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Example of Exec task usage to compile ASP.NET razor views and exclude the node_modules folder.
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view-compilation-with-Exec.csproj
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project ToolsVersion="12.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
...
<Target Name="MvcBuildViews" AfterTargets="AfterBuild" Condition="'$(MvcBuildViews)'=='true'">
<Exec Command="C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\aspnet_compiler.exe -v temp -p $(WebProjectOutputDir) -x node_modules"/>
</Target>
...
</Project>
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pallarim commented Jan 5, 2018

Thank you for this. This helped me a lot. However, I changed the hardcoded path to "$(FrameworkDir)$(FrameworkVersion)\aspnet_compiler.exe"

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