How do I get VS Installer to transform appsetting.json file as per SlowCheetah file transformations in an .net6 desktop app?

Terry Carnes 0 Reputation points
2023-02-06T22:32:31.06+00:00

I am working with a C# Windows Forms App .NET 6.0. We have several different environments (dev, qat, etc) and I have created SlowCheetah transform files for each of them. When I compile in the various environments, the appsettings.json file which is created and placed in the ...\bin\<Environment>\net6.0-windows folder contains the proper translations.

However, when we create the .msi files (or if I right-click and select install on the Setup project) I get the original appsettings.json file without the correct substitutions.

What am I missing? It appears that the MS VS Setup project is not acknowledging the SlowCheetah transform files which work fine when I compile (F5).

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