web-applicationsvisual-studio-2017web-configconfig-transformationxml-document-transform

Preview Transform no longer working for Web.Config after Visual Studio 2017 Update


I had noticed after updating my Visual Studio 2017 to version 15.8.0 the Option to Preview Transformation is no longer working.

1) Here I am attempting to change it to our QA.config Context Menu for Transforming my local web.config.

2) Once I click on it after the update, I am receiving the following error message below.

One of the many helpful errors Microsoft outputs

I hadn't seen anything online thus far and I would imagine this is because these updates just came out recently and most users have not performed the update yet.

Any assistance is greatly appreciated.


Solution

  • Seems like they're aware and a fix should be ready soon.

    https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/content/problem/310891/preview-transform-gives-error.html