Question

I use the new VS 2010 configuration transformations to deploy websites. To replace a single setting of my ApplicationSettings I use the following configuration transformation:

<setting name="TempPath" serializeAs="String" xdt:Transform="Replace" xdt:Locator="Match(name)">
    <value>C:\TEMP</value>
</setting>

Remark: There is no white space between C:\TEMP and the end tag

This transformation results in a setting with unwanted white space like this:

<setting name="TempPath" serializeAs="String">
    <value>C:\TEMP
    </value>
</setting>

If I use this setting without trimming it, I get faulty behaviour.

Any idea?

Answer 1

This is a known problem of VS 2010. According to Microsoft it will be fixed for the service pack and next release.

Update

The final release of the SP1 solves this problem. Workarounds to remove unwanted line feeds are no longer necessary.