Running the Web Deployment Preparation tool

The final step in preparing a project for deployment involves running it through the Web Deployment Preparation tool. This takes a freshly compiled project and creates the necessary files and directories for Web-based delivery.

1. Verify that the project you want to deploy has its associated user files and ActiveX objects zipped up for delivery (see Preparing a project's user files for delivery).
2. Locate the project you want to deploy in Citect Explorer and do a fresh compile.
3. Go to the Citect Explorer Tools menu and select Web Deployment Preparation (or click the following icon on the Explorer toolbar):

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4. A progress indicator appears. The size of the project significantly affects how long this process takes; a large project with many files can take over ten minutes to process, depending on your hardware. (You can abort the deployment preparation if you want.)
5. When complete, a dialog appears stating the preparation was successful. Click OK.

6. The project is now ready for deployment on the Web Server. If you change a project, you need to do a fresh compile and run the Web Deployment Preparation tool again.

   Note: You can run the Web Deployment Preparation tool automatically when you compile a project. To do this, go to the Citect Project Editor Tools menu and select Options. Select the Prepare for Web Deployment option and click OK. Be aware that this increases the time taken for each compile, particularly for large projects.