalInstallUrl <> String.Empty Then publishProperties.Item("InstallUrl").Value = _ AppendStringToUrl(localeString, New Uri(originalInstallUrl)) End If If originalUpdateUrl <> String.Empty Then publishProperties.Item("UpdateUrl").Value = _ AppendStringToUrl(localeString, New Uri(originalUpdateUrl)) End If proj.Save() Dim slnbld2 As SolutionBuild2 = _ CType(DTE.Solution.SolutionBuild, SolutionBuild2) slnbld2.Clean(True) slnbld2.BuildProject( _ proj.ConfigurationManager.ActiveConfiguration.ConfigurationName, _ proj.UniqueName, True) ' Only publish if build is successful. If slnbld2.LastBuildInfo <> 0 Then MsgBox("Build failed for " & proj.UniqueName) Else slnbld2.PublishProject( _ proj.ConfigurationManager.ActiveConfiguration.ConfigurationName, _ proj.UniqueName, True) If slnbld2.LastPublishInfo = 0 Then MsgBox("Publish succeeded for " & proj.UniqueName _ & vbCrLf & "." _ & " Publish Language was '" & localeString & "'.") Else MsgBox("Publish failed for " & proj.UniqueName) End If End If ' Return URLs and target culture to their previous state. publishProperties.Item("PublishUrl").Value = originalPublishUrl publishProperties.Item("InstallUrl").Value = originalInstallUrl publishProperties.Item("UpdateUrl").Value = originalUpdateUrl publishProperties.Item("TargetCulture").Value = originalTargetCulture proj.Save() End Sub Private Function AppendStringToUrl(ByVal str As String, _ ByVal baseUri As Uri) As String Dim returnValue As String = baseUri.OriginalString If baseUri.IsFile OrElse baseUri.IsUnc Then returnValue = IO.Path.Combine(baseUri.OriginalString, str) Else If Not baseUri.ToString.EndsWith("/") Then returnValue = baseUri.OriginalString & "/" & str Else returnValue = baseUri.OriginalString & str End If End If Return returnValue End Function End ModuleClose the Macros IDE. The focus will return to Visual Studio.