MSBuild error: Cannot use a leading .. to exit above the top directory

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Created May 24, 2013 14:08

Wondering if anyone can help with an issue we have with one project on TeamCity.

I've set up a deployment step to use MSBuild to deploy a .Net web applicaiton using Web Deploy,

The relevent error lines are as follows:

[11:18:50]Step 3/3: 3 of 3) Deploy to server (MSBuild) (1m:04s)

[11:18:52][Step 3/3] solution_folder\Website\Website.csproj.teamcity: Build target: Build (1m:01s)

[11:19:38][solution_folder\Website\Website.csproj.teamcity] AspNetPreCompile (15s)

[11:19:38][AspNetPreCompile] AspNetCompiler (15s)

[11:19:54][AspNetCompiler] ASPNETCOMPILER error ASPRUNTIME: Cannot use a leading .. to exit above the top directory.

[11:19:54][solution_folder\Website\Website.csproj.teamcity] Project carbonbrief_org\Website\Website.csproj.teamcity failed.

[11:19:54][Step 3/3] Step 3 of 3) Deploy to server (MSBuild) failed

I've checked the dll references in the csproj file and they all look OK - they go up one folder using ..\ like this:

    <Reference Include="cms">
      <HintPath>..\dll\cms.dll</HintPath>
    </Reference>

But that's as expected as our structure is:

solution_folder
  /dll
    cms.dll
  /website
    Website.csproj

Many thanks if anyone can offer assistance.

Andy

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