ASP .NET: NuGet package does not copy the PDFNet folder to the bin directory when Publishing

[Yasser Khan]

Question: 

ASP .NET Web Project: NuGet package does not copy the PDFNet folder to the bin directory when Publishing. Please help.

Answer:

​To get the files copied to the Publish Target Location, please make the following changes:

1) In your References, please set "Copy Local" property of PDFNet.dll to "True"

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2) Add the following to PublishProfile i.e. *.pubxml

<Target Name="PDFNetFiles">

    <ItemGroup>

        <_CustomFiles Include="bin\**\*" />

        <FilesForPackagingFromProject Include="%(_CustomFiles.Identity)">

            <DestinationRelativePath>bin\%(RecursiveDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)</DestinationRelativePath>

        </FilesForPackagingFromProject>

    </ItemGroup>

</Target>

Under PropertyGroup:

<CopyAllFilesToSingleFolderForPackageDependsOn>

    PDFNetFiles;

    $(CopyAllFilesToSingleFolderForPackageDependsOn);
</CopyAllFilesToSingleFolderForPackageDependsOn>

<CopyAllFilesToSingleFolderForMsdeployDependsOn>

    PDFNetFiles;

    $(CopyAllFilesToSingleFolderForMsdeployDependsOn);
</CopyAllFilesToSingleFolderForMsdeployDependsOn>

ASP .NET Deploying extra files:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/web-forms/overview/deployment/visual-studio-web-deployment/deploying-extra-files